[marshall1704]

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 05, 2007 06:00 AM EDT
By Sara Hammel

After nearly five years of marriage and four children together, Shaquille O'Neal filed for divorce from his wife Shaunie in Miami on Tuesday.

"The marriage between the parties is irretrievably broken," reads the petition, which was filed by O'Neal's lawyer, Ira Elegant, in Miami-Dade Circuit Court on Tuesday. It is not known who is representing Shaunie, according to The Miami Herald.

The petition reveals that the couple has a prenuptial agreement, according to the Herald, which also reports that should the court agree, a copy of the agreement "will be filed ... under seal."

The agreement "contains extensive provisions providing for confidentiality and non-disclosure."

O'Neal also says in the petition that Shaunie has been "secretive about her assets ... particularly with respect to certain properties owned or titled in either [her] name alone or in other entities" and requests that the court require Shaunie to give a "correct accounting of all money, funds, stocks, bonds, and other securities (including bearer securities)" acquired during the marriage.

Heat coach Pat Riley said Wednesday that he was "devastated" to learn the news about his star center. "I'm really saddened by the news," Riley said in a radio interview on 790 the Ticket. "But he will work it out – they will work it out, as most people do."

The basketball star makes $20 million a year playing for the Heat, and nets even more through lucrative endorsement deals thought to be worth millions every year. The couple's home – on Miami Beach's exclusive Star Island – is up for sale for $32 million, according to the Associated Press.

Shaq married his then-longtime girlfriend Shaunie Nelson on Dec. 26, 2002, in a lavish, top-secret ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

The couple have four children together: Shareef, 7, Amirah, 5, Shaqir, 4, and Me'Arah, 1. Shaq, 35, also has a daughter, Taahirah, from an earlier relationship and Shaunie, 32, has a son, Myles.

Shaq recommends that his wife be "primary residential custodian" of their children and asks for "liberal rights of visitation," the Herald reports.

Shaquille O'Neal Files for Divorce - Shaquille O'Neal : People.com

[speerrituall1]

So sad

Ought oh....» RUMORS: MORE INFO ON SHAQ & SHAUNIE + SUPERHEAD RUNS HER MOUTH // 'CONCRETELOOP.COM' YOU BETTER ACT LIKE YOU KNOW!

[michal_cohen]

too bad they were cute toghter
and what about the kids

[Aprill]

he was a cheater anyway...

[Ohappydayes]

I agree Aprill and I wonder if she started cheating and stashing money like that when Superhead...I mean Karrin released that book and starting running her mouth to anyone that would listen. I don't condone cheating, but I could "understand" if that's what prompted her to do this. Oh well....another one bites the dust. He gonna be paying out a boat load of money anyway with all those kids they have together!

[Aprill]

Exactly!!! And rumor has it that she was sleeping with her personal trainer!!!

[Ohappydayes]

I know I shouldn't be like this, but that's what he gets and she shouldn't be penalized. Yea, she was wrong, but so was he. It's not right that he can cheat on her and have her be humiliated across the country...world even with the release of that book and Karrin being interviewed by just about every shockjock in the world. Shaunie had to walk around and fight to hold her head up through all of that and she decides to sleep with someone and he wants to get his feelings hurt? I think the judge should throw out the prenup and make him pay her alimony because of his actions with Karrin. But that's just me...feeling Shaunie's pain.

[Aprill]

I agree, OT, did you read that book? It was wild!!! I read it again yesterday just to listen to the part about him and what he was doing with her.....I hope he is not surprised that she was cheating on his ass!!!!! And i hope the other dude looked better than his lurch looking behind!!!

[Ohappydayes]

Yea I read it. My best friend bought it and I borrowed her copy. I would've been too ashamed to admit I had done any of that stuff and that trick wrote a book and volunteered to tell all her business! She better be glad that those women didn't gang up together and whip her butt! I feel bad for her son...you know he got picked on as a result of that book. She's such a slut and an idiot!

[ivette]

sad.
they seemed like a happy couple

[Nox]

This is so sad. I thought Shaq was one of the good guys who would never see a divorce. That is just a crying shame, and all of the children, they didn't stop to think about them?

I don't know exactly what went on to lead up to this point, but those kids are the ones that will suffer the consequences for it.

[farris2]

I thought he made like 30 million a year??

[Saje]

Thats why I thought it was so hypocritical of him to criticize Kobe during Kobe's scandal when he's just calling the kettle black.

Ah well... life goes on. He still sucks with the freethrows.

[Ohappydayes]

Originally Posted by Saje

Thats why I thought it was so hypocritical of him to criticize Kobe during Kobe's scandal when he's just calling the kettle black.

Ah well... life goes on. He still sucks with the freethrows.

YEP! I agree with both statements.

[SqueeKee]

Sad indeed.