Shaquille O’Neal continues to make headlines, this time, he slides into “Home Depot Girl” DM
Shaquille O’Neal is merely “uplifting people” on social media, and this includes the most recent internet phenomenon Ariana Josephine, also known as “Home Depot Girl.”
Days after the 51-year-old NBA Hall of Famer made headlines online by leaving the house with his friend and influencer Brittany Renner, O’Neal made headlines once more thanks to a conversation with Ariana.
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Ariana, a video creator who is passionate about spirituality, fashion, lifestyle, and beauty, became a topic of conversation on Twitter this week as some of her followers applauded her line of work while others focused on OnlyFans.
According to Clutch Points, Ariana then appeared to face backlash for her remarks, with some wondering if she had disparaged sex workers.
Shaq says he was just trying to uplift the viral Home Depot lady 😅😭😭 pic.twitter.com/bNSwLncgcn
— Ball Room Service🏀 (@ballroomservice) June 11, 2023
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In a subsequent YouTube video, she responded to the uproar, saying, in part, “I have no problem with women who do sex work … I never want another woman to feel like I am belittling them.”
After being thrust into the spotlight unexpectedly, O’Neal sent Ariana a word of encouragement in her direct messages.
According to screenshots from Legion Hoops, O’Neal advised Ariana, “Don’t let them peopl [sic] bother u.”
“Don’t read the comments stuff like that will drive you crazy.”
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The NBA veteran made a joke as Ariana thanked him for his generosity, “Have a great day tell all your boyfriends I said hello lol.”
“When Shaq text you know you doing something right okay!” About the conversation, Ariana exclaimed.
In response to a question regarding his remarks to Ariana, which unavoidably went viral, O’Neal said, “Just uplifting people that’s what the diesel do baby I uplift people google me.”
I know shawty a good woman… she coulda made an onlyfans but she got a real job and it’s an honest living https://t.co/Dt69FletNv
— Ivan (@Hovshelper) June 9, 2023
Shaquille O’Neal has had a crazy few days. On Tuesday, he took a break from covering the NBA Finals to go to dinner with Renner at the Beverly Hills Hotel. According to TMZ, the meeting was “nothing more than two friends catching up.”
