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Shaunie (Va'Shaundya O'Neal) has filed for divorce from Shaquille O'Neal. The National Basketball Association center is currently playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers and a report from AOL celebrity justice website TMZ.Com claims she flew in for the divorce and filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, "and Shaq's people think it's all about money", the website reports.

Shaquille O'Neal and Wife Shaunie (Image: WENN)

An Associated Press report adds that she is seeking spousal and child support and full legal custody of the couple's four children. That report notes that for now, no monetary amounts were listed in the court filing.


"Obviously, this is a difficult time for our family, and we request that the media respect our privacy," Shaquille O'Neal said in a statement released by the team Tuesday night. "I will continue to focus on being there for our children and I am confident that Shaunie will do the same."

TMZ muses, "Why, you ask, would Shaunie cross the country to file in L.A.? Well, a spouse generally does a lot better in the spousal support department here in California." The O'Neals were married six years, 11 months.