Shaq Blasts Man Accusing Him Of Mocking His Disability On Social Media

Retired NBA Player In Court Battle Over Selfie

Shaquille O’Neal is accused of believing he is above the law – after he blew off showing up to court mediation with the man suing him for emotional distress.

But the former NBA star has fired back, blasting the man’s attempt to trash his good name.

Back in 2014, Jahmel Binion sued O’Neal for mocking him on social media by re-posting his selfie and captioning it with mean-spirited comments.

Binion has a rare disorder called hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia — it causes limited hair growth, missing teeth and facial deformities.

The man sued the NBA star for defamation claiming more than eight million people saw the posts on social media and sought damages for the harm that was done to him.

Shaq fired back at the lawsuit, claiming he had no idea the man had a rare medical disorder and deleted the post once he found out. He said that if anyone’s reputation had been damaged it was his own due to people thinking he would mock someone with such a condition. He said Binion had not suffered any damages and was only suing him due to his deep pockets.

Shaq also said the picture was already publicly available to more than 150 million users as soon as Binion posted the selfie on his page – so he can’t claim that he had his privacy invaded when he uploaded to a social media website. He demanded the entire case be thrown out and the man awarded nothing.

Then on April 2nd, a federal court judge came back with his decision and sided with the NBA star, by dismissing all claims against him. The order stated that while Shaq’s posts were “highly offensive” in subject manner the plaintiff filed the suit in the wrong state. The case was closed with Binion being awarded nothing but he was allowed to re-file the case – which he did shortly after in Florida Court.