After Ye took a shot at O’Neal on social media, Shaq advised him to get his affairs in order before commenting on his.
Kanye sparked the conversation by tweeting, “Shaq is in business with Jamie Salter. Jaimie first said he’s 50/50 with David Beckham and 50/50 with Shaq. I said “Jamie . . . There’s no such thing as 50/50 in business . . . Who has the extra 1 percent for the control and voting rights.”
You went on… “Jamie then said he’s actually got the 51 percent on both those deals We as the creators and talent get so caught up in our vanity that we don’t read or understand the fine print Like Dave Chapelle said, we need to stop giving up control over our own names and our likeness.”
Jamie Salter is a millionaire Canadian… and his business, Authentic Brands Group, handles Shaq’s brand and likeness. Jamie previously stated that ABG purchased 50% of Shaq’s potential revenues. The corporation also owns over 50 brands, many of which are quite substantial. O’Neal is a major shareholder in the corporation.
Shaq was offended by Kanye’s tweet and reacted, saying, “Believe me you don’t know me like that. Worry about your business, and to quote the once great Kanye west ” I got more money than you, so why would I listen to you” take my advice get your family business in order. Have a great day brother.”
It all seems to have begun when Shaq (and Charles Barkley) chastised Kyrie Irving for promoting the divisive video “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America!” Shaq said that the NBA player was “not conscious” and didn’t care who he offended.
West reacted angrily to Shaq’s criticism of Irving, tweeting, “They make us bully ourselves because of our business alignments.”
Ye has clearly taken a fancy to Kyrie, 30, and has shown his support for the Nets forward by uploading a photo of him on social media.
Both have been accused of anti-Semitism.
On the other hand, Shaq seldom engages in social media back and forth… so don’t expect a long-drawn-out dispute between the Big Fella and Ye.