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08-12-2005, 09:42 AM
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/basketball/12363366.htm
Unsuspecting Shaq `Punk'd'
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At a GMC truck event in L.A. Tuesday night, Miami Heat star Shaquille O'Neal told Ashton Kutcher, the host of MTV's celebrity prank show Punk'd, that he couldn't be duped.
Less than a day later, the big man was proven wrong -- though to be fair, Kutcher got some help from Shaq's wife Shaunie.
On Wednesday, the O'Neals were heading to lunch in Beverly Hills and got the last spot in the restaurant's parking lot. Once out of the car, though, O'Neal was accosted by a disgruntled Lakers fan who claimed he had been waiting to park there. O'Neal apologized, then entered the restaurant.
After lunch, O'Neal found the fan still standing by his car -- which now had flat tires. He wasn't amused -- until it was revealed to be a prank.
''It's one of my favorite bits that we've ever done,'' says Punk'd executive producer Billy Rainey. ``Since we shot the pilot of this show, we've been wanting to get Shaq.''
The stunt will be shown during the show's season finale at 10 p.m. Sunday.
-- PETE FREEDMAN
Unsuspecting Shaq `Punk'd'
http://www.miami.com/images/common/spacer.gif
At a GMC truck event in L.A. Tuesday night, Miami Heat star Shaquille O'Neal told Ashton Kutcher, the host of MTV's celebrity prank show Punk'd, that he couldn't be duped.
Less than a day later, the big man was proven wrong -- though to be fair, Kutcher got some help from Shaq's wife Shaunie.
On Wednesday, the O'Neals were heading to lunch in Beverly Hills and got the last spot in the restaurant's parking lot. Once out of the car, though, O'Neal was accosted by a disgruntled Lakers fan who claimed he had been waiting to park there. O'Neal apologized, then entered the restaurant.
After lunch, O'Neal found the fan still standing by his car -- which now had flat tires. He wasn't amused -- until it was revealed to be a prank.
''It's one of my favorite bits that we've ever done,'' says Punk'd executive producer Billy Rainey. ``Since we shot the pilot of this show, we've been wanting to get Shaq.''
The stunt will be shown during the show's season finale at 10 p.m. Sunday.
-- PETE FREEDMAN