Make room for Shaq aboard the Navy… Speaking on his “The Big Podcast with Shaq” podcast on February 16, Shaquille O’Neal laid down the law with critics of Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime performance. “All you people disrespecting my Rihanna, shut your face. Shut it up. Keep your f***ing thoughts to yourself,” the four-time NBA champ began. Noting that the Barbados-born singer was “pregnant” during the show, he continued, “She did a wonderful job… She blessed it. She didn’t fall. Just leave it there.”
Addressing Trump and other celebs sharing critiques of RiRi’s comeback show, O’Neal said that he would take it even more personally (if that’s possible…) if he were A$AP Rocky, Rihanna’s beau-slash-baby daddy. “If she was my woman and I seen one of you superstars do that, I’m gonna have to get at you… rappers, presidential candidates… Leave her alone,” O’Neal concluded firmly.
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Of course, Shaq isn’t Rihanna’s only celebrity fan who enjoyed the spectacle at Super Bowl LVII. Ellen DeGeneres literally tweeted that it was the “Best #SuperBowl performance ever,” adding (with a lot of emphasis) that the “Stay” crooner “sounded great!!! Looks great!!!” Meanwhile, author Jason Tartick took to his Twitter with his own glowing review, writing, “Queens will always be queens. 10/10.” Even Rihanna’s controversial ex, Chris Brown, fired off a “GO GIRL” on his Instagram Stories after the singer wrapped her set.
