Since Shaquille O'Neal's estranged wife Shaunie signed a pre-nuptial agreement, she needed proof of Shaq's infidelity to get more money from her divorce settlement, so she hired a private investigator. After being presented with text messages and voice mails of Shaq harassing his longtime lover Vanessa Lopez, Shaunie approached Vanessa with a plan.
Shaunie told Vanessa she would share the info she got from her PI with her if Vanessa would go foward with harassment charges against Shaq.
They say, and by they I mean Radar Online, that Vanessa declined at first, but later took Shaunie up on her offer and hired Gloria Allred to represent her in a harassment suit against Shaq.
Based on that, it doesn't take a genius to figure out Shaunie was the one who leaked those text messages from a different jump-off [other than Vanessa] that started the ball rolling on her divorce from Shaq.
Major chess move for Shaunie because if you recall, it was Shaq who was trying to divorce Shaunie two years ago amid rumors that she'd bought her Cuban trainer a love nest and was hiding money and assets! Click here, here and here if you missed that.
Anyway, after calming the situation down, Shaunie worked her way back into Shaq's good graces all the while planning her getaway at a more favorable time.
Check and mate.