7’1″ Shaquille O’Neal Almost Beat Up Ashton Kutcher Before His Wife Mila Kunis Stopped Him

Today, Shaquille O’Neal is something of a ‘gentle giant’. However, in the past, she almost beat the shit out of Ashton Kutcher!

Shaquille O’Neal is a man of many talents. He is an athlete, a businessman and a role model all in one.

Shaq is even a bit of a comedian, having appeared on the Roast of Justin Bieber, where he performed superbly. That said, he’s not a huge fan of being made fun of.

In fact, he once got so mad at Ashton Kutcher, the then-host of the hit TV show Punk’d, that he nearly punched him. Fortunately for Kutcher, Diesel is good friends with his wife Mila Kunis.

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Shaquille O’Neal refrained from hitting Ashton Kutcher because of Mila Kunis

In his Laker days, Diesel was one of the most popular celebrities in Los Angeles. He was so well known that it was almost difficult not to recognize him on the street.

Well, another celebrity tried to take advantage of this and play a prank on the big guy. A-list Hollywood superstar Ashton Kutcher had Shaquille O’Neal participate in her Punk’d show, an act that nearly knocked him out. Fortunately, O’Neal held back and explained that he did nothing for his friendship with Mila Kunis on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

“I was a fan of his show, so when I finally met him, let’s just say it’s a Friday, I said, you’ll never bother me. Bet 100,000. So he’s me punk the next day. He was so angry, it was as if he was going to kill him. But then when I saw that he was married to you, I let him go.

Shaq was completely duped by Kutcher after he thought his tires had been slashed in a parking lot by a disgruntled driver. It’s safe to say that the driver was lucky, as was Ashton, and it’s all thanks to Mila.

Shaquille O’Neal had been on the receiving end of jokes many times before

Ashton Kutcher pranks the Great Aristotle on Punk’d isn’t the first time he’s gotten a good prank. In fact, he is not a stranger to them, as they pulled several pranks on him on the set of Inside the NBA.

It is certainly not a wise decision to play a prank on the 7’0″ giant.

Fortunately for everyone involved, O’Neal had mellowed with age.

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