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Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal and Hailey Welch, the lady identified on social media because the “Hawk Tuah” girl, had been seen collectively final weekend at a separate occasion.
O’Neal posted images of himself with the 22-year-old on his DJ Diesel account on X whereas the 2 had been in Nashville, Tennessee. The images took the web by storm, however apparently the previous Los Angeles Lakers celebrity had some good advice for the younger lady new to viral fame.
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Shaquille O’Neal supplied some career advice to the “Hawk Tuah” girl. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE by way of Getty Images/File)
The four-time NBA champion informed Welch to preserve a “smart team” round her to fight these attempting to reap the benefits of her sudden rise to fame and ignore the hateful feedback she’s obtained on her movies, sources informed TMZ Sports.
Welch lately broke her silence about her fame on Barstool Sports’ podcast “Plan Bri Uncut” with Briana LaPaglia. She dispelled a number of the rumors about her, together with that she was a instructor and that she bought fired over her viral remarks.
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In a separate video posted to her private social media account, Welch mentioned there could be no OnlyFans in her future.
“Stop asking me concerning the hyperlink in bio for my OnlyFans,” she mentioned on Instagram. “I don’t have an OnlyFans and there’ll never be an OnlyFans. I just make funny jokes, that’s all I do.”
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Shaquille O’Neal (Jamie Schwaberow/NBAE by way of Getty Images/File)
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Welch has been seen cashing in on some merchandise primarily based off of the sexual innuendo she made in a man-on-the-street interview she did.
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