Shaquille O’Neal Shuts Down Rumors of Dating OnlyFans Star Sophie Rain

Shaquille O’Neal Shuts Down Rumors of Dating OnlyFans Star Sophie Rain

Shaquille O’Neal has denied rumors that he’s romantically involved with OnlyFans model Sophie Rain, after a viral video showed them celebrating her 21st birthday together in Las Vegas.

The NBA legend was DJ’ing at Encore Beach Club, where Rain — who claims to have earned $43.4M last year — was seen sitting on his lap in a now-viral photo. After online speculation about their age gap, Shaq jokingly commented on TikTok: “I don’t [date] that young but I will date your mom and give u a brother.”

Rain, who has millions of followers across TikTok and Instagram, called the experience of being on stage with Shaq “so so cool!!!” Despite the headlines, O’Neal made it clear he doesn’t date women her age.

The viral moment highlights how quickly social media and platforms like OnlyFans can turn private parties into public controversies.