Woman sues O'Neal for stalking, harassment

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 2 (UPI) -- A Florida woman says NBA star Shaquille O'Neal stalked and harassed her after she broke off their extramarital affair.

Vanessa Lopez of Lake Mary, Fla., filed suit in state circuit court in Orlando, Fla., claiming O'Neal called her at all hours of the day and night and had his 6-foot-6 sister call and threaten her after she ended their five-year affair, the Orlando Sentinel reported Tuesday.

The suit also reportedly claims O'Neal had someone hack into her cellphone and get access to voice mail and text messages.

"O'Neal's conduct was outrageous; his conduct was beyond all bounds of decency, atrocious and utterly intolerable in a civilized society," Lopez says in the suit filed Jan. 12, which seeks unspecified damages.

O'Neal, 37, who now plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers, did not return a phone call left with team officials, the Herald said.

The basketball superstar was the No. 1 draft pick of the Orlando Magic in 1992 and played for the team until signing with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1996. He maintains a home in country club community of Windermere, Fla.

Lopez, a model, claims in the suit that she was O'Neal's lover from 2004 until September.