Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal and Hayley Welch, better known on social media as “Hawk Tua” Girl, were spotted together at separate events over the weekend.
O’Neal posted a photo of himself and the 22-year-old on X’s DJ Diesel account while the two were in Nashville, Tennessee. The photo went viral, and it looks like the former Los Angeles Lakers superstar had some good advice for the young woman who recently found herself online.
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Shaquille O’Neal gave the “Hawk Tua” girl some career advice. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images/File)
The four-time NBA champion has instructed Welch to keep a “smart team” around her to fight against people trying to take advantage of her sudden rise to fame and to ignore the hateful comments that have been directed at her videos, the source said. TMZ Sports.
Welch recently broke her silence about her fame on the Barstool Sports podcast. “Plan Buri Uncut” With Briana LaPaglia, she dispelled some of the rumors about her, including that she was a teacher and was fired for making comments that went viral online.
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In another video posted to her social media accounts, Welch said she would no longer be using OnlyFans.
“Please stop asking about the OnlyFans link in my bio,” she said on Instagram. “I don’t have an OnlyFans and never will. I just tell funny jokes and that’s all I do.”
Shaquille O’Neal (Jamie Schwabelow/NBAE via Getty Images/File)
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Welch has been seen profiting from selling merchandise based on sexual innuendos she made during street interviews.
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