When Shaquille O'Neal decided to not 'kill' Ashton Kutcher due to his friendship with Mila Kunis: "When I saw he was married to you..."

Shaquille O'Neal once fell victim to Ashton Kutcher's pranks on the MTV show called "Punk'd." O'Neal recalled the incident with his good friend and Kutcher's wife, Mila Kunis.

Back in 2017, O'Neal served as the guest of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and Kunis was his guest. The Hall of Fame big man told the story of how Kutcher pranked him and he got so mad about it. However, he remembered that he was married to Kunis so he let him walk away without a scratch:

"I was a fan of his show," O'Neal said. "So when I finally meet him, let's just say it's on a Friday. I said, you'll never punk me, bet $100,000. So he punks me the next day. I was so pissed."

He continued:

"I was like, 'Imma kill him.' But then when I saw he was married to you, I let him go."

Shaquille O'Neal got punked by Ashton Kutcher back in 2005. O'Neal was with his then-wife, Shaunie, and they went to a restaurant for a date. Kutcher and his crew let the air out of O'Neal's tires.

It led to an altercation between the LA Lakers legend and a "Punk'd" crew member. When O'Neal learned that he was punked by Kutcher, he playfully bear-hugged him to the hood of a red car. The four-time NBA champ was a good sport and shook Kutcher's hand.

You can watch Shaq get punked in the video below:

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Was Shaquille O'Neal telling the truth about his Ashton Kutcher story?

Shaquille O'Neal at the 2019 NBA Awards

Shaquille O'Neal was pranked on the MVT show "Punk'd" back in 2005. Ashton Kutcher was not married to Mila Kunis at the time. They were co-stars on "That '70s Show," but were not dating.

Kutcher was dating actress Demi Moore back then, and they were married later that year. Kunis, on the other hand, was in a relationship with "Home Alone" star Macaulay Culkin at the time.

Moore and Kutcher separated in 2011 and their divorce was finalized in 2013. Meanwhile, Kunis ended her relationship with Culkin in 2011. Kutcher and Kunis started dating in 2012 and were married three years later. The couple have two children together and reside in Beverly Hills, California.

So was Shaquille O'Neal lying about his Ashton Kutcher story? In a way, yes. However, O'Neal was telling the truth about meeting Kutcher one day and then getting punked by him the next day. He was also mad about it as he tried to "kill" Kutcher after the prank. But it was not because he was married to Mila Kunis.

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