Last updated at 12:54 PM on 4th August 2011
Shaquille O'Neal has been accused of tracking his wife's car in a new lawsuit.
The world-famous basketball player is accused of becoming so concerned that his wife Shaunie was meeting up with his mistress Vanessa Lopez that he began 'spying on her'.
Details of the lawsuit, obtained by U.S. website Radaronline.com and America's Star magazine, allege that O'Neal purchased 'advanced tracking software' to keep tabs on his spouse.
The lawsuit states: 'On September 25, 2009 O'Neal purchased an Ultimate Bluetooth Mobile Phone Spy, and an Ultimate People Finder Software system.'At some point O'Neal had his wife's car wired and hired "Guidepoint," a company to place a GPS tracking system on her car to track her movements and her whereabouts.
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'On September 29, 2009 nervous that Vanessa Lopez had made good on her threat to meet with his wife, O'Neal had his henchmen, Derrick Mallet, check with "Guidepoint," to find out where his wife had been.'
The lawsuit was originally filed in 2010 by Shawn Darling, who was seeking in excess of $45,000 for 'emotional distress, invasion of privacy and civil racketeering'.
Darling claims that O'Neal attempted to use his various influences after he testified in favour of his ex-wife Shaunie, and hacked into his computer to 'frame him for possession of child pornography, have his house stormed by police, have him arrested for it, and have his computers confiscated while he is hauled off to jail as an accused child pornographer.'
In the 85-page document, Darling claims O'Neal used his government officials, including police officers and state attorneys, to help him in his quest to discredit proof Darling had of the sportsman's 'improper affair' with Newsweek magazine's Allison Samuels.
He states: 'Miami Beach Police Sergeant Jorge Alessandri responded to O'Neal that he got O'Neal's e-mails and that he will go over the information contained in them with a friend at the Miami-Dade State Attorney office.
'O'Neal along with Miami Beach Police Internal Affairs Unit, Sergeant Jorge Alessandri, Joe Wise, Donald Deluca, Jesus Pena, Timothy Devine, Justin Zormello, Robert Lara, Derrick Mallett, Joe Cavalerro, Jerome Crawfor, Mike Parris, and unnamed other persons embarked upon a mission to discredit, destroy, and ruin Darling in order to make sure that the proof that Darling had of O'Neals numerous acts would never see the light of day.'
The lawsuit continues: 'If the affair came to light, O'Neal knew his mother would be furious. O'Neal believed that by harming Darling, the proof of his improper relationship with Samuels would never come to light.
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