The Moskowitz Law Firm, representing victims affected by the FTX cryptocurrency exchange collapse, has been standing outside TNT studios in Atlanta all week in an attempt to serve NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal with a legal complaint.
O’Neal, who had previously endorsed the now-defunct crypto exchange, is the only one among the “FTX celebrities” who has not yet been served.
The law firm has made a public plea to O’Neal to show “courtesy and honor” by allowing their process servers to deliver the legal complaint on his behalf, so he can defend his “actions in this matter.”
The law firm stated that O’Neal has been “running” from them “for 3 months” and that numerous attempts have been made in various locations to serve him, but all have been unsuccessful.
According to the court filing, the process server in Texas received a threatening message after making the “eighth most recent attempt” to serve O’Neal at his Texas residence. The plaintiffs believe it is “finally time” to start attempting to contact O’Neal via other means, such as “direct messages to his verified social media accounts.”
This comes after U.S. District judge Kevin Moore is considering dismissing both O’Neal and tennis athlete Naomi Osaki from the lawsuit, after pointing out that it is unclear whether the two had been served. A paperless order was issued by Moore, giving FTX customers until December to provide justification on why both stars should be included in the lawsuit.
The class action lawsuit was filed against several celebrities for endorsing FTX, including Tom Brady, Steph Curry, and Larry David. The Moskowitz Law Firm is representing FTX investors who lost money when the exchange collapsed.
