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Shaquille O'Neal Doesn't Dress Well Enough To Get Into Mars 2112
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Jamie Feldmar
Published Nov 17, 2011
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Shaquille O'Neal was denied entrance at Mars 2112, the space-themed Times Square tourist trap that we didn't even know was still open, because he wasn't dressed well enough.
TMZ reports that Shaq "rolled up to nightclub/restaurant Mars 2112 on Saturday night wearing jeans, a sweatshirt, tennis shoes and a beanie," which simply will not do for Times Square's most exclusive venue that we also didn't know counted as a "nightclub."
Anyhow, when managers told Shaq Fu that he wasn't up to code, he "calmly" replied, "Are you serious?" and promptly left the scene to find someone more deserving of his magical powers. Perhaps he should have called in a favor from frequent Mars 2112 patron Maddox Jolie-Pitt, who's much more adept at dressing the part.
It does appear that Shaq has a thing for space, however, and Mars 2112 totally jut blew their shot at a Kid's Choice Award:
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