Shaq and his business manager, Mark Stevens, have a record label and allegedly told Robert Ross they would give him a 50% cut in any artists he brought to them. Robert Ross claims he delivered Ray-J to Shaq but got cut out of the deal.
Robert Ross told cops after his falling out, he threatened Shaq by telling him that he had Shaq's sex tape and was threatening to release it unless Shaq paid up.
As for the tape, Ross claims Shaq brought women to Ross' home and had sex with them while he was married to Shaunie.
Around the time Shaq and Ross had their falling out, Shaunie separated from Shaq and Ross claims he began having an affair with her. Ross claims Shaq hired a private investigator to tail Shaunie and the P.I. caught the two together.
Law enforcement sources told TMZ seven members of the Main Street Mafia Crip Gang in L.A. who are friends with Shaq went on a search and destroy mission in 2008. They went after Robert Ross who has the sex tape and they tried getting it back.
They met up with Ross at a convenience store and allegedly surrounded Ross' Rolls Royce Phantom with guns drawn, then jumped into Ross' car and ordered him to drive to a house in South Central L.A.
The 7 men then allegedly took Ross' Rolex, diamond chain and earrings, $15,000 in cash and pistol whipped him and demanded for him to return the sex tape.
The 7 men have been arrested and charged with robbery, kidnapping and other crimes. They are currently in the middle of a preliminary hearing and being held in jail.
TMZ has learned that the LAPD detectives interviewed Shaq to determine what, if any, involvement he had in the alleged crimes.
They met up with Ross at a convenience store and allegedly surrounded Ross' Rolls Royce Phantom with guns drawn, then jumped into Ross' car and ordered him to drive to a house in South Central L.A.
The 7 men then allegedly took Ross' Rolex, diamond chain and earrings, $15,000 in cash and pistol whipped him and demanded for him to return the sex tape.
The 7 men have been arrested and charged with robbery, kidnapping and other crimes. They are currently in the middle of a preliminary hearing and being held in jail.
TMZ has learned that the LAPD detectives interviewed Shaq to determine what, if any, involvement he had in the alleged crimes.
UPDATE: Shaunie says she never saw any footage and can't confirm if it actually exists but says she turned Ross down flat because she doesn't believe Ross's story because he's a "liar" who falsely claimed he and Shaunie had a romantic relationship after she separated from Shaq
