Overview

• O’Neal, 53, wrote on Instagram, “I don’t [date] that young but I will date your mom and give u a brother,” in response to a post implying he was dating Rain.
• He also posted since-deleted comments reported by outlets in which he said he was DJing at Encore Beach Club and told the creator to stop creating rumors, adding a joking line about the creator’s mother.
• The online chatter followed photos and video from Rain’s 21st-birthday celebration in Las Vegas showing her posing with O’Neal, including a widely shared lap photo.
• Noah Glenn Carter, the content creator whose post O’Neal replied to, apologized to him, according to TMZ, and O’Neal accepted.
• Rain told Us Weekly they are just friends and said O’Neal was respectful during the birthday encounter.