{
  "id": 2424985,
  "title": "Shaquille O’Neal: Marvel Turned Me Down for the ‘Avengers’ (EXCLUSIVE)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/shaquille-oneal-marvel-turned-me-down-for-the-avengers-exclusive",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T19:28:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/shaquille-o-neal-marvel-turned-me-down-avengers-1236840308/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Shaquille O’Neal will not be appearing in December’s “Avengers: Doomsday,” or any other “Avengers” film, for that matter. In an interview with Variety about his “Dunkman” league, the first professional dunking league where contestants from around the world compete for a grand prize of $500,000 — whose finals is airing the night of Aug. 25 […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}