In 1996, O’Neal played a genie in a film called Kazaam that sounds very similar to what many of the people interviewed in the NewStatesman article are describing as Sinbad’s genie film.

According to the collected internet, Sinbad played a genie in a movie called Shazaam in the ’90s. Except, he didn’t. Or at least he says he didn’t. There’s an army of Reddit commenters who ...

Okay for all you people who think I did a genie movie.. well haven’t done one YET , but I am going to do one so we can close this chapter — Sinbad (@sinbadbad) December 23, 2016 ...

On Thursday, Sinbad addressed the Shazaam issue again on Twitter and said he’d make a genie movie so everyone could put the matter to rest.“Okay for all you people who think I did a genie ...

Have you noticed no one my age has seen this so called Sinbad Genie movie, only you people who were kids in the 90's. The young mind ! — Sinbad (@sinbadbad) September 7, 2016.

Okay for all you people who think I did a genie movie.. well haven't done one YET , but I am going to do one so we can close this chapter — Sinbad (@sinbadbad) December 23, 2016 ...

We Know Some of Y'all Still Think Sinbad Was in a Genie Movie, But His Kids Say It 'Did Not Happen. Get Over It.' 'Our dad has been mistaken for Shaquille O'Neal more times than makes logical ...

People Are Fighting About Sinbad’s Nonexistent Genie Movie 'Shazaam' Again This long-running example of what some consider "the Mandela effect" has resurfaced yet again. Trace William Cowen.

Now, Sinbad says fine, he’ll make Shazam, and it may be the holiday gift we ALL need. Okay for all you people who think I did a genie movie.. well haven’t done one YET , but I am going to do ...

Sinbad Stopped Fighting the Legacy of ‘Shazam,’ the Movie That Doesn’t Exist, Because of ‘The X-Files’ Liz Shannon Miller Updated Fri, August 3, 2018 at 8:47 PM UTC ...

The comedian on how he'd react if someone found proof that the 1990s genie movie was real, and not just an example of The Mandela Effect. Sinbad Stopped Fighting Shazam Because of The X-Files ...

Looks like the Sinbad genie from the Shazam movie that existed but never really existed. //t.co/tAhO22frkb — King Kortney, PhD 🏿 (@fakerapper) December 19, 2018 ...