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Stephen A. Smith Responds to Backlash Over His Serena Williams Halftime Comments
Now, it’s Serena Williams asking, ‘Ain’t you tired?’
After the 23-time Grand Slam rubric holder appeared successful Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show Feb. 9, she responded to the wide backlash that her cameo was a “petty” excavation astatine ex Drake.
“Gosh I’m truthful precocious to the crippled (I’ve been sick) & engaged investing successful cardinal dollar companies and moving @WYNbeauty,” Serena wrote successful a Feb. 17 station connected X, formerly Twitter. “Def not dancing to beryllium petty lol.”
And portion Serena appeared alongside Kendrick and SZA at the Feb. 9 game—which saw the Philadelphia Eagles champion the Kansas City Chiefs—she emphasized that her cameo was not to get backmost astatine her ex, whom she dated successful the aboriginal 2010s.
“I deliberation I proved 23 times implicit (not counting 4 golden medals) that I simply don’t person clip for petty,” Serena continued. “All emotion and respect ever thing antagonistic here.”
Indeed, portion Serena and Drake’s dating past whitethorn person been a invited coincidence amid Kendrick’s ongoing feud with the “In My Feelings” rapper, the tennis pro’s quality successful the halftime amusement went overmuch deeper, arsenic her hubby Alexis Ohanian antecedently explained.
“Some of y'all person nary thought however criticized Serena was for this aforesaid creation astatine Wimbledon 13 years agone and it shows,” Alexis—who shares kids Olympia, 6, and Adira, 18 months with Serena—wrote connected X Feb. 10, attaching a screenshot of a writer criticizing Serena for her dancing astatine the prestigious tennis match. “This is bigger than the music.”
Beyond making a connection astir the creation for which Serena had antecedently received backlash, Kendrick and Serena besides stock roots successful the Compton vicinity of Los Angeles—which the “Humble” rapper paid homage to successful not lone the verses of “Not Like Us” but besides the euphony video.
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And earlier making her portion astir her quality successful the performance, Serena thanked her hubby of 7 years, adding, “That determination my babe daddy and husband. Always got my back. I Love you.”
The 43-year-old’s connection astir her halftime performance—and gratitude for her husband—comes a small implicit a week aft Stephen A. Smith claimed helium would “divorce” her for “trolling her ex.”
As helium enactment it connected the First Take podcast Feb. 10, “If I’m married, and my woman is going to troll her ex—go backmost to his ass. Because intelligibly you don’t beryllium with me. What you disquieted astir him—and you with me?”
Luckily for Stephen and Serena, they won’t person to interest astir that highly hypothetical scenario. Keep speechmaking for much of Serena and Alexis’ saccharine moments…
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Family Time
While celebrating 7 years of matrimony successful November 2024, Serena thanked her hubby for making each time special—including making an "average November time a costume enactment and making it special."
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Parents' Night Out
The mates proved they bask lowkey day nights conscionable arsenic overmuch arsenic their extravagant trips successful a saccharine glimpse into a nighttime retired successful September 2024.
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Growing Family
Serena and Alexis welcomed their 2nd babe girl, Adira, successful August 2023.
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Farm Day
Months earlier expanding their brood, Serena shared a saccharine glimpse into immoderate prime household time, penning connected Instagram successful Sept. 2022, "Family time connected the farm."
Italian Surprise
In July 2018, the tennis champion wanted Italian nutrient for meal truthful her hubby flew her to Venice, Italy. Talk astir a imagination date!
Family Time
The adorable mates enjoyed a time retired with their small 1 successful summertime 2018.
Picture Perfect Paris
In May 2018, Alexis Ohanian and Serena Williams jetted disconnected to Paris to sojourn the zoo wherever they had their archetypal date—with an highly adorable positive one, Olympia, who was calved 8 months prior.
London Calling
The powerfulness mates looked stunning arsenic they celebrated the matrimony of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry successful England successful May 2018.
Regal Romance
Even though the duo was successful England to observe the recently dubbed Duke and Duchess of Sussex, their gorgeous ensembles astatine the wedding and the reception had america reasoning they were the royal mates for the night!
Selexis Day
Every twelvemonth the mates has a peculiar time called Selexis day wherever it's each astir them. In April 2018, Williams gave penetration to their tradition, which—that year—was her crook to plan. She had her hubby spell connected a scavenger hunt that ended astatine a venue with his puerility friends, a unrecorded set and karaoke. Oh, and they recreated their wedding barroom and ate it unneurotic since they ne'er had a portion astatine their existent wedding. Pretty fun, right?
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Red Carpet Ready
The blessed mates stole the amusement arsenic they stepped retired for the premiere of Williams' HBO documentary bid Being Serena successful April 2018.
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Team USA
In summation to cheering connected his woman astatine arsenic galore of her tennis matches arsenic possible, Ohanian takes successful a ton of sporting events with Williams. Together they are each astir Team USA, and it makes america emotion them adjacent more.
Spartan Squad
When Williams isn't playing tennis she is participating successful Spartan races with her closest friends and family, which of people includes her husband.
All Dolled Up
These 2 decidedly cleanable up good and are ever up for a fundraising gala.
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I Do
In November 2017, Williams and Ohanian tied the knot successful New Orleans and it was axenic magic. The mates looked truthful blessed passim the nighttime and we're inactive not implicit the Olympic athlete's gorgeous wedding gown.
French Connection
In May 2017, the lovebirds took a travel to France. While determination they took their romance up a notch portion taking successful each of the breathtaking sunsets.
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Met Gala Glam
Williams looked gorgeous arsenic she stepped retired astatine the 2017 Met Gala and showed disconnected her babe bump for the archetypal clip alongside her then-fiancé Ohanian.
Prince Charming
Get yourself a antheral who volition transportation you for nary crushed connected a beach!
Ride oregon Die
In February 2017, the Reddit co-founder posted this saccharine changeable dedicated to "My #WCW, each day," and we earnestly can't get capable of these 2 together.
Bear-y Cute
Early connected successful their romance the duo sported matching carnivore costumes astatine a enactment and it was bear-y cute...get it?
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