WATCH THE VIDEO HERE Alexis Ohanian, the husband of tennis star Serena Williams, hopped online to defend her after Drake fans criticized her appearing in Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime performance…crip walking. “Some of y’all have no idea how criticized Serena was for this same dance at Wimbledon 13 years ago and it shows…. This is bigger than the music,” he wrote on X. Some of y’all have no idea how criticized Serena was for this same dance at Wimbledon 13 years ago and it shows…. This is bigger than the music. pic.twitter.com/Xq4O96Yg0s — Alexis Ohanian (@alexisohanian) February 11, 2025 Serena also hopped on X to address the mess. “When @kendricklamar and team called and was like ‘we’ve been trying to do something forever, what about this? We loved your crip walk at the Olympics after you won the gold medal.’ I’m like Super Bowl? Are you serious? When in the world would I ever be able to dance at a superbowl? (Never) let’s do it!” she said. Serena Williams reacts to performing at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show to Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ and says, ‘Man, I did NOT Crip walk like that at Wimbledon.’ ( @serenawilliams ) pic.twitter.com/t0ptCWTTHb — The Art Of Dialogue (@ArtOfDialogue_) February 10, 2025 “I knew my winning dance after the @olympics would pay off one day. End of story.” Drake has not reacted to seeing his ex dance at his opp’s show, but some fans defended Serena, bringing up the fact that Drizzy has mentioned her several times in his songs since they split.
Serena Williams Defended By Husband Over Crip Walking Backlash
