Serena Williams’ Husband Responds to Criticism Over Her Drake Comments

Serena’s unexpected performance during Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show has generated strong reactions across the internet.

To put it mildly, Kendrick Lamar’s performance during the Super Bowl Halftime Show has generated strong opinions. People are still delving deeply into it and arguing about it incessantly on the internet. The focus of the criticism, however, is not solely on the main performer. Serena Williams, one of his special guests, has also received her part. On the field, the tennis legend danced in the background while her Compton peers performed “Not Like Us.” As the audience applauded Lamar for performing the Drake diss tune on the largest stage, she was seen performing her best Crip Walk a few times.

Serena’s cameo at the Super Bowl sparks mixed reactions, especially from hip-hop fans.

Some hip-hop fans have not been as accepting of Serena Williams’ visit, even if it was a pleasant cameo for us. Stephen A. Smith and Jason Whitlock of Fox Sports led the push, but the sports media in particular failed to see the vision. After talking about it on First Take the following morning, the former made headlines. “Go back to his a*s if my wife, who is married, decides to join in trolling her ex because it’s obvious that you don’t belong with me.” You’re with me, yet why were you worried about him? “Goodbye.”

Criticism intensifies as media personalities voice their disapproval of Serena’s actions.

“Williams should have apologized right away and deserved to be criticized,” Jason Whitlock continued. Her actions were equivalent to making an offensive, X-rated joke in a church. The pettiness of making fun of Drake, who is said to have been one of her previous lovers, appears to have annoyed both men overall. However, Serena’s husband of just over seven years, Alexis Ohanian, who co-founded Reddit, took to X to stand by her lady. “Some of you are unaware of the amount of criticism Serena received for performing the same dance at Wimbledon thirteen years ago, and it’s evident. He shot back at Whitlock, saying, “This is bigger than the music.”

Alexis Ohanian defends Serena, highlighting past scrutiny she has faced for her actions.

Serena has been handling the criticism on the internet quite well, even cracking jokes about it. She praised her performance on X, saying, “Man, I did not Crip Walk like that at Wimbledon, I would’ve been fined!” with a smile. As you may recall, she performed the West Coast dance following her Wimbledon victory in 2012. In the first place, she landed this Super Bowl gig because she broke out the dance move. “When @kendricklamar and team called and said, ‘We’ve been trying to do something forever, what about this?'” she clarified on Instagram.

Serena responds to the backlash with humor and reflects on her journey to the Super Bowl stage.

After you won the gold medal at the Olympics, we adored your crip walk. You know, the Super Bowl? Are you serious? How could I possibly be able to dance during a Super Bowl? Let’s never do it! After the Olympics, I knew my victory dance would eventually pay off.