Serena Williams Denies Super Bowl Performance Was “Petty”

Serena Williams addresses “petty” comments made towards her after her Super Bowl Halftime Show appearance with Kendrick Lamar.

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After the tennis superstar’s cameo in the Halftime show, there were comments on social media about her being there to be petty towards Drake.

But in a reply to her husband’s, Alexis Ohanian’s, X post defending her, Williams clarifies that it was anything but that:

“That there my baby daddy and husband. Always got my back. I Love you Gosh I’m so late to the game (I’ve been sick) & busy investing in billion dollar companies and running @WYNbeauty … def not dancing to be petty lol. I think I proved 23 times over (not counting 4 gold medals) that I simply don’t have time for petty. All love and respect always nothing negative here'”

The Grand Slam champion in an Instagram post last week also cleared up the speculation by stating Lamar has been wanting to work with her:

“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!

I knew my winning dance after the @olympics would pay off one day.

End of story.”

Full X and Instagram posts below:

That there my baby daddy and husband. Always got my back. I Love you Gosh I’m so late to the game (I’ve been sick) & busy investing in billion dollar companies and running @WYNbeauty… def not dancing to be petty lol. I think I proved 23 times over (not counting 4 gold…

— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) February 17, 2025

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