‘Famous or Not, You’re Still A…’: Restaurant Under Attack for Denying Serena Williams and Her Kids Entry Amid Paris’ ‘Horrible’ Treatment of Athletes 

Tennis champion Serena Williams has an estimated net worth of $340 million. Then add Four Olympic medals. Seven Wimbledon singles titles, and the title as arguably the greatest Grand Slam player of all time. But talent, fame, and wealth did not stop the mother of two from being denied entry to one of France’s top hotels for lunch with her children while attending the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. She and her husband Alexis Ohanian, are parents to Olympia, 6, and babygirl Adira, who was born in December 2023. Serena Williams poses with husband Alexis Ohanian with their two daughters Olympia and Adira. (Photo: @alexisohanian/Instagram) It’s unclear when the incident went down but Williams took to social media on Monday, Aug. 5, to call out the restaurant. She said, “Yikes @peninsulaparis I’ve been denied access to rooftop to eat in a empty restaurant of nicer places but never with my kids. Always a first. #Olympic2024.” This was followed by hundreds asking, “Who Denied the GOAT entry?” While Williams never stated the exact reason for being blocked entry with her kids, news of the slight quickly spread, with many pointing to racial or national discrimination as the root of the disrespect. Yikes...