‘I Simply Don’t Have Time for Petty’: Serena Williams Takes a Jab at Drake Fans as She Praises Her Husband’s Support Amid Criticism of Her Super Bowl Performance

Serena Williams, 43, is pushing back on speculation that she intended to diss her ex-boyfriend, Drake, during her cameo in the Super Bowl LIX halftime show. The professional tennis legend joined Drake’s latest music nemesis, Kendrick Lamar, 37, for his mid-game performance inside the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Feb. 9. Her on-stage moment included her doing the c-walk to Lamar’s “Not Like Us” diss record directed at Drake, 38. Drake and Williams reportedly started dating in 2011. Four years later, the 23-time WTA major singles champion met her now husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, 41. By working with Lamar for what some viewed as his televised takedown of Drake, some Super Bowl LIX viewers took issue with Williams seemingly trolling her ex in front of a 133 million viewers. Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian defends his wife, tennis icon Serena Williams, against accusations she shaded her ex-boyfriend, rapper Drake, at the Super Bowl. (Photos: Steve Granitz/FilmMagic; 305pics/GC Images) Conservative sports columnist Jason Whitlock was among the fault-finders to denounce Williams for crip walking at the Super Bowl, claiming her actions in New Orleans were “akin to cracking a tasteless, X-rated joke inside a church.” Ohanian defended his wife against...