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Serena Williams Clarifies Super Bowl Dance, Honors Roots

4/19/2025

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Serena Williams set the record straight about her dance during Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show, insisting it wasn't a jab at rumored ex Drake. With a nod to their past, she expressed nothing but respect for him. After two shots of tequila, she proudly celebrated her roots as a tennis champion from Compton.

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Serena Williams set the record straight about her dance during Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show, insisting it wasn't a jab at rumored ex Drake. With a nod to their past, she expressed nothing but respect for him. After two shots of tequila, she proudly celebrated her roots as a tennis champion from Compton.