Stephen A. Smith continues criticism of Serena Williams’ Super Bowl Halfime Cameo

Stephen A. Smith doubles on his criticism of Serena Williams’ surprise Komo along with Kendrick Lamar during the Super Bowl and half -time show on Sunday 9 February.

The ESPN commentator, 57, attacked Williams for appearing on stage and performing crip walk while Lamar performed his Drake -Diss track “Not like us.” William’s previously dated Drake in early 2010.

Smith argued that it was inappropriate of Williams to make fun of Drake by attending the half -time exhibition.

“If I’m married and my wife will join to troll her ex, go back to his ass because you clearly don’t belong to me,” the First take The host said Monday, February 10 -Pisode of the ESPN show.

Stephen A. Smith on February 7, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Smith’s Take led to setbacks where most social media users sit with Williams. Especially an X -User, @mediumSizemech that wrote“A 57 year old unmarried man with a receding hairline who has never been married to you and says he would separate us our greatest living athlete who has been happily married for 8 years with his very rich and loving man – stopped forehead, “Caught Smith’s notice.

Smith then quoted the post Tuesday, February 11, added: “Go back and look at exactly what I said. I generally talked from a man’s perspective – emphasized what most men would think. ”

“I did not express a single disrespectful word about Serena. No problems with people who are upset over literally serious things that one’s damn about. This does not qualify peeps. “He continued,” came now. We jerked around @Firsttake. Damn Y’all! It’s not that serious ”

Serena Williams performs during the Super Bowl Lix Halfime Show on February 9, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Although Smith noticed Williams, 43, and her husband Alexis Ohanian’s relationship, his Cohost Ryan Clark said“If you were with Serena Williams, you still become a held man. Don’t start it. ”

“I think Alex is doing well. You know he founded Reddit, “Cohost Shannon Sharpe Chimede In.” I think he’s okay. ”

Ohanian, 41, and Williams met for the first time in May 2015 and welcomed their first child, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., in 2017. Later that year they bound the knot in New Orleans. Five years later, they greeted their second child, Adira River Ohanian, 2.

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Serena Williams, Alexis Ohanian in Los Angeles on July 11, 2024.

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Ohanian meanwhile celebrated his wife’s performance after her surprising como. “Pretty amazing half -time show,” he wrote on x on Sunday.

Monday, he added, “Some of you have no idea how criticized Serena was for this same dance on Wimbledon 13 years ago, and it shows.” The Reddit -Meds continued, “This is greater than the music.”

In particular, the Grand Slam winner in 2012 went a crip walk after defeating Maria Sharapova at the London Olympics in 2012. She was then struck by a snow -cut by racially hit the setback, called her movements inappropriately.

After dancing to Lamar’s Grammy-winning single, Williams shared a video from backstage and reviewed his own performance. “Man, I wasn’t on the lung on Wimbledon. Oh, I would have been fine,” said Williams, adding, “It was all love.”