{"id":439180,"date":"2025-04-17T11:17:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T06:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=439180"},"modified":"2025-04-17T11:17:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T06:17:46","slug":"serena-williams-shuts-down-drake-drama-after-super-bowl-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/serena-williams-shuts-down-drake-drama-after-super-bowl-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Serena Williams Shuts Down Drake Drama After Super Bowl Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After making Drake and his OVHOs turn off their TV, tennis star Serena Williams is setting the record straight about her show-stopping appearance with<a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/kendrick-lamars-not-like-us-takes-down-pop-royalty-at-the-grammys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kendrick Lamar at the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The tennis legend, who joined K-Dot for performance to \u201c<em>Not Like Us<\/em>,\u201d had everyone convinced her Crip Walk was her dancing on her old flame, Drake&#8217;s metaphorical grave. But in a new interview with TIME100, Williams volleyed those rumors right out of bounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbsolutely not, I would never do that,\u201d she insisted. \u201cThat was sad, that anyone would ever think that.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/linkin-park-is-ready-to-rock-champions-league-final\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkin Park is Ready to Rock Champions League Final<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>Serena Williams revealed that Lamar personally reached out just weeks before the big game, inspired by her iconic Crip Walk at the 2012 Olympics and their shared Compton roots. Though she hesitated at first, Williams ultimately agreed, calling the performance \u201can exclamation\u201d on her legacy as a champion from the West Coast.<\/p>\n<p>As for Drake? Williams says there\u2019s no bad blood. \u201cI\u2019ve known him for so many years. I have never had negative feelings towards him,\u201d she said, brushing off any talk of a feud. Still, fans with long memories might recall her playful jab at the 2024 ESPYs: \u201cThe next time Drake sits courtside at a Raptors game, they\u2019re going to Forrest Gump him. Seats taken.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/sean-diddy-combs-adds-young-thugs-lawyer-to-his-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sean &#8216;Diddy&#8217; Combs Adds Young Thug&#8217;s Lawyer to His Team<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>Despite the social media storm, Serena Williams insists her Super Bowl moment was all about celebration, not shade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After making Drake and his OVHOs turn off their TV, tennis star Serena Williams is setting the record straight about her show-stopping appearance withKendrick Lamar at the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show. The tennis legend, who joined K-Dot for performance to \u201cNot Like Us,\u201d had everyone convinced her Crip Walk was her dancing on her old flame, Drake&#8217;s metaphorical grave. 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