Whereas Williams was able to introduce her daughter Olympia to Swift, she opted to attend for a much less hectic time to let the toddler have her fangirl second.
There is not any dangerous blood right here!
Serena Williams simply revealed why she saved her distance from longtime good friend Taylor Swift throughout Tremendous Bowl LIX.
Throughout a latest interview with Time Journal, the tennis star revealed that she and husband Alexis Ohanian had been on a mission to snag a Swiftie autograph with their daughter Olympia, however the plan completely fell aside when the trio obtained close to Swift’s VIP suite.
“I am such a mother,” the 23-time Grand Slam champ advised the outlet. “I used to be able to go in right here myself and be like, ‘Taylor, come get this woman.'”
However when the Travis Kelce‘s Kansas Metropolis Chiefs began shedding to the Philadelphia Eagles, and Swift was getting booed by Eagles followers, Williams determined it wasn’t the precise time to let her daughter have her fangirl second.
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As an alternative Williams opted to let Olympia meet her mother’s mega-famous good friend, and snag that coveted T.Swift autograph, at a later date.
“It is onerous when your staff is shedding,” she stated. “I completely get it.”
And whereas they did not meet up, Williams did again her good friend with a candy tweet on X, writing, “I really like you @taylorswift13 do not hearken to these booo!!”
Williams was in any other case fairly busy whereas on the large recreation too, making a fast cameo throughout Kendrick Lamar’s fiery halftime efficiency, the place she was seen dancing throughout Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” the diss monitor slamming her ex, Drake.
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However there is not any dangerous blood there both, regardless of Williams’ polarizing cameo, with the skilled athlete telling Time she would by no means deliberately disrespect Drake, regardless of how her cameo got here off.
“I’d by no means try this,” Williams insisted. “And that was unhappy, that anybody would ever assume that. I respect how they may.”
“Clearly, I can see how somebody would assume that. However completely not. I’ve by no means had adverse emotions in the direction of him. We have recognized him for thus a few years,” she added.
