Stephen's statement sparked debate online and prompted a response from Serena's supportive and very successful husband, Alexis. He wrote, "I got you @stephenasmith," with a link to his previous tweet about the actual significance of Serena's dance.

The American tennis legend appeared at the Super Dome during Lamar's halftime show performance of his Drake diss track.

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Serena Williams’ electrifying appearance during Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 Super Bowl halftime show performance may have been a historic moment, but it also attracted its fair share of criticism. However, her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, wasn’t about to let the negativity slide.

Alexis Ohanian defended his wife, Serena Williams, following her surprise cameo in Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show. The Reddit co-founder first reacted to Williams’ performance the night of the show. “Pretty fantastic halftime show,” Ohanian wrote on X.

Drake has responded to Serena Williams’ cameo during Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX performance. On Wednesday (Feb. 12), Drizzy used his burner Instagram account, @plottttwistttttt, to share a picture of himself and a seemingly random white woman.

Jason Whitlock has never seen a hill he isn’t willing to die on, but he might have climbed the wrong one this week. The 57-year-old media personality called out Serena Williams for joining Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime show performance to diss Drake,

The mess started when Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian hopped on X to casually praise the show, writing, “Pretty fantastic halftime show.” Later, he then explained why it was so significant for Serena to crip walk while on stage,

Serena Williams’ husband keeps returning serve to Jason Whitlock with even more firepower. Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has twice gone after the controversial sports/politics host following Whitlock’s criticisms of Williams for crip walking during Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance.