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Serena Williams crip-walked at the Super Bowl because Kendrick Lamar asked her to, she says

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It seems that all the speculations about Serena Williams making an appearance during the Super Bowl LIX halftime show were incorrect, as stated by the tennis champion herself.

During the grand football game on Sunday, the former athlete joined the event upon request by Kendrick Lamar, a fellow Compton native and rapper, who featured her in his “Not Like Us” verse by crip-walking alongside him.

On Tuesday, Williams posted on Instagram saying, ‘Kendrick Lamar and his team contacted us with an idea they’ve been wanting to execute for a long time. They mentioned that they admired your crip walk at the Olympics after you won the gold medal.’

She exclaimed, “Am I like the Super Bowl? That’s absurd! When on earth could I perform at a Super Bowl? (Not in this lifetime) Let’s make it happen!” She continued, “I knew my victorious dance after the Olympics would eventually come in handy. Case closed.

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During Lamar’s highly anticipated performance of “Not Like Us” on Sunday, the camera switched to his fellow Compton native performing the C-walk on a platform above the field at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome. Williams’ unexpected appearance sparked a frenzy online — delighting those appreciating Lamar’s “subtle” act and frustrating one ESPN sports commentator, who criticized her for “teasing” her rumored former partner.

It appears that all those events effortlessly slipped away from Williams, as the co-founder of Wyn Beauty shared an Instagram post featuring a backstage video of her getting ready for the game and other highlights from the performance, which she described as “the most exhilarating 10 seconds of my existence.

In 2012, Williams, aged 43, received criticism for her footwork following her gold medal victory over Maria Sharapova at the London Olympics. Similarly, she faced scrutiny once more during Wimbledon in 2023.

In another video shared on Sunday, she playfully remarked, “I didn’t dance the ‘Crip Walk’ at Wimbledon,” but added humorously, “Or I would have been penalized for it.

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Simultaneously, Alexis Ohanian, her husband and co-founder of Reddit, praised her act and its underlying message.

In a post made on Monday, Ohanian stated that some people seem unaware of the criticism Serena received for a similar dance at Wimbledon 13 years ago, which suggests they haven’t learned much since then. He emphasized that this issue transcends music and also shared articles detailing the backlash Williams faced during that time.

Online users also promptly speculated that Lamar orchestrated the athlete’s emergence as part of his ongoing feud with the Toronto rapper, Drake.

The rapper famously known as “God’s Plan” has been involved in a legal dispute with Universal Music Group over his representation in the song “Not Like Us.” In the early 2010s, there were whispers of a romantic connection between him and Williams. It is said that he hinted at Williams in his tracks “Worst Behavior” and “Nothings Into Somethings.

On Sunday, another former partner of Drake, SZA, appeared on stage alongside Kendrick Lamar for performances of “Luther” and “All of the Stars.

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2025-02-12 02:31

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