As evidenced throughout her career, Serena Williams likes to go big - and she doesn't do anything for small reasons. That includes her recent appearance during Kendrick Lamar‘s 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show,

Serena Williams finally addressed all the chatter surrounding her appearance at the Super Bowl Halftime show during Kendrick Lamar’s performance.

During the Super Bowl LIX halftime show, Williams took the stage at the Caesar’s Superdome in New Orleans during Lamar’s Drake diss track “Not Like Us.” Williams, who reportedly dated Drake, donned a blue tennis skirt set as she did a crip walk dance.

Serena Williams' Super Bowl cameo surprised football fans and sparked new controversies. However, Venus Williams saw it as a valuable opportunity for her sister to perform at such a major sporting event. She praised Serena’s moves alongside Kendrick Lamar and shared how she discovered that her sister was secretly rehearsing for the show.

After Serena Williams appeared in Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show as what many speculated to be a subtle dig at ex Drake, she spoke out against her critics.

Williams’ husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, tweeted on0, “Some of y’all have no idea how criticized Serena was for this same dance at Wimbledon 13 years ago and it shows…. This is bigger than the music.