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.

Serena Williams’ husband and Reddit founder, Alexis Ohanian, has weighed in on his wife’s brief cameo during the Super Bowl 2025 Halftime Show. The tennis phenom, 43, made a surprise appearance during Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance at Caesars Superdome on Sunday.

Alexis Ohanian is defending wife Serena Williams from critics slamming her surprise cameo in Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show. Ohanian, 41, took to X on Monday, February 10, to share an excerpt from an article quoting media pundit Jason Whitlock,

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.

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.

Serena Williams’ Super Bowl halftime cameo sparked debate as she performed the Crip Walk during Kendrick Lamar’s set, prompting criticism from pundits and a fierce defense from husband Alexis Ohanian.

Alexis Ohanian responded directly to Stephen A. Smith after the media personality said on ESPN, “If I’m married and my wife is going to join trolling her ex…you don’t belong with me.” View Entire Post

The tennis phenom, 43, made a surprise appearance during Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance at Caesars Superdome on Sunday.

The Reddit co-founder clapped back at a critic comparing his wife’s dance to “cracking a tasteless, X-rated joke inside a church.”

When Serena Williams won a tennis Gold medal during the 2012 Summer Olympics, she celebrated the victory by busting out a crip walk. 13 years later she did the same moves during Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime show in New Orleans. The dance, which has its origins in California gang life, ...

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Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian further defended his wife against critics of her Super Bowl Crip Walk, referring to the significance of the moment after she received backlash a decade earlier.