Stephen A. Smith is explaining his reasons for criticizing the unexpected guest spot by Serena Williams at Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance on Sunday.
The ESPN commentator encountered criticism following his remarks about the tennis legend’s appearance in a music video, where she was depicted doing the “crip walk” alongside a rapper as he performed his song “Not Like Us,” which is a diss track aimed at Drake, with whom Williams had a past relationship.
I tried to make it more straightforward and easy to understand while maintaining the original meaning.
In the latest episode of ESPN’s First Take, Smith stated that if he is married and his wife intends to confront her ex-partner by trolling him, she should return to her previous relationship because it appears that she doesn’t belong with me.” (More formal)
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“On Monday’s episode of ESPN’s First Take, Smith expressed that if he is married and his wife wants to mess with her ex by trolling him, she should go back to him because it seems like she doesn’t fit with me.” (Informal)
Critics swiftly voiced their disapproval towards the sports analyst, even @MediumSizeMeech, as he expressed his thoughts on X (previously Twitter), “An unmarried 57-year-old man with thinning hair, who has never been married I might add, commenting about divorcing our most accomplished athlete who has spent the last eight years in a happy marriage with her wealthy and caring husband – keep quiet, sir.
Smith defended his comments regarding Williams’ halftime performance by reiterating his stance in another tweet, stating, “Take another look at my original post. I was expressing an opinion from a male viewpoint, focusing on the general thoughts that many men might have.
He went on to say, ‘I didn’t speak a disrespectful word about Serena. It’s understandable if people are upset over genuine issues they care about deeply. However, this doesn’t mean everyone is fair game. Let’s remember, we were just joking around on @FirstTake. Goodness gracious, can’t a joke be made anymore?
Even though Smith might not have been comfortable with his partner interacting with their ex online, it appeared that Williams’ spouse, Alexis Ohanian, was completely okay with it, as they share two children together. On Sunday, he posted, “What a terrific halftime show!
Reddit’s co-founder pointed out on Monday that some people may not realize how much criticism Serena received for a similar dance move during Wimbledon 13 years ago, demonstrating the significance of this current event compared to the music. Williams encountered controversy in 2012 when she performed a crip walk following her victory over Maria Sharapova at the London Olympics.
In a video posted to X after her appearance during the halftime show, Williams stated, ‘I didn’t do that dance move (the crip walk) at Wimbledon. I would have been penalized. It was just a friendly gesture.’
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