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Serena Williams Says Super Bowl Crip Walk with Kendrick Lamar Was 'Absolutely Not' Shade to Ex Drake

Serena Williams said in an interview on Wednesday, April 16 she was 'absolutely not' shading Drake when she joined Kendrick Lamar during his 2025 Super Bowl halftime show performance.

In a new interview with Time, Williams, 43, was asked about her intention behind her surprise appearance with Lamar, 37, as the rapper performed "Not Like Us" — his hit song that also serves as a Drake diss track. Serena Williams performs during the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Williams' crip walk at the Super Bowl was a nod to the controversy that erupted in 2012 when she did the same moves after she beat Maria Sharapova to win at the London Olympics, held at Wimbledon.

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