ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith Says He Would Divorce Serena Williams Over Super Bowl Cameo – E! Online – E! NEWS
After Serena Williams joined Kendrick Lamar for his Super Bowl halftime show, ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith shared his candid reaction—and was promptly shut down by his First Take cohosts. Stephen A. Smith does not have what it takes to be Serena Williams’ man. After the tennis legend made an eyebrow-raising cameo in Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime performance—where the Grammy winner performed his Drake diss track “Not Like Us”—the ESPN analyst admitted he couldn’t be in Alexis Ohanian’s shoes. (Serena dated Drake in the early 2010s.)“If I’m your husband, I’m thinking, ‘Why are you up there trolling him—trolling your ex?’” Stephen posited during a Feb. 10 episode of the First Take podcast. “If I’m married, and my wife is going to troll her ex—go back to his ass. Because clearly you don’t belong with me. What you worried about him for—and you with me?”Stephen—who later pointed out that SZA, who also performed with Kendrick, also dated Drake—added, “Everybody knows that she and Drake were together at one time, and it seemed like everyone wanted to get their lick.”Meanwhile, Ryan Clark pushed back on Stephen’s take saying, “If you with Serena Williams, you’re going to be a kept man anyway—don’t start that.”And Shannon Sharpe added, “I think [Alexis] is doing pretty well. He founded Reddit and then he sold Reddit for a big chunk of change. I think he OK.”By the end of the conversation, Stephen appeared to change his tune, and good thing—as Alexis—who shares daughters Olympia, 7, and Adira, 16 months with Serena—took to X to congratulate Kendrick and his wife on their performance, writing, “Pretty fantastic halftime show.”Beyond dating Drake, Serena’s appearance in Kendrick’s performance was significant as they both hail from the Compton neighborhood of Los Angeles. Of course, the 23-time Grand Slam title holder also couldn’t contain her excitement over performing alongside the “Humble” rapper. “Let’s go Super Bowl halftime,” the 43-year-old wrote on X alongside photos from her cameo moment. “I died a little!”Keep reading for more highlights from Super Bowl 2025…Ashley Avignone, Alana Haim, Taylor Swift, Este Haim & Danielle HaimCynthia ErivoBrenda Song & Macaulay CulkinLeonardo DiCaprioBradley Cooper & Daughter LeaSealTeyana Taylor & Karrueche TranRussell Wilson & CiaraLady GagaDylan Sprouse & Barbara Palvin SprouseKevin HartAnne HathawaySerena WilliamsSZAPaul RuddBrittany Mahomes & Patrick MahomesJordon Hudson & Nikki GlaserDonald Trump & Ivanka TrumpTaylor Swift & Ice SpiceBradley CooperSamuel L. JacksonLedisiMaster PJon BatisteKendrick LamarJon HammHarry Connick Jr.Jay-Z, Blue Ivy & RumiPete DavidsonOlivia CulpoYour source for entertainment news, celebrities, celeb news, and celebrity gossip. Check out the hottest fashion, photos, movies and TV shows!© 2025 E! Entertainment Television, LLC A Division of NBCUniversal. All rights reserved.
