The tennis legend conceded that “I can see how someone would think that.
But absolutely not.”
“I would never do that,” she toldTimewhen asked if she was taking a shot at Drake.
Serena Williams during the Super Bowl 2025 halftime show; Drake at the L.A. premiere of ‘Euphoria’ in 2019.Credit:Kevin Mazur/Getty; Kevin Winter/Getty
“And that was sad, that anyone would ever think that.
I respect how they could.
Obviously I can see how someone would think that.
Serena Williams at the Prelude to the Paris Olympics in 2024.Marc Piasecki/WireImage
I have never had negative feelings towards him.
We’ve known him for so many years.”
“I don’t know if I regret it or not,” Williams said.
“I don’t know the answer to that.”
Elsewhere in theTimeinterview, Williams explained how her cameo materialized.
“We’ve been trying to do something together for ages,” she said.
Serena Williams at the Prelude to the Paris Olympics in 2024.Marc Piasecki/WireImage
Marc Piasecki/WireImage
“I’m like, ‘Wait, what, you’re asking me?'”
“I’m notTaylor Swift, let’s be honest.
I would have a better chance to be quarterback at the Super Bowl than dance.”
Williams ultimately accepted Lamar’s offer so she could rep her hometown once again.
“It was just putting an exclamation on it.”
“Why would youbooher?”
“That’s so mean.
That’s just awful.”
“I’m such a mom.
However, she stopper her pursuit when the Chiefs’ defeat seemed imminent.
“It’s hard when your team is losing,” Williams said.
“I totally get it.”
