Serena Williams understands why everyone thought she was throwing shade at Drake when she showed up dancing during Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime performance, but she insists that was never her intention.

I have never had negative feelings towards him. We’ve known him for so many years,” the tennis champion said of Drake, whom she reportedly dated on and off from 2011 to 2015.

Serena Williams said it’s “sad” that the public would assume she joined Kendrick Lamar halftime performance at Super Bowl 2025 to shade her ex-boyfriend, Drake.