Serena Williams' Husband Just Stepped In To Defend Her From Accusations That She's Lightening Her Skin

‘Idiots Don’t Understand Lighting’ — Alexis Ohanian Checks Trolls Spreading Skin-Bleaching Lies About Serena Williams

Source: Emilee Chinn/Athlos / Getty Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian doesn’t play when it comes to his wife, Serena Williams, and their loving family.  On Jan. 6, the 42-year-old investor took to X to call out people who were re-igniting skin-bleaching rumors about his wife after she shared a beautiful family photo on her Instagram account. In the image, the 44-year-old tennis champ could be seen beaming from ear to ear at her sister Venus’ wedd…

Serena Williams' Husband Just Stepped In To Defend Her From Accusations That She's Lightening Her Skin

When the Williams family burst onto the scene in the tennis world as juniors, an inordinate amount of discourse focused on Venus and Serena's appearance. The Williams sisters weren't the first Black people—men or women—to play tennis at an international level, but they quickly achieved heights that set them on the path to legendary status.The heightened attention brought with it a lot of racist and colorist comments about their hair, their skin,…

'Idiots Don’t Understand Lighting' — Alexis Ohanian Checks Trolls Spreading Skin-Bleaching Lies About Serena Williams

Source: Emilee Chinn/Athlos / Getty Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian doesn’t play when it comes to his wife, Serena Williams, and their loving family.  On Jan. 6, the 42-year-old investor took to X to call out people who were re-igniting skin-bleaching rumors about his wife after she shared a beautiful family photo on her Instagram account. In the image, the 44-year-old tennis champ could be seen beaming from ear to ear at her sister Venus’ wedd…