Serena Williams pictured at the 2024 Met Gala in May via Associated PressA Parisian restaurant has responded to Serena Williams’ claims that she and her children were refused entry to while in town for the 2024 Olympics. On Monday evening, the tennis champ claimed she’d been turned away from the luxury hotel The Peninsula’s rooftop restaurant, despite it being “empty”. “I’ve been denied access to rooftop to eat in a empty restaurant of nicer places [...] but never with my kids. Always a first.”Yikes @peninsulaparis I’ve been denied access to rooftop to eat in a empty restaurant of nicer places 🫠 but never with my kids. 🙄#Olympic2024 pic.twitter.com/lEGJR5WoEn — Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) August 5, 2024Within two hours, The Peninsula responded, claiming that their rooftop bar was “fully booked”, which was why she was denied entry.

Source: Huffington Post August 07, 2024 04:37 UTC