Serena Williams Walks Back Her Rape Comments
Serena Williams took back her controversial statements which seemed to blame a drunken teenager for putting herself into a position to be raped.
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Serena said: “…if you’re a 16-year-old and you’re drunk like that, your parents should teach you—don’t take drinks from other people. She’s 16, why was she that drunk where she doesn’t remember? It could have been much worse. She’s lucky.”
Williams also called attention to a culture where parents neglect to supervise their teenagers and turn a blind eye to underage drinking.
But with public outrage growing over Serena’s statements, she retracted her statements on her personal blog earlier today.
Serena Williams: Criticizes 16-year-old Rape Victim
Tennis superstar Serena Williams criticized the drunk Steubenville, Ohio teenager whose sensational rape trial dominated national headlines earlier this year.
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, the world’s number 1 women’s tennis player criticized the 16-year-old rape victim for putting herself in the position to be raped by getting drunk.
Celebs Out & About: Serena Williams
Earlier I incorrectly identified a reality TV personality as women’s tennis superstar Serena Williams. The real Serena was spotted arriving at the Burberry Prorsum show at Kensington Gardens on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in London, England, where she will be the #1 woman’s seed at the prestigious Wimbledon grass court tennis championships. Wimbledon begins on June 24. Serena is a 5-time champion at Wimbledon.
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Morning Glory: Serena Williams
The #1 female tennis player in the world, Serena Williams, relaxed on the beach with friends in Miami over the weekend. Serena was seen playfully untying a friend’s bikini, and summoning the hotel staff to fetch her a bottle of water to rinse the sand off her feet. Serena was the envy of all the men on the beach as she showed off her admirable 6-pack!
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Celebs Out & About: Serena Williams, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Chris Brown, Fabolous
Tennis superstar Serena Williams was spotted practicing for the Mutua Madrid Open in Madrid, Spain on Monday. She wore a red bodysuit that clung to her powerfully ripped muscles. Williams, 31, is currently the world’s no. 1 in player women’s singles tennis.
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Morning Glory: Serena Williams
Tennis superstar Serena Williams was spotted striking a pose during a photo shoot on Miami Beach on Monday (April 15). The curvy tennis champ wore a black and white high waisted bikini as a photographer snapped away. Later, she changed into a yellow, form-fitting dress and a black floor length dress.
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Venus Williams is off the market
Venus Williams can hardly concentrate on her tennis game when her boyfriend Ello Pls, 24, is on the court. Venus and her sister Serena Williams are competing in the upcoming Sony 2013 tennis tourney in Miami.
Venus and Ello have dated for less than a year. They met in Miami last year. Ello was one of the models working with her on her clothing line EleVen.
