Serena Williams slams Paris restaurant for ‘denying entry’ to her and her household

Serena Williams has clapped again at a luxurious resort in Paris for allegedly denying entry to her and her youngsters.

The tennis legend has been within the French capital since late July, taking part on the Olympics‘ opening ceremony as a torch bearer and taking in all of the video games along with her household.

On Monday night, Williams took to Twitter to recount an anecdote that seemingly occurred on the Peninsula resort in Paris.

“Yikes @peninsulaparis I have been denied entry to rooftop to eat in a empty restaurant of nicer locations…however by no means with my youngsters,” the tennis star wrote. “All the time a primary,” she added with a photograph of the resort’s signal connected.

Followers swiftly got here to Williams’ protection on-line.

One consumer on Twitter wrote, “How does one get denied when they’re Serena Wiliams…lol.”

“Glad you did not have to waste cash there,” one other added.

Williams was allegedly denied entry from the institution. (MICHAEL BRADLEY/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)

The Peninsula Paris Twitter account has since replied to Williams’ claims, writing on Twitter: “Expensive Mrs. Williams, Please settle for our deepest apologies for the frustration you encountered tonight.

“Sadly, our rooftop bar was certainly totally booked and the one unoccupied tables you noticed belonged to our gourmand restaurant, L’Oiseau Blanc, which was totally reserved.”

“Now we have at all times been honored to welcome you and can at all times be to welcome you once more,” they added.

Williams, who retired from professional tennis after the 2022 U.S. Open, joined a number of athletes throughout the Olympics’ opening ceremony on July 26.

She marched alongside fellow tennis legend Rafael Nadal, nine-time medallist Carl Lewis, soccer champion Zinedine Zidane, and extra.

Williams has been having fun with the Olympics along with her household. (Oscar J Barroso/Europa Press by way of Getty Pictures)

Williams has stayed in Paris for the rest of the video games and has made appearances at a number of of the occasion’s tennis matches over the previous couple of weeks.

The previous tennis professional was noticed watching Novak Djokovic’s match towards Carlos Alcaraz, through which the previous took house the gold for the lads’s singles match.

Aside from being an general GOAT, Williams can also be notably an Olympic winner herself having received 4 gold medals over the trajectory of her profession.

Her first three medals have been received alongside her sister, Venus Williams, because the pair triumphed within the girls’s doubles for the Sydney 2000, Beijing 2008, and London 2012 Olympics.

Williams’ fourth medal was additionally earned throughout the London video games in 2012, the place she took house the gold for ladies’s singles.

UNILAD has reached out to representatives of the Peninsula Paris for remark.