{"id":226074,"date":"2026-01-07T21:47:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/226074\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T21:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:47:09","slug":"serena-williamss-husband-alexis-ohanian-fiercely-called-out-people-who-accused-her-of-lightening-her-skin-tone-to-appear-more-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/226074\/","title":{"rendered":"Serena Williams\u2019s Husband, Alexis Ohanian, Fiercely Called Out People Who Accused Her Of Lightening Her Skin Tone To Appear More White"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sadly, Serena Williams<\/a> has faced a heap of negative discourse around her appearance over the years, with critics most recently accusing her of purposefully lightening her complexion<\/a> and wanting to appear \u201cwhite.\u201d<\/a>\"Serena<\/p>\n

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In 2024, Serena called out the \u201chaters\u201d<\/a> who\u2019d accused her of bleaching her skin, stating in an Instagram Live, \u201cThere is a thing called sunlight, and in that sunlight, you get different colors.\u201d\"Serena<\/p>\n

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And now, Serena\u2019s husband, Alexis Ohanian<\/a>, is weighing in on the discourse, too.\"Serena<\/p>\n

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This week, Serena took to X to share some sweet photos<\/a> of herself, Alexis, and their two young daughters. \u201cJoy does not always roar sometimes it whispers. It important to savor those sweet moments\u2026 I love this picture so I wanted to share it with you,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

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@serenawilliams \/ Via Twitter: @serenawilliams<\/a><\/p>\n

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Quoting her tweet, Alexis then added<\/a>, \u201cWhere are all the comments from idiots who don\u2019t understand how photography lighting works.\u201d<\/p>\n

@alexisohanian \/ Via Twitter: @alexisohanian<\/a><\/p>\n

One X user responded<\/a>, \u201cAlexis wants Black people to believe we don\u2019t know what photography lighting looks like vs blatant skin lightening,\u201d to which the Reddit cofounder replied<\/a>, \u201cOr: photos from the same event can look different based on lighting.\u201d<\/p>\n

@alexisohanian \/ Via Twitter: @alexisohanian<\/a><\/p>\n

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Several internet users have since praised Alexis for his unapologetic defense of Serena \u2014 something that he\u2019s certainly no stranger to<\/a>.\"Alexis<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat man love his wife! Stop playing with him,\u201d one comment read<\/a>. \u201cI love how he defends his wife,\u201d someone else wrote<\/a>.\"Serena<\/p>\n

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\u201cthis man is sick of y\u2019all disrespecting his wife,\u201d another person\u00a0said<\/a>, while one more user\u00a0echoed<\/a>, \u201cAlexis don\u2019t play about us WIFE yall better learn!!\u201d<\/p>\n

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