Do not adjust your television screens. That was Serena Williams dancing during Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show at the 2025 Super Bowl.
We were told to expect a surprise guest during Lamar’s set, and we know better by now than to think it’s going to be Beyoncé. It was, in fact, another GOAT, Williams, who showed up on the halftime stage. First, the show featured an appearance by Samuel L. Jackson as “Uncle Sam,” who occasionally interjected to jokingly ask Lamar to keep the show “calm.”
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But then, Lamar started playing “Not Like Us,” his Grammy-winning diss track about Drake. The camera at one point panned to show Serena Williams in a pleated blue mini skirt and matching jacket, C-walking to the song. For those who may have forgotten, Williams and Drake were rumoured to have dated in the 2010s. In fact, per Page Six, Drake even admitted that his song “Too Good” was about the tennis player. And then, in 2022, he included a jab at the tennis player in “Middle of the Ocean.” So, this was a major moment in more ways than one.
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