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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Brittany Miller

Stephen A. Smith responds to backlash after saying he’d divorce Serena Williams over Super Bowl cameo

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith has responded after coming under fire for his comments about Serena Williams dancing in Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show.

During an episode of the sports analyst’s First Take podcast on Monday, he explained that he wouldn’t have wanted to be the tennis legend’s husband because of her dating history with Drake — Lamar’s rival and the subject of his Grammy-winning diss track “Not Like Us.”

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