Serena Williams is asking out a luxurious lodge in Paris, France, claiming she and her household had been denied a desk the institution’s rooftop restaurant amid the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The retired tennis celebrity — who served as a torch bearer throughout this 12 months’s video games — took to X (previously Twitter) on Monday to slam The Peninsula Paris, claiming they would not give her a desk regardless of there being open tables out there.
“Yikes @peninsulaparis I’ve been denied access to rooftop to eat in a empty restaurant of nicer places 🫠 but never with my kids,” Williams, 42, wrote. “Always a first. 🙄#Olympic2024.”
Williams shares two daughters along with her husband, Alexis Ohanian: 6-year-old Olympia and 11-month-old Adira.
Shortly after, The Peninsula responded to Williams’ tweet and claimed that they didn’t imply to offend her, and that they had been, certainly, booked up — even when the tables appeared empty on the time.
“In response to Mrs. Williams’ tweet, for whom we have the utmost admiration and respect, as we do for all our esteemed guests, we can only reiterate our deepest apologies for her perception of tonight’s situation,” the institution stated in a press release to ET on Monday.
“Today, August 5th, our rooftop bar was indeed fully booked, and the only unoccupied tables at that time belonged to our gourmet restaurant, L’Oiseau Blanc, which was also fully reserved tonight,” the assertion continued. “She has always been, and will always be, more than welcome with her family at The Peninsula.”
Williams is in Paris for the Olympic video games, and has been noticed watching the tennis matchups alongside her husband. She was additionally concerned within the opening ceremonies and the lighting of the Olympic torch, and has been in Paris since mid-July for the run-up to the large occasion.
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