Serena Williams jokes she 'died a little' during Super Bowl Halftime Show
Serena Williams has joked she "died a little" during her surprise appearance at the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show.
Amid Kendrick Lamar's fiery performance of Not Like Us during his headlining set at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on Sunday night, the tennis champion took to the stage.
A close-up showed Serena doing a Crip Walk dance at the front of the stage while directing her gaze at the camera.
In a short clip posted to Instagram after the show, the entrepreneur declared, "Oh, I did not Crip Walk like that at Wimbledon, I would have been fined!"
And in another post shot shortly before the event, Serena was filmed working on her moves while her glam team applied the final touches to her make-up.
"Let's go Super Bowl halftime??! I died a little!" she captioned the post.
Serena's cameo was a fitting addition to Kendrick's Halftime Show, as they share a hometown of Compton, California.
However, many followers pointed out that her appearance during Not Like Us was seemingly another way for the hip-hop star to make a dig at Drake, as the sportswoman and Canadian rapper dated back in 2011.
"Ok I lied SERENA WILLIAMS doing a CRIP WALK on Drake's tomb (this performance) was THE BEST thing I've ever seen," one user wrote on X, while another added: "Serena Williams, Drake's ex-girlfriend, crip walking to #TheyNotLikeUs is diabolical."
Meanwhile, Kendrick also pointed to his highly publicised feud with Drake before launching into the diss track.
"I want to play their favourite song, but you know they love to sue," the 37-year-old declared, referring to his rival filing a defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) in January in which he alleged bosses at the music giant defamed him by promoting the song.
Drake, 38, has not yet responded to Kendrick's Super Bowl Halftime Show performance.
The Grammy Award winner also performed songs Luther and All the Stars with SZA as part of the spectacle, while Samuel L. Jackson made a cameo as Uncle Sam.
The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 during the game.
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