Serena Williams Says She Was ‘Denied Access’ to Paris Restaurant During Olympics

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Serena Williams Says She Was ‘Denied Access’ to Paris Restaurant During Olympics
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Tennis star, mom and entrepreneur Serena Williams opens up to Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager on what it's been like stepping away from tennis. 'It hasn't been easy. It was all good when I was pregnant and now that I'm not anymore it's like, oh I miss it so much.

Serena Williams says she was left sans bon appétit after she was denied service by a luxury restaurant in Paris during the 2024 Olympics. On Aug. 5, the retired tennis player took to X to raise a grievance against the Peninsula Hotel in Paris with emojis to express her disappointment. “Yikes @PeninsulaParis I’ve been denied access to rooftop to eat in a empty restaurant of nicer places but never with my kids,” she wrote. “Always a first. #Olympic2024.

Though Williams did not specify in her post at which restaurant at the hotel she attempted to dine, the restaurant responded to her post, suggesting she had attempted to eat at L’Oiseau Blanc, the hotel’s dining venue with a view of the Eiffel Tower. “Dear Mrs. Williams,” the hotel replied. “Please accept our deepest apologies for the disappointment you encountered tonight.

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