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Will Smith’s production company has reached a settlement in the lawsuit over a film about Venus and Serena Williams’ father. The upcoming biographical film King Richard will tell the story of Serena Williams and Venus Williams’ father’s life. But, back in June, Smith’s production company Overbrook Entertainment, Star Thrower Entertainment, …

Will Smith and Warner Bros. have been hit with a new lawsuit over the upcoming film, “King Richard,” which is directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and is based on the life of Venus and Serena Williams’ father Richard Williams. In court docs filed in LA Superior Court this week, TW3 …

Cori “Coco” Gauff beat her idol Venus Williams, a five-time Wimbledon champion, at this year’s tournament and she’s only 15. This Monday, Gauff came out with a win against Williams at her debut in the Wimbledon tournament. Gauff is the youngest player in the Open era to advance through qualifying …

‘King Richard’ began as a script written by Zach Baylin about Richard Williams, the father of tennis greats Venus and Serena Williams. The story explored Richard’s journey to overcoming hardship, skepticism, controversy, and his own troubled past, as he coached his daughters without a background in the sport. Now, his …

Australia, what’s good!? Just a week after an Australian newspaper published a cartoon drawing showing an exaggerated caricature of Serena Williams stomping on her tennis racket, now 3 Australian football players are apologizing for posting a photo of them in full blackface supposedly emulating Serena and Venus Williams as well …

It’s the match everyone was waiting for and two of the biggest legends in women’s tennis, the Williams sisters, will square off in the 2018 U.S. Open. After defeating Carina Witthoeft, tennis champion Serena Williams is into the third round of the U.S. Open, where she will face a familiar …

In 2003, #YetundePrice, the elder half-sister of tennis superstars Venus and #SerenaWilliams, was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in Compton, California. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Three years later after two mistrials, the shooter, Robert Edward Maxfield, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ After more than a decade behind bars, …

The man who killed #Venus and Serena Williams’ sister has been released from prison. #YetundePrice is the half-sister of the Williams sisters, who was killed in a drive-by shooting back in 2003 in Compton, Calif. The shooter, Robert Maxfield was sentenced to 15 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter in …

  When it comes to being a feminist, #VenusWilliams says she won’t be giving herself that label. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Venus repeatedly stands as an example that women can do anything men can. However, when interviewed by Elle U.K., she said she doesn’t identify with the term “feminist.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “I …

After a minor hiccup in her premature return to Tennis last month, Serena Williams is officially ready to bounce back. Alongside her sister Venus Williams and CoCo Vandeweghe, Williams will return to competitive tennis next month at the Fed Cup. According to the U.S.A Today, the Williams sisters will be …

After a longstanding investigation, Venus Williams is in the clear for the car accident that left one man dead. According to TMZ, Palm Beach Gardens police department announced the news on Wednesday, as they released their information from the investigation. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Although Williams still faces a wrongful death lawsuit …

After weeks of being blamed for the tragic car crash that left an elderly man dead, tennis superstar Venus Williams is firing back with claims of her own to clear her name once and for all. The estate of Jerome Barson filed a wrongful death suit against Williams, accusing the …