Serena William's husband delivers epic comeback after being called ‘simp’ for supporting her at Super Bowl

A supportive partner who has their spouse's back might be everyone's dream. Serena Williams, a well-known tennis star, seems to be living that. Recently, her husband, Alexis Ohanian, defended her performance at the Super Bowl and dropped the wittiest comeback after being called a "simp" for the same. The Reddit founder supported her when she was called out for crip walking to a diss track about singer and rapper, Drake. Ohanian—who goes by @alexisohanian on X—defended her on the platform after Jason Whitlock and Stephen A. Smith criticized her for crip walking during Kendrick Lamar's half-time performance of "Not Like Us."

Drake and Williams were supposedly a couple at some point, so when she danced to the diss track, it garnered a lot of attention, as per Buzzfeed. A media personality, Stephen A. Smith, pointed out, "If I'm married and my wife is going to join trolling her ex, go back to his a**. 'Cause clearly you don't belong with me. Why are you worried about him when you're with me? Bye. Bye," per an X post by @awfulannouncing. Before that, Jason Whitlock had criticized the tennis player for her performance in 2012 and said that she should "apologize." Ohanian took to X and wrote, "Some of y'all have no idea how criticized Serena was for this same dance at Wimbledon 13 years ago and it shows... This is bigger than the music."

Whitlock—who goes by @WhitlockJason on X—responded to Ohanian's tweet, "This is Serena’s husband, a true beta. He’s mad at me rather than the wife crip walking and still thinking about Drake. Simp." So, finally, Ohanian penned down a thorough response. "I get it—you’re 57, and life didn’t turn out the way you imagined. That kind of disappointment must be exhausting," he began. "You’re the embodiment of peaked in high school, spending decades chasing validation from strangers through Likes and Digital Hugs, only to find that no amount of external approval fills the void." Ohanian pointed out that he wouldn't wish such a life on anyone.

"Criticism only fuels your victim complex, reinforcing the comforting delusion that there's some grand conspiracy against you and your 'brave ideas'—when in reality, you've just got terrible takes. It’s a cycle: outrage, backlash, self-pity, repeat," Ohanian continued. He called the critic's path a "lonely road" and suggested that there's "still time to rewrite the ending." He concluded, "Start by working on yourself first. You'll find that if you wake up every morning trying to be a little better, a little more curious, you won't have time for irrational hating— you'll be too busy winning," he concluded his post. People in the comments applauded Ohanian's response.

@JungianInvestor wrote, "Hey Alexis, serious question. Can I hire you as my relationship whisperer? That was a master class in killing someone with kindness." @manijojo22 commented, "I’ve always appreciated the way you show love to your family! All around great Husband and Dad. But, today, my guy... I adore you even more. Keep being the great protector of your family. Other people can learn from your example." @RulingSports remarked, "I wish I could like this response a million times. 10/10 way to handle a troll. Bravo, Alexis."