Meghan Markle Hits Fancy NYC Restaurant ... With Serena Williams

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Meghan Markle Hits Fancy NYC Restaurant ... With Serena Williams

Serena Williams Dances on "Lip Sync Battle"

Serena Williams dropped it low during a taping for an upcoming episode of “Lip Sync Battle.” The tennis star shakes and grooves to Beyonce’s hit single, “Sorry,” off her Lemonade album. In case you didn’t know … Serena was also in the music video…

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Don Cheadle Says He Doesn"t Believe Serena Cartoonist, You Know It"s Racist!

Don Cheadle isn’t buying the Herald Sun’s explanation for its Serena Williams cartoon one bit … telling TMZ Sports the newspaper DEFINITELY knows the drawing is racist as hell. “I don’t believe them,” the ‘Avengers’ actor says. “They have their…

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Racist Serena Cartoon, Newspaper Doubles Down and Attacks "PC" Critics

We’re NOT racist, you’re too sensitive — that’s how an Australian newspaper is handling criticism of their Serena Williams cartoon … and now they’ve REPRINTED IT on their cover.  The Herald Sun ran the headline, “Welcome To PC World” –…

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Common Says Serena Got Screwed, Ref Shoulda Let Outburst Slide

Awwww, the widdle U.S. Open judge has hurt feewings?? SUCK IT UP, PAL, YOU DON’T DOCK SERENA WILLIAMS A FULL GAME PENALTY!! At least, that’s how Common feels about the drama involving his ex-girlfriend — telling TMZ Sports the judge shouldn’t…

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Stars Blast Cartoonist for "Racist, Sexist" Depiction of Serena Williams

Serena Williams may not have another U.S. Open title to add to her trophy case at home.

But the greatest tennis player in women’s history has the support of many celebrities in Hollywood, that’s for certain.

Allow us to explain…

On Saturday evening, Williams fell in the final round of the U.S. Open, losing in two sets to Naomi Osaka.

But the match was very unfortunately marred by three penalties assessed to Serena in that final set by chair umpire Carlos Ramos.

First, he warned Serena about being actively coached by her coach, who was sitting in Williams’ official box in the stands.

Then, he rewarded a point to Osaka after Serena smashed her racquet in frustration.

Finally, he rewarded an entire game to Osaka after Serena told Ramos – while sitting in her seat on the sideline, in between games – that he was a “thief” for taking away the aforementioned point.

This was an unprecendented move by a chair umpire in a Grand Slam Final.

It led to a lot of outrage online.

There were those who believe Serena did NOT deserve such a harsh punishment, along with those who felt terrible on behalf of Osaka, whose first-ever major tournament victory has been overshadowed by this controversy.

And there were those who thought Serena acted inappropriately and immaturely and deserved to be docked that game.

It’s safe to say that cartoon Mark Knight falls into this second camp.

The artist posted to Twitter on Monday a drawing he made that appeared in the Australian newspaper The Herald Sun.

It depicts the 36-year-old tennis star as an angry baby jumping all over her tennis racquet — and it has prompted quite a string of responses by quite a number of celebrities.

“Well done on reducing one of the greatest sportswomen alive to racist and sexist tropes and turning a second great sportswoman into a faceless prop,” J.K. Rowling Tweeted, for example.

Added actress Cynthia Erivo:

“This reprehensible and racist. It also warps the actual event and misses the point of what actually happened @Knightcartoons.

“You should be ashamed of yourself. Yet another white guy disrespecting a black woman because you still don’t see us as multi dimensional human beings.”

It certainly is fair to ask at least one question, no matter where you stand on Serena’s recent actions:

Why is Serena’s opponent in this cartoon white and blonde?

Why has Knight chosen to contrast Williams with someone that comes across thos way?

Osaka is of Haitian and Japanese descent.

It’s therefore difficult to read into Knight’s above depiction as anything but, yes, racist.

“Hey @Knightcartoons just change your name to KKK Cartoons … Racist piece of s—t!” wrote Kathy Griffin.

Considering how often male players smash their racquets and how loudly they berate umpires without repercussion, many supporters of both Serena and humanity in general believe Ramos acted out of a sexist impuluses on Saturday.

“Women are treated differently in most arenas of life,” wrote former tenns champion Billie Jean King in an op-ed in The Washington Post, adding:

“This is especially true for women of color. And what played out on the court yesterday happens far too often.”

We tend to agree.

But even if you don’t, can we all agree that this cartoon is disgusting?

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J.K. Rowling Blasts "Racist" Serena Williams Newspaper Cartoon

This is not good.  A newspaper in Australia is catching A LOT of heat over a cartoon that was trying to spoof Serena Williams’ incident at the U.S. Open — because it’s racist as hell.  The cartoon — drawn by Mark Knight (editorial…

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Serena Williams Goes Off on Chair Umpire in U.S. Open Final Loss

Serena Williams erupted on the court during the U.S. Open final … but it didn’t help her win. Serena confronted the chair judge after receiving a coaching violation early in the second set Saturday … telling him she doesn’t cheat to win. But,…

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Serena Williams" Catsuit Ban Is Sexist, Anne White Knows from Experience

Ex-pro tennis player Anne White says she knows how Serena Williams feels about the ban on her catsuit at the French Open .. because she went through the exact same thing back in the ’80s.  White famously wore a body suit to play in Wimbledon…

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Roger Federer Hopes He"d Beat Serena In 1-on-1 Match

Roger Federer vs. Serena Williams. Who wins?  We got Fed outside UNIQLO in NYC on Wednesday and asked him straight-up. Obviously, Federer told us he’s betting on himself … but it begs the question, could Serena — the greatest female tennis…

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Serena Williams In Epic Dance Battle for Her Soul

A dance battle broke out on the streets of Queens on Tuesday — Good Vs. Evil — and the winner gets Serena Williams!! There was definitely a Luke Skywalker-type vibe with Serena — a bunch of “dark side” lookin’ dancers tried to dance-pull Serena…

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Serena Williams Says Postpartum Emotions Contributed to Tennis Loss

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Killer of Serena and Venus Williams" Half-Sister, Yetunde Price, Released from Prison

The gang member who murdered Yetunde Price — the half-sister of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams — is now a free man after serving 12 years in prison. Robert Maxfield was convicted of killing Price in 2003 in a drive-by shooting in Compton,…

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Common Backs Serena Williams, "Yes, She"s Being Discriminated Against"

Common is strongly siding with his ex-GF, Serena Williams – telling TMZ Sports someone is trying to “take her down” by drug testing her more than usual … and it’s all because she’s a black woman.  Hours before we spoke with…

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Serena Williams Claims "Discrimination" In Tennis Drug Tests

Serena Williams is furious at the “random” drug tests in her sport — claiming she’s been singled out by officials and tested more than any other player … and she’s saying it’s “discrimination.” The 36-year-old tennis superstar — who just came in…

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Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle watching Serena Williams At Wimbedon

Meghan Markle has friends in high places, and not just at the Palace … because she showed up to watch her good friend Serena Williams try to make some history. Meghan brought sister-in-law Kate Middleton along for the ride to sit in the peanut…

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Drake Cheering On Serena Williams At Wimbledon, Exes Can Be Friends!!

Drake is teaching the world a valuable lesson from a courtside seat at Serena Williams’ Wimbledon match Tuesday … exes don’t have to hate each other!! The “In My Feelings” rapper was all about cheering on his former flame during her tilt…

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Meghan Markle Brings Serena Williams to Prince Harry"s Polo Match

If you’re gonna play great you might as well have one of the greatest of all time watching you, which is what happened over the weekend when Serena Williams turned up to watch Prince Harry play polo. Meghan Markle brought her ol’ pal Serena and her…

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Serena Williams is Not Too Injured for Disneyland!

Serena Williams doesn’t seem too bummed about pulling out of the French Open — in fact, she’s nursing her injury at Disneyland!!! The tennis superstar rounded up her family — Mom, hubby and daughter — and went to Disneyland Paris on Thursday ……

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Serena Williams Pulls Out of Maria Sharapova Match Due to Injury

NOOOOO!!!!! Serena Williams’ highly-anticipated showdown with Maria Sharapova at the French Open ain’t happening on Monday … after Serena pulled out of the match due to an injury. It’s a total bummer for the tennis world … which has…

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