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Serena Williams reignited the controversy over Harrison Butker‘s contentious graduation speech about ladies being homemakers, whereas each had been attending Thursday evening’s 2024 ESPY Awards.
This is what occurred … the tennis legend walked onstage along with her sister, Venus, and actress Quinta Brunson to honor ladies’s sports activities throughout the occasion on the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.
Whereas they had been addressing the gang, Venus mentioned, “So, go ahead and enjoy women’s sports like you would any other sports, because they are sports.”
As Venus was speaking, Serena was laughing earlier than turning extra critical and instantly blasting the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs kicker … “Except you, Harrison Butker. We don’t need you.”
Brunson chimed in … “At all. Like, ever.”
Earlier, Butker was photographed arriving in a go well with and bow tie to the awards present. It is unclear what Butker’s response was to Serena taking a swipe at him.
You might recall … Butker made headlines in Could when he gave the graduation speech at Benedictine Faculty in Kansas, encouraging feminine graduates to turn into homemakers who elevate youngsters. The nationwide backlash was fast, particularly from skilled ladies within the office.
Throughout his speech, Butker — a staunch Catholic — additionally denounced the LGBTQ group and criticized President Joe Biden‘s stance in favor of abortion.
Regardless of all of the negativity, Butker defended his views and was unapologetic about his love for Catholicism and conventional American values.
#ESPYS24 host Serena Williams title dropping Caitlin Clark in her intro
“You are the Larry Bird in that you are an amazing player, you have ties to Indiana, and white people are really crazy about you” 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/Hz1nmFpfYF
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In the meantime, Serena — who hosted the ESPYs — gave a humorous monologue about WNBA phenom Caitlin Clark at one other level within the present.
She joked, “You are the Larry Bird in that you are an amazing player, you have ties to Indiana, and white people are really crazy about you.”
Secure to say … Serena was on hearth final evening!
