{"id":215754,"date":"2026-01-09T16:20:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/09\/serena-williams-accused-of-skin-bleaching-defended-by-husband\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T16:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:20:17","slug":"serena-williams-accused-of-skin-bleaching-defended-by-husband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/09\/serena-williams-accused-of-skin-bleaching-defended-by-husband\/","title":{"rendered":"Serena Williams Accused of Skin-Bleaching, Defended by Husband"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>She didn\u2019t really bleach her skin, did she?<\/p>\n<p>A recent photo of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/serena-williams-cotton-decor-hotel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Serena Williams<\/a> is drawing accusations that she used skin-lightening treatments.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s show down these claims. Her husband is shooting down these claims.<\/p>\n<p>But some aren\u2019t buying that it\u2019s a question of lighting and photography. Take a look for yourself: <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Serena Williams in November 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-544846 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_01-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Serena Williams attends the 2025 Baby2Baby Gala presented by Paul Mitchell on November 08, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Monica Schipper\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-this-discourse-began-with-a-wedding-photo\">This discourse began with a wedding photo<\/h2>\n<p>To start from the beginning, Venus Williams is married!<\/p>\n<p>Initially, she and actor-producer Andrea Preti held a wedding in Ischia, Italy in September of lat year.<\/p>\n<p>On December 19, just three months and one day later, they <em>officially <\/em>married.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, the guest list included family \u2014 like her sister, Serena.<\/p>\n<p>Serena and her husband, Alexis Ohanian, posed with their two daughters, 8-year-old Olympia and 2-year-old Adira.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTLGtY8EVfP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>As you can see in the photo above, both girls wore matching powder blue dresses where Serena wore white.<\/p>\n<p>(Remember, the rule to never wear white or off-white to a wedding has a major exception: the bride\u2019s permission)<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, the entire family looked beautiful. Especially Serena herself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoy does not always roar sometimes it whispers. It important to savor those sweet moments\u2026\u201d she captioned photos of the event as she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTLGtY8EVfP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted<\/a> them.<\/p>\n<p>Serena explained: \u201cI love this picture so I wanted to share it with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_02-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Serena Williams in April 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-544847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_02-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_02-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_02-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_02-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_02-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_02-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_02-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_02-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_02-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Serena Williams in April 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-544847 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_02-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_02-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_02-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_02-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_02-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_02-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_02-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_02-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_02-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Serena Williams attends the 2025 Time100 Gala on April 24, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Cindy Ord\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-did-she-bleach-her-skin\">Did she bleach her skin?<\/h2>\n<p>Unfortunately, a series of comments accused Serena of using skin-lightening treatments.<\/p>\n<p>Skin bleaching is an extremely complex topic \u2014 though the impact of it is very simple: it\u2019s bad.<\/p>\n<p>It is a result of racism, yes. But the practice is also a result of colorism, some of which predated European colonialism and the invention of racism.<\/p>\n<p>These bleaching products range from creams to a series of laser treatments. Even if they weren\u2019t bad for you, these are culturally and socially damaging practices that reinforce extremely harmful concepts.<\/p>\n<p>Did Serena do it? She\u2019s denied it in the past. And so, too, does husband Alexis Ohanian.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_alexisohanian_tweet_01.png\" alt=\"A dark mode screenshot of an Alexis Ohanian tweet.\" class=\"wp-image-544845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_alexisohanian_tweet_01.png 890w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_alexisohanian_tweet_01-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_alexisohanian_tweet_01-768x305.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_alexisohanian_tweet_01.png\" alt=\"A dark mode screenshot of an Alexis Ohanian tweet.\" class=\"wp-image-544845 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_alexisohanian_tweet_01.png 890w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_alexisohanian_tweet_01-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_alexisohanian_tweet_01-768x305.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_alexisohanian_tweet_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In a tweet, Alexis Ohanian challenged anyone who would accuse his wife of using skin-bleaching products.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Twitter)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Alexis, who is for some reason still using the cesspool previously known as Twitter, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alexisohanian\/status\/2008568083712241766\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tweeted<\/a> a response to the speculation about his wife\u2019s skin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere are all the comments from idiots who don\u2019t understand how photography lighting works,\u201d he challenged.<\/p>\n<p>One user replied: \u201cAlexis wants Black people to believe we don\u2019t know what photography lighting looks like vs blatant skin lightening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He fired back: \u201cOr: photos from the same event can look different based on lighting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the record, lighting, photography equipment, and makeup are almost always more likely explanations for someone appearing to have different skin tone.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Serena Williams at the 2025 Met Gala.\" class=\"wp-image-544848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_03-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_03-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_03-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_03-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Serena Williams at the 2025 Met Gala.\" class=\"wp-image-544848 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_03-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_03-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_03-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_03-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0109_serenawilliams_03-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Serena Williams attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating \u201cSuperfine: Tailoring Black Style\u201d at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Dia Dipasupil\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-not-always-making-good-choices-is-not-the-same-as-making-every-mistake-possible\">Not always making good choices is not the same as making EVERY mistake possible<\/h2>\n<p>To be clear, Serena has made controversial choices in the past.<\/p>\n<p>For example, she has confessed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/serena-williams-admits-zepbound-weight-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">using GLP-1 injections<\/a>, even doing paid promotions for the controversial luxury weight loss products.<\/p>\n<p>As an adult, she chose to become baptized as a Jehovah\u2019s Witness. This has drawn nuanced criticism from Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses survivors, though others <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/todayilearned\/comments\/16ayct6\/comment\/jza676w\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">defend<\/a> Serena by pointing out that she has likely only seen a watered-down version of the controversial sect.<\/p>\n<p>However, those difficult-to-understand decisions do not mean that she has also bleached her skin.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\">The 2015 \u201cthe dress\u201d incident should really have shown more people that their impressions of a photo at first glance are not always accurate.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/serena-williams-skin-lightening-accusations-husband\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes She didn\u2019t really bleach her skin, did she? A recent photo of Serena Williams is drawing accusations that she used skin-lightening treatments. She\u2019s show down these claims. Her husband is shooting down these claims. But some aren\u2019t buying that it\u2019s a question of lighting and photography. Take a look for yourself: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":215755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-215754","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215754\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/215755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}