When Serena Williams took to social media Monday to slam a 5-star Parisian hotel for not giving her and her family a table at its famed rooftop restaurant, she initially received widespread support from people who expressed surprise that the establishment couldn’t find a way to accommodate the tennis legend. But then The Peninsula Hotel responded with an apology for Williams’ “disappointment,” as well as an explanation that its rooftop bar and restaurant were fully booked and couldn’t accommodate guests, including Williams, who didn’t have a reservation. That’s when people began posting replies to her X post , calling her an “arrogant,” “entitled,” “narcissistic” celebrity who seemed to believe that other diners should lose their tables or be inconvenienced to please her.
“There is literally nothing more entitled than walking into @peninsulaparis during tourist (season) and the Olympics, expecting a table to be ready for you,” one person wrote . Another said , “There might be something else going on in Paris..
.. Maybe not everything is about you? Just a thought.
” The 23-time Grand Slam champion has been in Paris for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, accompanied by her husband, Alexis Ohanian, and their daughters, Olympia, 6, and Adira, 1. The retired athlete participated in the opening ceremony’s torch relay. In Williams’ original post, which was viewed more than 5 million times, she wrote: “Yikes @peninsulaparis.
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