‘King Richard’ Review: Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis Inspire as Venus and Serena Williams’ Eye-on-the-Prize Parents

Little Olympia Ohanian’s side eye game is strong. Serena Williams shared a series of sweet snapshots with daughter Olympia, 4, and husband Alexis Ohanian on Instagram on Wednesday, Sept. 22. The tennis star, 39, and her Reddit co-founder husband, 38, give Olympia big kisses in the photos — and she looks so unbothered by her parents.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorWill Smith starrer “King Richard” will close the AFI Fest on Nov. 14 at the TCL Chinese Theatre, the American Film Institute announced Wednesday.Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, the film follows Richard Williams, the father of Venus and Serena Williams, and his life raising the champion athletes.

Will Smith’s “King Richard,” in which he plays the father of tennis greats Venus and Serena Williams, will close the 2021 AFI Fest, it was announced on Wednesday.The Closing Night screening will take place on Nov. 14 at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

Alexis Ohanian showed his support for wife Serena Williams during the 2021 Met Gala by being her date, and by wearing a $283,000 NFT inspired by the tennis star on the lapel of his tuxedo. On Monday, the couple was photographed posing on the red carpet at the Met Gala, with Williams wearing a lace full-length bodysuit and pink and black feathered cape by Gucci while the Reddit founder opted for a simple black tuxedo.

Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka are heading out after the 2021 Met Gala!

The perfect date night! The long-awaited Met Gala took place on Monday, September 13, serving as the perfect situation for stars to step out with their significant others.

Kids sure say the darndest things.

Serena Williams has descended upon the 2021 Met Gala! The tennis pro sported another stunning look at this year's event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday. Williams, who co-chaired the Met Gala in 2019 with Lady Gaga, Harry Styles and Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele, arrived on Monday wearing a chic bodysuit and elaborate feathered cape by Gucci. «It definitely took me a while… a couple hours,» she told reporters on the red carpet of pulling her «super hero»-esque look

Though Serena Williams opted not to partake in the U.S. Open due to injury, that didn’t mean she didn’t enjoy all that New York City had to offer. As Emma Raducanu defeated Leylah Annie Fernandez during Saturday’s women’s final, Serena, 39, spent some quality time with her husband, Alexis Ohanian, on a sweet date. Alexis, 38, took Serena for a romantic tour around Central Park in Manhattan on Sept. 11, riding side-by-side in one of the park’s famous horse-drawn carriages.

TELLURIDE – For those of us lucky enough to attend Cannes, there was a genuine sense of euphoria about returning to an in-person film festival following the pandemic forced cancellation in 2020. Returning to Telluride, which only featured a historic “Nomadland” outdoor screening last year, due to said pandemic, warmed the heart.

Serena Williams, 39, is teaching her daughter Olympia, 4, how to bake! The tennis champ shared an Instagram video that featured her and the tot wearing white tops and pink skirts while standing in a kitchen and making a colorful cake on Sept. 5. In the clip, the proud mom asks her little girl what she’s making and she excitingly responds with, “rainbow cake” while mixing the ingredients in a bowl.

Serena Williams' daughter Olympia Ohanian is giving out piano lessons, and her mother is her first pupil. The tennis pro shared a TikTok that featured her daughter, whom she shares with husband Alexis Ohanian, teaching her which keys to hit. Both sporting matching Nike merch, Serena sits beside Olympia at the piano as she gets instructions.

Will Smith hits a winner with King Richard. Playing the driven, eccentric and controversial father of budding tennis prodigies Venus and Serena Williams in the late 1980s and 1990s, the protean actor finds a new gear as he inhabits a complicated and gutsy man who trailblazes a path for two highly talented girls in their early teens in a sport where Black aspirants were virtually unheard of, especially in the female ranks.