Serena Williams is calling out a Paris restaurant for allegedly denying her family access.
On Monday (August 5), the 42-year-old retired tennis legend, who has been in Paris for the 2024 Olympics, took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to call out The Peninsula Paris for allegedly denying her family access to the rooftop restaurant.
Keep reading to find out more…“Yikes @peninsulaparis I’ve been denied access to rooftop to eat in a empty restaurant of nicer places ???? but never with my kids. Always a first. ????#Olympic2024,” Serena wrote along with a photo outside the venue.
After getting called out, The Peninsula Paris responded to Serena.
“Dear Mrs. Williams, Please accept our deepest apologies for the disappointment you encountered tonight,” the venue wrote. “Unfortunately, our rooftop bar was indeed fully booked and the only unoccupied tables you saw belonged to our gourmet restaurant, L’Oiseau Blanc, which was fully reserved.”
In a follow-up tweet, they wrote, “We have always been honored to welcome you and will always be to welcome you again. The Peninsula Paris.”
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Dear Mrs. Williams,
Please accept our deepest apologies for the disappointment you encountered tonight.
Unfortunately, our rooftop bar was indeed fully booked and the only unoccupied tables you saw belonged to our gourmet restaurant, L’Oiseau Blanc, which was fully reserved.— The Peninsula Paris (@peninsulaparis) August 5, 2024
