{"id":2320051,"date":"2024-08-06T14:25:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T18:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/serena-williams-whines-about-being-denied-access-to-hotel-restaurant-gets-brutal-fact-check-in-response\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T14:30:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T18:30:17","slug":"serena-williams-whines-about-being-denied-access-to-hotel-restaurant-gets-brutal-fact-check-in-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/serena-williams-whines-about-being-denied-access-to-hotel-restaurant-gets-brutal-fact-check-in-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Serena Williams Whines About Being \u2018Denied Access\u2019 to Hotel Restaurant, Gets Brutal Fact Check in Response"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fserena-williams-whines-about-being-denied-access-to-hotel-restaurant-gets-brutal-fact-check-in-response%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2320051&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In an incident that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kash-patel-denounces-biden-administration-for-keeping-name-in-redacted-fbi-trump-warrant-affidavit\/\" title=\"Kash Patel Denounces Biden Administration for Keeping Name in Redacted FBI Trump Warrant Affidavit\">drew widespread attention<\/a>, former\u200c tennis star Serena \u2062Williams expressed her frustration on social media \u2063after being denied a table at The Peninsula Hotel&#8217;s rooftop restaurant in Paris while attending with her family. Despite the restaurant appearing empty, Williams tweeted her disappointment, indicating that \u2064she had never encountered such treatment before. In response, the hotel clarified that their rooftop bar was fully booked \u2063and\u200d offered her an alternative outside table. This exchange sparked debate\u2064 online, with various users criticizing Williams for her reaction and \u2062suggesting \u200bshe\u2062 was out of line given that reservations had been made by\u200b other patrons. The incident follows other recent controversies involving Williams, including remarks made during the\u200d ESPYs that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-was-real-friend-and-former-employee-reveals-rush-limbaughs-journey-to-faith\/\" title=\"\u2018It Was Real\u2019: Friend And Former Employee Reveals Rush Limbaugh\u2019s Journey To Faith\">drew backlash<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>In a city crawling with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/travis-kelces-sister-in-law-refused-to-watch-super-bowl-after-superstition-kicked-in-hard\/\" title=\"Travis Kelce&#039;s sister-in-law skipped Super Bowl due to intense superstition\">world-famous athletes<\/a>, one had a public temper tantrum over not getting a table at a rooftop restaurant in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>Former tennis star Serena Williams slapped The Peninsula Hotel on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yikes @peninsulaparis I&rsquo;ve been denied access to rooftop to eat in a empty restaurant of nicer places but never with my kids. Always a first,&rdquo; Williams <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/serenawilliams\/status\/1820507655250850058\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yikes <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/peninsulaparis?\">@peninsulaparis<\/a> I&rsquo;ve been denied access to rooftop to eat in a empty restaurant of nicer places &#129760; but never with my kids. Always a first. &#128580;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Olympic2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Olympic2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lEGJR5WoEn\">pic.twitter.com\/lEGJR5WoEn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/serenawilliams\/status\/1820507655250850058?\">August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The restaurant replied that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/caitlin-clark-drops-classy-response-serena-williams-white-people-joke-causes-major-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Williams<\/a> could not grab what others already had booked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In response to Ms Williams&rsquo; tweet, for whom we have the utmost admiration and respect, as we do for all our esteemed guests, we reiterate our deepest apologies that we were not able to offer her a table at our rooftop bar when she arrived with her family and without a reservation,&rdquo; the hotel said in a statement, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/06\/sports\/paris-restaurant-responds-to-serena-williams-after-she-and-her-kids-were-denied-table-indeed-fully-booked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We do always try to make space for walk-in guests but sometimes this is not possible,&rdquo; the hotel said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dear Mrs. Williams,<br \/> Please accept our deepest apologies for the disappointment you encountered tonight.<br \/> Unfortunately, our rooftop bar was indeed fully booked and the only unoccupied tables you saw belonged to our gourmet restaurant, L&rsquo;Oiseau Blanc, which was fully reserved.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Peninsula Paris (@peninsulaparis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/peninsulaparis\/status\/1820533467358371858?\">August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On August 5th, our rooftop bar was indeed fully booked, and the only unoccupied tables at that time belonged to our gourmet restaurant, L&rsquo;Oiseau Blanc, which was also fully reserved,&rdquo; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As an alternative, Ms Williams was offered an outside table downstairs at the hotel&rsquo;s La&nbsp;Terrasse Kl&eacute;ber,&rdquo; the statement, which ran along the same lines as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/has-covid-19-made-americans-search-for-risk-free-life\/\" title=\"Has COVID-19 Made Americans Search For \u2018Risk Free\u2019 Life?\">public post<\/a> in response to Williams&rsquo;s public gripe, said.<\/p>\n<p>Of note, the eatery&rsquo;s response caused Williams&rsquo; original post to get slapped with a Community Note, fact-checking that Williams was not &ldquo;denied service&rdquo; because the restaurant was booked full.<\/p>\n<p>Many on X said Williams was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/riley-gaines-challenges-serena-williams-others-quit-scared-speak-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">out of line<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What did she expect? If &ldquo;Bob from Oklahoma&rdquo; had reservations at that restaurant for months, would Serena want &ldquo;Bob&rdquo; reservation, um, &ldquo;lost&rdquo; so she could take it because she is a rich elite? I am already getting sick of the elites and two-tier justice.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Meg&rsquo;s WHITE Privilege (rebranded frm Roger Todger) (@RogerTodger4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RogerTodger4\/status\/1820594906806526451?\">August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Oh no they treated you like you were one of the common folk?! Did you tell them who you are?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Enguerrand VII de Coucy (@ingelramdecoucy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ingelramdecoucy\/status\/1820579954691571883?\">August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nobody is more ostracized or victimized than people in the $300 million net worth club. It&rsquo;s truly remarkable how they carry on.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lex Jurgen (@Lex_Jurgen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lex_Jurgen\/status\/1820582554204037310?\">August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This was not the first time in recent weeks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/espys-host-serena-williams-fire-pathetic-white-people-jab-caitlin-clark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Williams<\/a> has opened her mouth and been criticized for it.<\/p>\n<p>In June, she hosted the ESPYs and made a racially charged dig at Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;white people&rdquo;<br \/> a shame Serena had to go there, she should do better<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Room 1408 (@mp4995491) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mp4995491\/status\/1811566264147407020?\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Caitlin, you are the Larry Bird [of the WNBA] in that you are an amazing player, you have ties to Indiana, and, uh, white people are really crazy about you,&rdquo; Williams said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Former tennis player Serena Williams criticized The Peninsula Hotel on social media, posting, \u201cYikes @peninsulaparis I\u2019ve been denied access to the rooftop to eat in an empty restaurant of nicer places but never with my kids. Always a first.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The restaurant responded by explaining that Williams could not take tables that were already reserved by others. They expressed their admiration for her and apologized for not being able to accommodate her family without a reservation. The hotel clarified that while they strive to accommodate walk-in guests, it isn&#8217;t always feasible.<\/p>\n<p>They noted that on August 5th, the rooftop bar was fully booked and the only available tables belonged to their gourmet restaurant, L\u2019Oiseau Blanc, which was also completely reserved. As an alternative, they offered Williams an outdoor table at La Terrasse Kl\u00e9ber downstairs.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, the response from the eatery led to Williams&#8217; original post receiving a Community Note indicating she was not &#8220;denied service&#8221; since the venue was fully booked. Many users on X criticized her actions as inappropriate given the circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Comments included skepticism about whether she expected special treatment over someone like &#8220;Bob from Oklahoma,&#8221; who had made reservations long in advance. Others remarked on how out of touch wealthy individuals can be when faced with common situations.<\/p>\n<p>This incident wasn&#8217;t Williams&#8217; first brush with controversy recently; she faced backlash in June for making racially charged comments while hosting the ESPYs regarding Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark&#8217;s popularity among white fans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2320052,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/williams-vs-paris.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36238,13420,37348,34841,37349],"class_list":["post-2320051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-celebrity-news","tag-fact-check","tag-hotel-incident","tag-serena-williams","tag-social-media-reactions"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/williams-vs-paris.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2320051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320051\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2320052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2320051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2320051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2320051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}