Serena Williams Claimed That She And Her Kids Were Denied Entry To A Restaurant In Paris

[Coventina]

In "Celebrities are gonna Celebrity" news:

Serena Williams complained in a xitter:

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. 🙄,

Turns out, the Michelin-starred restaurant was fully booked when she walked in without a reservation....

Seriously, who does that? Empty tables do not mean they are not spoken for, especially in that kind of place.

Michelin star, during the Olympics, no reservation....and she tries to shame them by name?

Not cool!! I expected better of you, Serena!!

The restaurant responded:

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.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/leylamohammed/serena-williams-denied-entry-restaurant-paris-response

[madaboutharry]

1. She travels in a very privileged circle and she should know better.

I have never eaten in a Michelin star restaurant (lol), but I know better than to walk in without a reservation.

Hell, there are places in the city I live in that I know I will need a reservation.

[Irish_Dem]

8. Even regular restaurants require reservations on holidays or special events.

And higher priced restaurants may requite reservations on the weekends.

[Skittles]

2. disappointing she didn't confer with management before complaining on Twitter

makes her look entitled and clueless

[Coventina]

3. It's one of the biggest problems with social media. It gives you an instant platform to mouth off

while you're heated up, or misinformed, or lacking context.

Doing a hot take while you're angry can make you look like an idiot.

Before cell phones and social media, she would have probably received a phone call from the manager at her hotel explaining the situation and none of this would have been broadcast to the public.

[Skittles]

10. that is indeed a rule EVERYONE should learn

NEVER EMAIL, POST, TEXT when you're angry - cool off a bit first

[TwilightZone]

4. She may have...

And complained anyway.

[Skittles]

11. well

that would make her an even bigger asshole

[msongs]

5. dont you know who I am? nt

[Irish_Dem]

6. If your net worth is $300 million, these are the heartbreaking problems you face.

A Michelin star restaurant which is booked during a global event in their city,
doesn't magically make a table appear for you the second you show up.

And your children have to witness it.

Such a tragedy.

[North Shore Chicago]

7. Respect and admire her tennis skills, but.....

as a human being, she's not as up to snuff.

She has berated judges, broken rackets. Venus is a much better sportswoman.

[TomSlick]

9. It's not a good look to trumpet how entitled you think yourself.

Bad form.

[JoseBalow]

12. The restaurant name, L'Oiseau Blanc, means The White Bird

The White Bird was a French Levasseur PL.8 biplane that disappeared in 1927 during an attempt to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight between Paris and New York City...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L'Oiseau_Blanc

[hlthe2b]

13. Celebrity culture...

Disappointing particularly with Serena--who I've loved following for years, but...