Trouble Makers: Serena Williams & Oprah?
Uh-oh. Serena’s naked ESPN pics make cause her to lose her tennis title and some mula:
While fans are loving the open stance of the tennis ace, the International Tennis Federation is not amused. The ITA is contemplating stripping the world no. 1 of her berth in the 2010 Australian Open. Further, she can be banned and fined $500,000.
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Another pic from the issue:
Serena said in the issue:
“My thighs… I think they’re too big. And also my arms are too muscular. They’re too thick,” said Serena, adding that women should know that they could be any size, and yet “be beautiful both inside and out.”
Well bravo to her for being real but brave at the same time.
News on Oprah and the mile-high club when you read the rest…
A flight attendant on Oprah’s private jet is suing Ms. O for firing her. Apparently the other two flight attendants (one being Gayle King’s daughter) told O that chick joined the mile high club while on O’s plane. And with the head pilot nonetheless. So, according to her, Oprah fired her and now she wants $300k in damages. Here’s the details:
Corrine Gehrls has sued Harpo, Inc. and fellow flight attendants Myron Gooch and Kirby Bumpus for the claimed wrongful termination. In her legal filing, Gehrls says she and Chief Pilot Terry Pansing had a on-going dispute with Gooch over work schedules. It became so heated, Gooch “recruited” Bumpus to join him in a plot to get the two fired. Bumpus is the daughter of Oprah’s best friend Gayle King.
According to the document, “Gooch and Bumpus falsely told Winfrey and Harpo that on the June 14, 2009 Harpo flight, the passengers on which included Winfrey and Bumpus, Pansing and Gehrls had been observed having inappropriate intimate conduct outside the cockpit of the plane.” The pair was terminated July 7.
Pansing and Gooch, on the advice of their respective attorneys, took polygraph examinations which they say proved they were truthful in their insistence they hadn’t joined the Mile High Club on Oprah’s plane. They presented the test results to Winfrey but she refused to reinstate them.
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Drama…
OnOct 11, 2009 at 11:08 am (Quote) | Reply |
WOW serena!!!!!!!!
OnOct 11, 2009 at 11:08 am (Quote) | Reply |
1st? Everyone must still be in church. Amen.
OnOct 11, 2009 at 11:09 am (Quote) | Reply |
Wow…they should stop hating on Serena….she should’ve been number one last year!…hugghh…haters i tell ya!
OnOct 11, 2009 at 11:14 am (Quote) | Reply |
Some men also posed in the Sports Illustrated Issue. Will they also be fined by some organization or get a negative backlash?
The topless pic - I can see how. But what is wrong with the bathing suit one? Many swimmers pose in SI like that. If she was a swimmer and not a tennis player, would it have been OK?
OnOct 11, 2009 at 11:15 am (Quote) | Reply |
Dam-e Girl!!!!!!!!!! Shorty is Bangging
OnOct 11, 2009 at 11:18 am (Quote) | Reply |
First off, they will do ANYTHING to take away the acheivements of black person! Serena earned that title and they shouldnt be allowed to strip it from her when she did something in such a classy way! Its amazing what some people will do to knock black people down.
Oprah is just mad ebcause she isnt getting any. And she should know by not that the only way she can fire that woman is by doing a thorough investigation. She cant fire someone off hear say. Just because its Gayles daughter doesnt make it correct info. Ugh…. this is one of the reasons she gets on my nerves. Hasnt she heard of the saying “innocent until proven guilty”!!! I would sue too
OnOct 11, 2009 at 11:19 am (Quote) | Reply |
As for the Oprah story, too many names and I don’t floow the story. Bumpus, Gooch, Pansing… who cares? And I do believe that the flight attendant joined the mile high club.
By the way, what is Kirby doing as a flight attendant on Oprah’s plane? She is a Stanford grad. That is the best job her godmother Oprah can find her?
Uhmmm….OK.
OnOct 11, 2009 at 11:21 am (Quote) | Reply |
Uhmmm…. Serena girl! You can’t diss your thighs and arms and then say that you hope women know they can be beautiful at any size. You are sounding a bit contradictory, ma!
OnOct 11, 2009 at 11:22 am (Quote) | Reply |
THEY DON’T DO ANYTHING TO MEN THAT DO IT MICHEAL JORDAN EVEN DID IT… THEY ALWAYS TREAT WOMAN LIKE THAT THEY DID THE SAME THING TO SOME SKI CHICK…
OnOct 11, 2009 at 11:25 am (Quote) | Reply |
Yikes re Serena AND That Chick DESERVES to be FIRE(d) - how Unprofessional.
OnOct 11, 2009 at 11:26 am (Quote) | Reply |
Anything to try and keep a black woman down. Smh. They’re just mad because she’s beating them at their own game. Literally!
OnOct 11, 2009 at 11:37 am (Quote) | Reply |
The ITA need to stop. This ain’t a Playboy or Hustler photoshoot! It’s ESPN, who do this every year to simply celebrate the athletic body! I wonder if this were Sharapova or even Kornikova would they be thinking this harshly about punishment? I just think the tennis world critiques Serena way too much and I love how she goes out there and earns her ranking and titles despite it!
OnOct 11, 2009 at 11:42 am (Quote) | Reply |
I agree with you on this. This issue includes ALL sports and some of the most popular athletes in their respective sport are in the magazine doing the same thing.
Keep doing your thing Serena.
OnOct 11, 2009 at 11:51 am (Quote) | Reply |
Totally agree! They need to back up off Serena!
OnOct 11, 2009 at 11:53 am (Quote) | Reply |
i love serena williams.
they do love 2 single her out, tho. 4 reals. posing nude cant NOT make u the # 1 player.
DID I MENTION I LOVE SERENA WILLIAMS?
OnOct 11, 2009 at 12:00 pm (Quote) | Reply |
AGREED! GO SERENA!
OnOct 11, 2009 at 12:02 pm (Quote) | Reply |
for real! and think about it: as SOON as a black woman shows as much as a nipple, folks wanna freak the fuck out and try to take things away from them, but these slutty ass miss america WHITE girls do nude pics and still keep their title? I CALL BULLSHIT. *rolls eyes*
OnOct 11, 2009 at 12:08 pm (Quote) | Reply |
you can fire someone for whatever reason, you don’t need a reason. Oprah is not going to have to pay $300k in damages! LOL
Serena should not be sued - mess -
OnOct 11, 2009 at 12:09 pm (Quote) | Reply |
when a white women does it’s art and she’s a sex symbol but when a black woman does it’s trash and she’s called a hoe. I’m tired of these double standards. If they’re gonna treat Serena this way then they need to ban all the woman who play sports from doin these types of magazines
OnOct 11, 2009 at 12:17 pm (Quote) | Reply |
Umm….they’re going too far with this Serena thing. Like others mentioned above, they really need to stop hatin, for real. If this was any other tenis player, they would have nothing to say about it.
OnOct 11, 2009 at 12:21 pm (Quote) | Reply |
ive lost all respect for ms Williams…i mean didnt she learn from ciara…smh
OnOct 11, 2009 at 12:41 pm (Quote) | Reply |
The ITA is contemplating stripping the world no. 1 of her berth in the 2010 Australian Open. - what does stripping her of her berth mean?
Personally, I’m a little torn about pics like this - on one hand its cool to see a different kind of body instead of uber thin, white ones, on another hand, WHY? Why is the only way for a woman to be declared beautiful is to strip all your clothes off?
OnOct 11, 2009 at 12:41 pm (Quote) | Reply |
RACISTS!!! THE ITA has been waiting to get rid of her because she is black and so good they are just looking for petty issues, cant stand a black person doing so well in society blady racists. what does a magazine cover have to do with anything? Go Serena. $500 000 fine my ass.
OnOct 11, 2009 at 12:47 pm (Quote) | Reply |
You can’t keep black women down! It’s 2009, stop trying to! Serena posing naked and tastefully so, has no dire impact on the tennis world nor on her playing abilities. People need to cut the BS and stop trying to hault or discredit the achievements of black people. Serena’s been dominating the game for over ten years now..LIVE WITH IT. If you don’t like it, stop trying to regulate nonsense, and STEP YA’ GAME UP!
OnOct 11, 2009 at 12:54 pm (Quote) | Reply |
Serena is trippin’. I know a whole heap of men who think she’s fly. Watch tennis to see her flop around and everything.
I’m not sure what state the suit was filed in, but if it’s like mine Oprah can terminate whomever she chooses. It’s hard to prove things like that. That lady may as well look for another job and sit down somewhere.
OnOct 11, 2009 at 1:03 pm (Quote) | Reply |
serena is love by people around the world like me for being a great tennis player she is a beatiful woman
OnOct 11, 2009 at 1:22 pm (Quote) | Reply |
I love Serena. Its true tho, the media tries to do my girl dirty, but I am so proud that with all the negativity us black women go thru living in a white world. We still do our thing and have an impact so thank you Serena.
OnOct 11, 2009 at 1:23 pm (Quote) | Reply |
Serena looks amazing. It’s nice to see how beautiful a natural body looks.
OnOct 11, 2009 at 1:33 pm (Quote) | Reply |
those of us outside the U.S we love and support serena she is a good role model for us and think she is done so much for tennis
OnOct 11, 2009 at 1:41 pm (Quote) | Reply |
Do they have a “morality” clause built into the sport? I am guess not!! I would love to see them try to do this because I am pretty sure she would have a major case for a lawsuit. Hypocrites!!
OnOct 11, 2009 at 3:17 pm (Quote) | Reply |
No one is fining Serena for taking those pictures. She has taken some that are worse than those. The fine and ban would be for her outburst at the US Open, they said at the time that she would be receiving additional penalties from the ITF for the way she came at the line judge.
OnOct 11, 2009 at 4:44 pm (Quote) | Reply |
Serena has always been concerned about her body. I am happy she is showing it off. She is not gonna do Playboy. She is wearing a swimming suit in one and all her important bits are covered in the 2nd. If she has kick butt in her tournaments HOW DARE, ITA charge her $500,000 this is clearly Racism. Clearly. Where in the rules does it state thou shalt not wear a swimming suit. All those Russian and Eastern Europe Trashie Tennis stars are running about TOP LESS in Russia and East Europe media and now they are picking on and bullying Serena…and if Serena reacts they will say she is aggressive and argumentative. WTA should back SERENA 100% , this is out of order and misogynistic of the ITA.
OnOct 11, 2009 at 5:21 pm (Quote) | Reply |
how could they punish Serena for that? CRAZY!! arent there a couple of wanna be model chics playing tennis. GTFOH!!!
OnOct 11, 2009 at 5:57 pm (Quote) | Reply |
she look like a damn tranny
OnOct 11, 2009 at 6:29 pm (Quote) | Reply |
Serena looks like she could hurt someone
OnOct 11, 2009 at 6:44 pm (Quote) | Reply |
Ummm…I think she was saying she does not think she is perfect and has flaws….
I personally don’t know how she assumed going topless wasn’t gonna cause a stir…let’s be real.
OnOct 11, 2009 at 7:05 pm (Quote) | Reply |
ok please tell me if im wrong but wasnt their some whit tennis player that was in playboy not 2 long ago? But since shes a black female who is on top they want 2 make a big deal about it.seriously they are gettin on my nerves with how much they are coin down on her lately! Serena is a grown ass woman and should b treated as such
OnOct 11, 2009 at 7:43 pm (Quote) | Reply |
THEY JUST HAD TO PICK THE UGLIEST ATHLETES TO DO A MAGAZINE PHOTOSHOOT! LMFAO
OnOct 11, 2009 at 9:42 pm (Quote) | Reply |
Serena looks great but sports federations have ethics standards for their athletes and she needs to act like a world class athlete not a video ho. She is more in love with fame and being a sex kitten than a sports professional. You never see any other athlete of this calibre carrying on the way she does. She needs to check herself because if they can’t beat you on the court they will beat you down with the rules. Black folks always gotta run out.
OnOct 11, 2009 at 9:46 pm (Quote) | Reply |
serena’s a goddess….no homo LOL
OnOct 11, 2009 at 9:52 pm (Quote) | Reply |
serena looks good and she represents us very good. and where are the rule books that have it already spelled out that you can’t do a photo spread for the largest sports magazine in the world espn. you know that old devil is about a mean s/b all of the time . serena take them to the supreme court if they keep trash talking to you some people are always looking for something to try and bring a person down. and serena if you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything , you stand your groung with them. you have a right to express yourself as long as its tasteful they have new adds coming out for different medical things and whats the different.and a year or so ago they had a lot of women pass a certain age to all pose nude for another cause.
OnOct 11, 2009 at 9:52 pm (Quote) | Reply |
serena looks good and she represents us very good. and where are the rule books that have it already spelled out that you can’t do a photo spread for the largest sports magazine in the world espn. you know that old devil is about a mean s/b all of the time . serena take them to the supreme court if they keep trash talking to you some people are always looking for something to try and bring a person down. and serena if you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything , you stand your groung with them. you have a right to express yourself as long as its tasteful they have new adds coming out for different medical things and whats the different.and a year or so ago they had a lot of women pass a certain age to all pose nude for another cause.
OnOct 11, 2009 at 10:01 pm (Quote) | Reply |
serena can retire from tennis if she wnats too. she knows very well the rules of engagement in the world of tennis. she knows how she is supposed to act on and off the court and while shes not on that tennis court she can dance on a stripper pole if she wants to, and she should have her hands off into all of the different ventures that she can muster, serena go and pose your beautifyl body on sports ill. now if this had been any ot hte other girls there would have not been a darn peep out of them, to hell they preach they are talking about how nice it was to be featured in the espn because of serena williams being on the cover on the bull riders right now on the tube.
OnOct 11, 2009 at 10:01 pm (Quote) | Reply |
serena can retire from tennis if she wnats too. she knows very well the rules of engagement in the world of tennis. she knows how she is supposed to act on and off the court and while shes not on that tennis court she can dance on a stripper pole if she wants to, and she should have her hands off into all of the different ventures that she can muster, serena go and pose your beautifyl body on sports ill. now if this had been any ot hte other girls there would have not been a darn peep out of them, to hell they preach they are talking about how nice it was to be featured in the espn because of serena williams being on the cover on the bull riders right now on the tube.
OnOct 11, 2009 at 10:02 pm (Quote) | Reply |
BEAUTY IS IN THE EYES OF THE BEHOLDER.
OnOct 11, 2009 at 10:28 pm (Quote) | Reply |
We as Black people know that these federations are going to come hard on us! She should not have done this!
Dang, people, get it together!
OnOct 11, 2009 at 11:12 pm (Quote) | Reply |
Agreed–they’re looking for any and everything to discredit your image and integrity. Serena should have known this. But she does look beautiful.
OnOct 12, 2009 at 12:18 am (Quote) | Reply |
As opposed to the dozens of other athlete’s that posed for this body edition?
Are they all whores, or just Serena?
OnOct 12, 2009 at 12:27 am (Quote) | Reply |
I agree. These photos are VERY tasteful and its ESPN mag for God’s sake! It’s not playboy. Ok there is some true hating going on here.
OnOct 12, 2009 at 3:00 am (Quote) | Reply |
Ahh Exactly!!! This story came all the way from New Dehli? Seriously?? I still think that fine is way to harsh for her tirade. She should have the chance to defend her titles, they should just make her play in a bunch of smaller tournaments!
OnOct 12, 2009 at 4:35 am (Quote) | Reply |
LOVE SERENA!! HATE HER FEET!!
OnOct 12, 2009 at 6:35 am (Quote) | Reply |
Serena looks great, the International Tennis Federation needs to STFU and take a seat! They never have shit to say when “other” athletes do stuff like this, now they wanna hate on Serena - C’mon SON GTFOH w/THAT!
OnOct 12, 2009 at 8:31 am (Quote) | Reply |
The Pic looks nice & whats the big deal she has a great body. & yeah everytime a black person does something it’s like HOW DARE THEY!! this shit is silly
OnOct 12, 2009 at 8:31 am (Quote) | Reply |
To bad money makes you lose all respect for yourself. If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything. Serena had all young girls, black and white looking up to her. What does this say to those girls? Greed will make you do anything. Not only Serena but other stars who have posed nude and are not concerned about how their children’s friends are are going to tease and ridicule them about their parents being on the internet nude. Lets prepare
ourselves to teach respect to the next generation.
OnOct 12, 2009 at 8:59 am (Quote) | Reply |
She is in great shape, but a too masculine. She needs to soften it up a bit. I’m just sayin……
OnOct 12, 2009 at 10:46 am (Quote) | Reply |
Nudity is not a bad thing. She is not showing anything that wouldn’t be covered by a bathing suit. There should be beauty and pride in the human body. Making children feel like their bodies are shameful is what leads to low self-esteem. There is a such thing as tasteful nudity and I think the photos are beautiful. In Serena’s case, we know that sister is paid beyond the sport of tennis so greed is hardly her motivation.
ITA is just trying to punish Serena even more for the US Open incident. I say, go on and add more fuel to Ms. Williams’ fire.
OnOct 12, 2009 at 10:46 am (Quote) | Reply |
I am secretly hating on Serena….her body is SICK!!! I’m putting this pic of her on my refrig as a way to lose weight
OnOct 12, 2009 at 11:04 am (Quote) | Reply |
Y should she be fired & how is this unprofessional???? If they strip away her title & fine her that would be some effin bull sh*t, flippn’ playa hataz…….
OnOct 12, 2009 at 12:43 pm (Quote) | Reply |
International Tennis Federation needs to stop hating on Serena. She is embracing her black beauty. At the same time she is promoting something positive. It not like she is on the cover of playboy. Because she is making money they want to strip her of her earnings. Shame on ITF. If it was a women of ANOTHER race I think the media would have glorified the shoot rather than hate. Serena do your thing…cuss when you get mad and show some skin to increase that revenue. Keep doing you. holla!!!!
OnOct 12, 2009 at 1:11 pm (Quote) | Reply |
Male sports players model all the freaking time, they really need to stop hating!
OnOct 12, 2009 at 2:02 pm (Quote) | Reply |
Okay, can I ask the question its okay for white women to pose nude in play boy or for Demi more to pose nude pregnant its considered art. But if a black woman does it she has to loose her title; sounds like Mrs. America all over again.
OnOct 12, 2009 at 7:07 pm (Quote) | Reply |
There are girls on tour currently that have posed for Playboy. They need to get real. ESPN is a sports magazine. They know that Serena is an audience draw and the bottom line is an event without her means less money for them. It’s a bunch of hot air.
OnOct 13, 2009 at 12:45 pm (Quote) | Reply |
They are just mad because we dominate any sport we play in. Oh please. The pics were tastefully done. Look how revealing some of the other tennis players outfits are.
OnOct 13, 2009 at 6:17 pm (Quote) | Reply |
Phewww! When I read that headline I thought Oprah was gonna be naked, too! That was a close one.
OnOct 13, 2009 at 6:20 pm (Quote) | Reply |
As to Serena being fined for nudity, tennis is the only sport where upskirt shots are guaranteed whenever the women are playing. Gimme a break!
OnOct 14, 2009 at 3:33 pm (Quote) | Reply |
point blank she makes to much money to have to resort to this. entertainers and artist who careers are failing (yes0- serena no. this is really below her. back shot was nice though. one on the floor is horrible
what i tell the black celebs about leting white media and corporations use you? it neevr pays period. you earn all thismoney and did not have to pose nude at all. now they find a way to take your money you earned back?
they do it to all black celebs, period.
Too many black millionaires so they want their damn money back. the dumb black celebs we have (especially athletes and rappers) give it right back to them.
they should really read the book “40 million dollar slaves”.
DUMB AZZEZ!!!!
OnOct 14, 2009 at 7:25 pm (Quote) | Reply |
her body is sick!