The Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef is the gift that just keeps on giving. The tennis match of diss tracks has now spawned into a disagreement between Serena Williams’ husband, Alexis Ohanian, and former ESPN sports pundit Jason Whitlock.

Behind legendary tennis champion Serena Williams is her supportive husband. But Alexis Ohanian isn’t just her biggest fan—here’s what you need to know about the co-founder of Reddit!

Alexis Ohanian defended his wife, Serena Williams, following her surprise cameo in Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show. The Reddit co-founder first reacted to Williams’ performance the night of the show. “Pretty fantastic halftime show,” Ohanian wrote on X.

Serena Williams' husband, Alexis Ohanian, enjoyed the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show a little bit more than usual this year. During the 2025 championship game, Ohanian, 41, took to X to share his reaction to the halftime show starring Kendrick Lamar.

Serena Williams’ electrifying appearance during Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 Super Bowl halftime show performance may have been a historic moment, but it also attracted its fair share of criticism. However, her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, wasn’t about to let the negativity slide.

Despite the ESPN host's comments, the tennis pro's husband Alexis Ohanian celebrated his wife's Super Bowl cameo

The Reddit co-founder clapped back at a critic comparing his wife’s dance to “cracking a tasteless, X-rated joke inside a church.”

Alexis Ohanian responded directly to Stephen A. Smith after the media personality said on ESPN, “If I’m married and my wife is going to join trolling her ex…you don’t belong with me.”