Retired tennis legend Serena Williams has always had a wicked backhand, and she used that same concept to repel the belief that she bleached her skin

Accusations that Williams bleaches her skin were sparked after the retired athlete was captured in a viral video while volunteering at her daughter's school play. Williams explained that her skin appeared lighter than usual during the clip due to the fact she had been wearing "stage make-up".

Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Serena Williams recently took to social media to address some negative remarks circulating online about her, speaking out on the matter herself.

Serena Williams has called out her haters in a recent Instagram live as she denied bleaching her skin. The 43-year-old former tennis champion was subjected to heavy trolling regarding her skin color after she attended a school event,

Serena Williams called out “haters” who are suggesting she has attempted to whiten her skin. The retired tennis superstar denied claims she used bleach to lighten her skin tone in an Instagram Live makeup tutorial on Monday.

Serena Williams denies skin bleaching rumors during a live makeup tutorial for her beauty line, asserting satisfaction with her natural Black skin tone. She attributes any perceived variations in her appearance to sunlight and clarifies that she uses stage makeup for certain events.

Serena Williams addressed rumors about bleaching her skin, clarifying she has not altered her skin color and loves being a Black woman. She said she does not judge anyone who lightens their skin but she loves how she looks and she never bleached her skin to appear fairer.

Serena Williams always keeps it straight no matter what. During a recent live on social media, the pro athlete denied having her skin bleached, shutting down the rumors that she had altered he skin tone when she posed a clip of herself at a school event with her husband Alexis Ohanian,

Serena Williams hits back at ‘haters’ who claimed she bleaches her skin - ‘I don’t judge but you guys do,’ the tennis champion said