- Sabrina Williams, Serena’s half-sister to Venus Williams, blasted the biopic during a Central Recorder interview.
- Sabrina claims Richard Williams abandoned the family she was eight years old.
- She also stated that Will Smith should be. “ashamed of himself”Thank you for your participation in the film.
In a recent interview, Serena Williams and Venus Williams’ half sister Sabrina Williams talked about Richard Williams. Central Recorder.
Sabrina (57), slammed “King Richard,”Reinaldo Marc Green was accused by Reinaldo of leaving out Richard’s first family. She claimed that Richard had left them. Will Smith portrays Richard in the film, released November 19.
“It’s a comedy, no?”She spoke to Niamh Cavanagh, Central Recorder. “How can you make a movie by telling half the story?”
“It suddenly starts with dad and his new wife Oracene and their children. It’s like nothing happened before,”She went on.
“I think the title is completely over the top,”Sabrina said. “He thinks he’s the king of the world, but no one that’s ever been around him thinks he’s King Richard. It is an outrageous title, but to truth be told, it fits him.”
Richard, 79 and Sabrina’s mom Betty Johnson were married in Los Angeles in 1960s. They had five children: Sabrina Richard III (56), Ronner (55), Reluss (54), Reneeka (49), Central Recorder reports.
Sabrina said that she was eight years old and that Williams was eight weeks older than her sister when he claimed he was leaving her house to purchase her a bicycle. He never came back, she said, and moved on to a new life with Oracene Williams and Venus’ mother. Sabrina claims that she has only seen her dad a handful of times since then.
“Truth be told, those girls rose to the top while his other children had to suffer because of the choices my dad made, we were raised in poverty after he left,”She spoke to the outlet.
“He’s not the king of the world,” Sabrina continued. “If you look at him psychologically, it’s something he’s never achieved apart from in his head, he’s lived only through two of his daughters forsaking all his other children.”
Sabrina stated to Central Recorder that Smith is hers “in a deep regard, but, as a black American, he should have wanted to tell the full story.”
Sabrina stated that she has no anger anymore towards her dad, and attended counseling in order to resolve her unresolved feelings.
She stated that although she doubts she will ever be able to meet her half-sisters, she believes she will. However, she said that she would love the opportunity to meet Olympia, Serena’s 4-year-old daughter.
Insider reached out to Serena and Venus representatives but they did not respond immediately.