Drake Confirms 'Too Good' Was Inspired by Serena Williams

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  • Drake has shared unseen studio footage revealing his inspiration for 'Too Good', a song from his 2016 album 'Views' featuring Rihanna.
    • During a recorded conversation with his mother, Drake mentions the song was about him and Serena Williams.
    • Sandi Graham, Drake's mother, jokingly responds that she "gathered that" when discussing the song's inspiration.
    • Drake emphasized that when he writes songs about women, he aims to do justice to them by creating something they would enjoy.
    • "So, I know Serena very well and I know that she’ll hear it loud and clear, but she'll also not hate me for it because it's lighthearted," he says.
    • Drake's revelation has shedded light on his relationship with Serena Williams, whom he was rumored to have dated in 2015.
    • Serena Williams got engaged to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian in December 2016, and retired from professional tennis in 2022.
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Serena Williams X Post Backfires After She's Denied Access at Paris Restaurant

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  • Serena Williams, along with her family, was denied entry to a rooftop restaurant at The Peninsula Paris Hotel in the French capital.
    • Williams expressed her frustration on X, stating that she had never experienced such treatment, especially with her kids.
    • "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," she wrote.
    • The Peninsula Paris responded, apologizing for the situation and explaining that the rooftop bar was "indeed fully booked."
    • A large number of social media commenters took the side of the hotel, with one X user saying, “I’m a celebrity, kick a regular person out so I can eat,” while another wrote, "Oh no they treated you like you were one of the common folk?! Did you tell them who you are?"
    • Williams has been in Paris attending various sports events since the start of the Paris Olympics, and served as a torchbearer during the opening ceremony.
    • She has two daughters with her husband, Alexis Ohanian: six-year-old Olympia and 11-month-old Adira.
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