What happened to Venus and Serena Williams dad?

May 2024 · 2 minute read
Following the release of the movie ‘King Richard’, Richard Williams, the father of Venus and Serena Williams, has been in the news recently.
The movie shows how Venus and Serena Williams were developed into two of the best tennis players in history by Richard Williams.Williams, who presently resides in Atlanta, has been experiencing health issues recently.
The 80-year-old is being looked after by his son Chavoita LeSane after suffering two strokes in 2016.
Since the two filed for divorce in 2017, Williams and his third wife Lakeisha Williams have been embroiled in a protracted legal dispute.To keep the Williams family home in Palm Beach, Florida, Lakeisha filed for bankruptcy.
Richard and Lakeisha Williams’ divorce is still pending, and the latter just filed a motion to stop it from happening.
Sara Lawrence, her attorney, stated in court filings that the couple had reunited and that the divorce process hasn’t advanced much since August 2019.

According to Lawrence’s letter, which was cited by Daily Mail, “the wife feels that the parties have reunited and have engaged in an active marital life, including having regular weekly sexual encounters, including but not limited to on January 9, 2022, the night before filing this application.”
Lawrence further stated that because of Richard Williams’ superior financial standing, Lakeisha requires him to cover her legal expenses.
According to The Sun, 80-year-old Williams is now under his son’s care because he is unable to speak or take care of himself.

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