Serena Williams supported her husband, Alexis Ohanian, who came to Williams’ defense after her appearance during the Super Bowl LIX Apple Music Halftime Show.

During the performance, which aired live last Sunday, February 9, Williams closed out the set with a cameo during Kendrick’s “Not Like Us.” But some viewers found the decision to be controversial, as Williams previously dated Drake, who Kendrick addresses on the Mustard-produced track.

On February 10, Ohanian shared a portion of the performance on X, alongside a news clip of sports reporter Jason Whitlock criticizing Williams. Apparently, Whitlock thought that Williams’ cameo was “akin to cracking a tasteless, X-rated joke inside a church.”

“Some of y'all have no idea how criticized Serena was for this same dance at Wimbledon 13 years ago and it shows.... This is bigger than the music,” Ohanian captioned the post.

Williams, who was fresh off a girls trip, backed Ohanian, with whom she shares two daughters.

“That there my baby daddy and husband. Always got my back. I Love you 🥰” she began. “Gosh I’m so late to the game (I’ve been sick)  & busy investing in billion dollar companies and running @WYNbeauty … def not dancing to be petty lol. I think I proved 23 times over (not counting 4 gold medals) that I simply don’t have time for petty. All love and respect always nothing negative here. 🤗”

Williams seemed honored to be a part of Kendrick’s biggest televised performance yet, and shared behind-the-scenes Super Bowl recaps on TikTok.