Serena Williams’ Husband Confronts Stephen A. Smith

Alexis Ohanian aced his comeback to Stephen A. Smith.

Months after the First Take host weighed in on Serena Williams’ cameo during the Super Bowl Halftime Show in February—during which Stephen suggested he would divorce the tennis star—the Reddit co-founder shared some words of his own.

“Stephen A. Smith, I think you had some marriage advice for me,” Alexis—who shares daughters Olympia, 7 and Adira, 2, with Serena—said during his Oct. 9 appearance on First Take. “Is that right?”

Stephen—who appeared virtually—quickly clarified that he wasn’t trying to dish it out.

“I didn’t,” Stephen said. “You know the headlines. We can get into that another time.” He added, “I ain’t qualified my brother.”

For his part, Alexis—who has been married to Serena since 2017—took the opportunity to point out why he wouldn’t take Stephen’s advice to heart.

“I was gonna ask, ’cause, you hadn’t been married before, right?” Alexis said. “’Cause I give advice to plenty of founders who want to build billion-dollar companies. And the reason I do that is because I build billion-dollar companies, so I generally try to stay in my lane.”