Features

All Categories

Serena Williams Dishes on Break Up With Common

Tennis champ Serena Williams is having a great professional year, having recently won her fourth Wimbledon title and 13th Grand Slam tournament. But her personal life isn't as stellar. The athlete, who had been dating rapper Common for more than a year, was suspected of having broken up with the Chicago emcee after he arrived to the movie premiere for 'Just Wright' without her on his arm, and now, she's breaking her silence about the split.

"His schedule is actually worse than mine," she told Harper's Bazaar. "He didn't want the responsibility. It's really tough." She continued by bringing up an incident where she saw him singing her praises in an interview to Access Hollywood post-breakup. "So I called him and I was like, why are you saying all of this stuff when we're not together?"

Though they rarely went public with their relationship, their fling dates back as far as 2007, when Serena appeared in the music video for 'I Want You' next to guests like Kanye West, Derek Luke, Kerry Washington and Alicia Keys, who starred as Common's girlfriend in the clip. Serena admitted to her relationship with the rapper in late 2009 after a bouquet of roses arrived during an interview with the Telegraph, stating, "He does his thing; I do mine. Maybe we'll meet somewhere in between."

Common was recently busy promoting his film with Queen Latifah, 'Just Wright,' which hit theaters this past May. He also released a few mixtapes to coincide with the film's release, and dropped a "best of" collection dubbed 'Go! -- Common Classics' this past May. His next album, 'The Believer,' is said to include production from West and No I.D. and is expected to be released later this year.

All the Common info you want to know

Drake: Common Beef 'Disappointing,'…

The Boombox

Bobby Bank, WireImage In recent weeks, much of the talk about Drake has…

'S--- Drake Says' Video Nears…

The Boombox

Bobby Bank, WireImage It was bound to happen sooner or later. The 'S---…

NAACP Image Awards 2012: Adele, Chris…

The Boombox

Steven Lawton, FilmMagic | Kevin Mazur, WireImage As Spinner.com reports,…

See all Common »

Add a Comment

Sign in »
*0 / 3000 Character Maximum

All the Common info

Listen to Common Radio
ADVERTISEMENT

AOL Radio

Listen to AOL Radio Now
play arrow
Top Hip-Hop - Hip-hop's greatest
Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, 50 Cent
play arrow
Top Jams - Hip-hop and crossover hits
T-Pain, Mariah Carey, Akon, Lil Wayne
play arrow
Top R&B - Today's top R&B hits
Kelly Rowland, Rihanna, T.I.
Online Radio Guide

Blogroll

;