Venus Williams’ wardrobe malfunction on the Oscars

Venus Williams had a nip slip within the midst of Sunday’s chaotic 2022 Oscars present.

The tennis star, who wore a customized white, plunging Elie Saab robe, suffered the wardrobe malfunction whereas sitting in her seat alongside her sister Serena Williams. ABC cameras caught the style mishap, and followers on Twitter shared display grabs that confirmed Williams holding her right arm over her chest.

“Oh my god and a Venus Williams nip slip. This Oscars has turn out to be an episode of ‘The Jersey Shore,’” one individual tweeted.

Whereas a such a trend fake pas would dominate headlines on Oscars night time, it was Venus’ pal, Will Smith, who stole the present.

In the course of the dwell broadcast, Smith approached Chris Rock on stage and slapped the comic after he cracked a “G.I. Jane” joke about Smith’s spouse Jada Pinkett Smith — who’s bald and has alopecia, an auto immune situation that causes hair loss.

When Smith returned to his seat after the slap heard across the Dolby Theatre in L.A., he yelled to Rock to “maintain my spouse’s title out of your f–king mouth.”

Later within the night time, Smith gained the Oscar for “Greatest Actor” for his function as Richard Williams in “King Richard” — the biographical sports activities drama that tells the story of Richard Williams as the daddy and coach of Venus and Serena. The movie was additionally nominated for Greatest Image.

Smith apologized to the Academy in a tearful speech on stage after he gained his first Oscar.

Venus Williams, who wore Stuart Weitzman sneakers and Tiffany & Co. jewels, shared a photograph of her look to Instagram earlier than her wardrobe malfunction on the awards present.

“I’ve tried my greatest to organize for each second in life,” she wrote in her caption. “I’ve educated my thoughts, physique soul and spirit to be ready and prepared for something that comes my method. Till now…. Till now…I might have by no means dreamed or ready to be on the @theacademy awards for a movie that tells my FAMILY’S story.

“That is past my dream. What can I inform you. Maintain dreaming. Maintain working. Maintain combating. You don’t know the place life may take you. I’m from Compton, California. And now I’m permit the way in which right here. Its so good to BE ALIVE!”

Serena, in the meantime, appeared gorgeous in a plunging pleated Gucci robe.