Venus and Serena Williams’ Father ‘King’ Richard’s Ex-wife Lands in Fresh $500,000 Soup Right After Losing $1.4 Million Worth Florida Mansion

The 2022 year hasn’t been easy going for Serena Williams’ stepmother, Lakeisha Williams. Earlier this year, she filed for bankruptcy in order to save her Florida home. Subsequently, she landed in legal trouble for failing to repay her debt.

In 2009, Serena and Venus’ father, Richard Williams, tied the knot with Lakeisha following his split with Oracene Price. Over the years, their relationship turned rocky, as Richard suffered from strokes and developed signs of dementia. Subsequently, Richard and Lakeisha split after the former alleged that his wife had forged signatures to take control of his property. Recently, she received yet another blow.

Serena Williams’ stepmother lands in legal trouble

Lakeisha Williams will lose Serena and Venus’ childhood Florida home as it will go to auction soon. The price tag of the mansion is $1.42 million. Further, she will be grilled by lawyers for failing to repay her debt. She had allegedly forged Richard’s signature on the mortgage deeds to borrow $255,000 from lender David Simon.

It is unclear if the auction went ahead because Simon’s legal team is pressing hard to gain a majority stake in the sale of the property for their client.

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However, Lakeisha is trying to counter this as she has filed for bankruptcy and came up with a five-year debt repayment plan. However, Simon’s legal team will grill Lakeisha on her bankruptcy claims and will check her financial documents.

Venus on her sister’s retirement

Recently, Serena retired from tennis after playing in the US Open. At that tournament, she lost in the third round against Ajla Tomljanovic. Subsequently, her elder sister, Venus, paid a heartfelt tribute to Serena.

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Venus said, “There will never be another @serenawilliams her legacy lives on in all those she inspired to greatness, me included!” Venus played doubles with Serena at this year’s US Open, where the duo lost in the first round.

While Serena has called time on her career, Venus continues to play on the WTA Tour. However, with age not by her side, it remains to be seen how long Venus can continue.