{"id":39397,"date":"2025-09-25T16:33:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=39397"},"modified":"2025-09-25T16:33:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:33:49","slug":"serena-williams-appalled-by-nyc-hotels-cotton-plant-decoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=39397","title":{"rendered":"Serena Williams Appalled by NYC Hotel&#8217;s Cotton Plant Decoration"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article article--permalink \"><!--\/.article__header--><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-59f7a35b1ef07f80e4b0620d2e6bf947\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-9561f04d-146d-4bbb-b1ff-6b1afb0882e4-1839845125-progress-spinner\" class=\"ratio-item video-block__backdrop below\">\n<div class=\"spinner video-block__spinner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video-player-9561f04d-146d-4bbb-b1ff-6b1afb0882e4-1839845125-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/c2\/16by9\/2025\/09\/25\/c2aa71c64969469c8627b54655dc4c18_md.jpg\" alt=\"092525_serena_williams_kal\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"ratio-item ratio-item--jwplayer invisible\">\n<div id=\"jwplayer-video-player-9561f04d-146d-4bbb-b1ff-6b1afb0882e4-1839845125\" class=\"video-portal\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-muted=\"false\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:video:9561f04d-146d-4bbb-b1ff-6b1afb0882e4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Instagram\/@serenawilliams<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-59f7a35b1ef07f80e4b0620d2e6bf947--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6f4c80f031985a984e282d5e6f67f8a7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">A New York City hotel has drawn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/serena-williams\/\"><strong>Serena Williams<\/strong><\/a>&#8216; ire &#8230; after she was stunned the business decided to decorate one of its hallways with a cotton plant.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6f4c80f031985a984e282d5e6f67f8a7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a3c17fd306b574590d21488a07524284\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">The tennis legend showed disdain for the table adornment on her IG Story on Thursday while she was in the Big Apple helping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kim-kardashian\/\"><strong>Kim Kardashian<\/strong><\/a> with her SKIMS\/Nike launch.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a3c17fd306b574590d21488a07524284--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b2867d4ddecd97b902a72fc5ff316700\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"magnify-icon icon icon-lg\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/61\/4by3\/2025\/09\/25\/618fa771aedb4e6789172025204502ed_md.jpg\" alt=\"Serena-William-ig-1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b2867d4ddecd97b902a72fc5ff316700--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-804af2de34135e76e2a3800c92d9fcb2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Williams, 43, can be seen inside the establishment &#8230; zooming in on one of the plant&#8217;s stems.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-804af2de34135e76e2a3800c92d9fcb2--> <a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"><\/a><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ce283c28d558d6a0110c01ea54eaecdb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">&#8220;How do we feel about cotton as decoration?&#8221; Williams says in the vid. &#8220;Personally, for me, it doesn&#8217;t feel great.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ce283c28d558d6a0110c01ea54eaecdb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f2925d3c11febc0b5b3318856aa7c2e1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Williams then picked one of the balls off &#8230; and after she rubbed it on her nail, she shuddered.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f2925d3c11febc0b5b3318856aa7c2e1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5d8f5affea882f837bbec15919a2dabc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"magnify-icon icon icon-lg\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f8\/4by3\/2025\/09\/25\/f804dbce491149eead33b30c1a02ce2c_md.jpg\" alt=\"092525-serena-williams-1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5d8f5affea882f837bbec15919a2dabc--> <!--\/#cb-4814e51c9adea849b0c8c8825e34cdcc--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a677b9b90967fd8a8aebb48cb781cdbd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">The hotel where Williams stayed for the Nike x SKIMS collaboration has not been disclosed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a677b9b90967fd8a8aebb48cb781cdbd--><\/div>\n<p><!--\/.article__blocks--><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"tag-cloud\"><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/serena-williams\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"> Serena Williams <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kim-kardashian\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"> Kim Kardashian <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/tmzsports\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:3}\"> TMZ Sports <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/tennis\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:4}\"> Tennis <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/controversial\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:5}\"> Controversial S#!T <\/a><\/section>\n<p><!--\/.tag-cloud--><\/article>\n<p><!-- start: promotion-slot desktop-sports-permalink -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- start: tmz:code-widget:35e71e3b-b339-4b66-9400-30bbf35ffd27 -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: tmz:code-widget:35e71e3b-b339-4b66-9400-30bbf35ffd27 -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- start: tmz:ad-widget:48e0d17a-fa27-42fb-8563-d37b01c3c0aa -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: tmz:ad-widget:48e0d17a-fa27-42fb-8563-d37b01c3c0aa -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- start: tmz:code-widget:42ffb615-fbe5-4d34-97a7-df9e2fe77753 -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: tmz:code-widget:42ffb615-fbe5-4d34-97a7-df9e2fe77753 -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: promotion-slot desktop-sports-permalink --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instagram\/@serenawilliams A New York City hotel has drawn Serena Williams&#8216; ire &#8230; after she was stunned the business decided to decorate one of its hallways with a cotton plant. 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