Breaking News: Serena Williams shared via social media that she and her family had been “denied access” to a “nicer” rooftop eatery at a hotel in Paris — and now the venue has responded. Read their statement to her:

Serena Williams claimed that she and her family were denied access to The Peninsula Hotel’s rooftop restaurant in Paris.

“Yikes @peninsulaparis I’ve been denied access to [the] rooftop to eat in [an] empty restaurant of nicer places but never with my kids,” the retired tennis player, 42, wrote via X on Monday, August 5. “Always a first. #Olympic2024.”

Following Williams’ tweet, The Peninsula issued a response to Us Weekly apologizing for the incident.

“In response to Mrs. Williams’ tweet, for whom we have the utmost admiration and respect, as we do for all our esteemed guests, we can only reiterate our deepest apologies for her perception of tonight’s situation,” the statement read.

“Today, August 5th, our rooftop bar was indeed fully booked, and the only unoccupied tables at that time belonged to our gourmet restaurant, L’Oiseau Blanc, which was also fully reserved tonight.”

The message continued: “She has always been, and will always be, more than welcome with her family at The Peninsula.”

Williams is currently in Paris for the 2024 Olympics alongside her husband, Alexis Ohanian, and their two daughters Olympia, 6, and Adira, 10 months. Williams participated in the torch relay for the games’ Opening Ceremony. The tennis legend was one of the final torchbearers and arrived at the Olympic cauldron alongside Rafael Nadal, Carl Lewis and Nadia Comăneci.

While at the ceremony, Ohanian, 41, was mistaken by broadcasters and identified as the man holding Williams’ umbrella.

“She [Serena] looks absolutely incredible. She’s got someone just behind us holding an umbrella,” commentator Laura Woods said during the Eurosport broadcast. “Those are the levels you aspire to. To have an actual umbrella holder behind you.”