Richard Williams has been offered a major TV deal (Picture: Getty)
Richard Williams – the dad to Serena and Venus Williams – has reportedly been offered a whopping $500,000 (£416,790) to front his own reality show.
The father of the tennis champions, aka King Richard, has been flooded with calls from ‘multiple TV and radio stations according to his son Chavoita LeSane.
‘We’ve even been approached by a British TV network for a reality show focused on the work I do in producing films and partnering with charities, and my dad’s life after tennis,’ LeSane said.
‘We’ve even been approached by a British TV network for a reality show focused on the work I do in producing films and partnering with charities, and my dad’s life after tennis.’
LeSane also told The US Sun that he believes his dad would be entertaining to watch on-screen.
Richard was the inspiration behind the 2022 movie King Richard, which starred Hollywood actor Will Smith as the tennis patriarch.
Richard was instrumental in his daughters’ careers (Picture: Getty Images)
Will Smith played Richard Williams in the 2022 biopic (Picture: YouTube)
The biopic follows his journey of bringing Serena and Venus from Compton, California and turning them into legendary tennis players.
Saniyya Sidney stars as Venus, with Demi Singleton as Serena, and Aunjanue Ellis as Richard’s wife, Brandi.
I Am Legend star Will won the Oscar last year for his performance, however his winning moment was overshadowed after he slapped Chris Rock onstage.
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The real-life Richard, 81, weighed in on the drama, telling NBC via his son Chavoita LeSane: ‘We don’t know all the details of what happened, but we don’t condone anyone hitting anyone else unless it’s in self-defense.’
Will resigned from the Academy over the incident and was banned from any organization events for 10 years.
The Bad Boys star also issued a lengthy apology at the time, and later discussed his actions in a YouTube video.
Metro.co.uk has reached out to Serena Wlliams’ reps for comment.
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Richard’s son Chavoita LeSane claims he’ll make great TV.
