{"id":335125,"date":"2011-03-24T12:42:32","date_gmt":"2011-03-24T12:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/24\/the-gaming-advert-starring-serena-williams-deemed-too-sexy-for-tv%c2%bf-and-it%c2%bfs-not-hard-to-see-why\/"},"modified":"2011-03-24T12:42:32","modified_gmt":"2011-03-24T12:42:32","slug":"the-gaming-advert-starring-serena-williams-deemed-too-sexy-for-tv-and-its-not-hard-to-see-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/24\/the-gaming-advert-starring-serena-williams-deemed-too-sexy-for-tv-and-its-not-hard-to-see-why\/","title":{"rendered":"The gaming advert starring Serena Williams deemed too sexy for TV\u00bf and it\u00bfs not hard to see why"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"103.180675789\">\n<!-- google_ad_section_start(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\nBy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=y&#038;authornamef=Sarah+Fitzmaurice\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sarah Fitzmaurice<\/a><br \/>Last updated at 12:42 PM on 24th March 2011<\/p>\n<p><span>Dressed in a high cut black body which reveals a little too much of her curvy derriere Serena Williams struts into shot in a pair of thigh-high laced up boots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The tennis star gets her game face on as we meet her female opponent in an equally racy outfit consisting of an embellished low cut black body, fishnet tights and high-heels.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As the camera flicks between bottom and breast shots this could easily be mistaken for the latest raunchy music video but in actual fact the sequence of an advert \u2013 for a tennis game. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<p>Too hot for TV: Serena Williams&#8217;s latest advert for Top Spin 4 has been deemed too sexy for TV by its makers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/34884a84808_634x401.jpg.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"401\" alt=\"Showing off her skills: Serena is seen playing the game but the makes 2K are said to have canned the film because it is too sexy\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Showing off her skills: Serena is seen playing the game but the makers 2K are said to have canned the film because it is too sexy<\/p>\n<p><span>The 60 second commercial was made to promote Top Spin 4, a tennis game made for Wii, but the game\u2019s maker 2K Sports rejected it because it was too raunchy. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The opening sequence which introduces Serena as \u2018the world\u2019s sexiest tennis player\u2019 and her opponent \u2018the world\u2019s sexiest gamer\u2019 includes shots of the woman\u2019s bodies in their tight and highly revealing outfits. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And things get no better when the game is underway. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/0f6eaa02661_634x474.jpg.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"474\" alt=\"Hot competition: Rileah Vanderbilt plays Serena's opponent dubbed 'the World's sexiest gamer' in the short 60 second advert\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hot competition: Rileah Vanderbilt plays Serena&#8217;s opponent dubbed &#8216;the World&#8217;s sexiest gamer&#8217; in the short 60 second advert<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"20\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/e6c6dc51770_634x360.jpg.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"360\" alt=\"Rear view: Along with a lot of body shots the girls are seen grunting and sweating as they play the video tennis game\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rear view: Along with a lot of body shots the girls are seen grunting and sweating as they play the video tennis game<\/p>\n<p> <span>Grunting, perspiration and lots of body shots shown in slow-motion are interspersed with clips from the actual video game. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Monday actress Rileah Vanderbilt, Serena\u2019s opponent in the raunchy advert, tweeted a link to the video. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>She posted: \u2018Check out my newest commercial with @serenawilliams! Directed by : @waltercmay http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4shvgue\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/2ddd5671196_634x463.jpg.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"463\" alt=\"Game face: Serena Williams has filmed an advert deemed too sexy for TV for the Spin4 Wii game\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><br \/>\nGame face: Serena Williams is labeled &#8216;the World&#8217;s sexiest tennis player&#8217; in the advert<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ff98769d987_634x450.jpg.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Early celebration: Serena is seen celebrating a good game. The tennis star tweeted fans that she would post the video but hasn't done so\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Early celebration: Serena is seen celebrating a good game. The tennis star tweeted fans that she would post the video but hasn&#8217;t done so<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>On the same day Serena tweeted: \u2018Stay tuned for a (sic) awesomely sexy video I am tweeting later&#8230;.. Stay tuned&#8230;&#8230;\u2019<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But the video never came. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The games maker 2K Sports released a statement and said: \u2018As part of the process for creating marketing campaigns to support our titles, we pursue a variety of creative avenues. This video is not part of the title&#8217;s final marketing campaign and its distribution was unauthorized,\u2019 The NY Daily News reported. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Do you have a story about a celebrity? Call the Daily Mail showbusiness desk on 0207 938 6364 or 0207 938 6683. For U.S. stories, phone 310 642 2317.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/34884a84808_634x401.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>View original post here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-1369514\/The-gaming-advert-starring-Serena-Williams-deemed-sexy-TV-s-hard-why.html?ITO=1490\" title=\"The gaming advert starring Serena Williams deemed too sexy for TV\u00bf and it\u00bfs not hard to see why\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The gaming advert starring Serena Williams deemed too sexy for TV\u00bf and it\u00bfs not hard to see why<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Sarah Fitzmaurice Last updated at 12:42 PM on 24th March 2011 Dressed in a high cut black body which reveals a little too much of her curvy derriere Serena Williams struts into shot in a pair of thigh-high laced up boots. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-335125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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