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Watch: 14-year-old Venus Williams’s father Richard coming to her rescue and interrupting interviewer’s questions goes viral
A video of Venus Williams’ father Richard Williams interrupting her interview to chide the interviewer for his line of questioning is doing the rounds on social media. The viral clip is from a 1995 interview with ABC News correspondent John McKenzie
ABC News interviewed Venus Williams in 1995, at the start of her career. Before one of her matches, McKenzie persistently questioned the 14-year-old’s confidence about her chances in the match
Richard Williams interrupted as Venus was about to answer and berated the interviewer for trying to put a damper on a 14-year-old child’s confidence.