Serena Williams Shuts Down Skin-Bleaching Accusations [Video]

Serena Williams took to Instagram Live on Dec. 2 to slam social media bullies who accused her of bleaching her skin.The accusations began circulating after a video of the 43-year-old tennis star surfaced in November, showing her with what appeared to be a lighter complexion while attending an event for her 7-year-old daughter, Olympia.

On Monday, while sharing a makeup tutorial for her beauty brand, Wyn Beauty, Williams seized the moment to set the record straight and shut down the baseless claims once and for all.

“Then, I put just that neutral color, that is actually my skin color, and no, for you haters out there, I do not bleach my skin,” the athlete said as she applied Wyn Beauty concealer under her eye, according to a clip posted by LiveBitez.

Williams explained that her lighter appearance resulted from a little “thing called sunlight.” The star added, “And in that sunlight, you get different colors.”

Addressing the …