Richard Williams, the famed father of tennis champs Venus and Serena Williams, is divorcing his wife of seven years.
Richard, 75, not only wants to end his marriage to Lakeisha Williams, 38, he claims she’s stealing his Social Security checks and has forged his name on a deed transfer, according to TMZ.
To make matters worse, Richard and Lakeisha share a 5-year-old son, who Richard claims is in danger while in her care. He says Lakeisha is staying with someone with pending “criminal felony charges.”
There are also allegations of alcoholism and gun theft against her.
Lakeisha’s lawyer, Sandy Becher, tells Page Six, “His malicious and fabricated allegations will be completely disproven in court and they are being alleged for the sole purpose of attempting to deceive the court into not awarding child support and alimony to his child and wife.”
A request for comment from Serena’s rep wasn’t immediately returned.
Richard, who rose to fame by coaching his daughters early on in their tennis careers and has suffered a number of public ups and downs, suffered a stroke in 2016.
His injuries were severe but he refused medical attention, Lakeisha told Radar Online.
Richard was married twice before. He divorced Venus and Serena’s mother, Oracene Price, in 2002 after accusations of domestic abuse, reports The Daily Mail.
