Questlove Calls Out Tennis Commentators After They Mistake Dionne Warwick For Gladys Knight

August 31, 2022

New York, NY – The tennis match between Serena Williams and Anett Kontaveit at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City on Wednesday night (August 31) was a hot ticket item, but Questlove has a bone to pick with the U.S. Open commentators.

Shortly after the match took place, The Roots drummer headed to Instagram with a video clip of the commentators mistaking Dionne Warwick for Gladys Knight, which apparently didn’t sit right with him.

“Not like this,” he wrote in the caption. “Dionne Warwick people!!!!! DIONNE WARWICK!!!!! @therealdionnew.”

 

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Rappers and singers have been misidentified by media numerous times. In March 2021, ESPN mistakingly mixed up a photo of 2 Chainz with Future in an Instagram at the company attempted to showcase Future’s 2015 single “March Madness” by comparing it to one of NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain’s 1960s statlines. But the picture used in the slide that was supposed to be Future was actually 2 Chainz rocking Lakers gear.

Less than a year later, Cardi B was mistaken for Nicki Minaj (long considered her rival) as she, Offset and her sister Hennessy walked into the Winter Wonderland strip club in New York City.

The DJ shouted, “Shout-out to Nicki Minaj in the muthafuckin’ building, let’s go. Nicki let’s fuck it up,” to which Cardi snapped back, “Who’s in the building tonight. Because we’re with all the fucking smoke. Are we getting dangerous tonight? DJ, are we getting fucking dangerous tonight?”

Needless to say, the Ms. Warwick flub wasn’t the first time and won’t be the last.

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