Venus and Serena Wiliams’ dad, Richard Williams, welcomed sons Richard III, Ronner, and Reluss Williams with his first wife, Betty Johnson. Venus and Serena had no relationship with their oldest half-brothers growing up, and little is known about them.
According to GistFest, Richard III struggled after his father left. He slammed the biopic “King Richard” for ignoring his family, claiming it was impossible to document his father’s life without including his absence from his oldest children’s lives. Per Meaww, Ronner and Lesane Williams also struggled, resulting in prison time on gun and assault charges.
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The Daily Mail reports that Venus and Serena’s other older half-brother, Chavoita LeSane, has a lengthy criminal record that includes 61 civil, domestic relations, and criminal proceedings. LeSane, who lives in Atlanta and runs a music promotion company, cared for his dad after he suffered two strokes. Richard showed his gratitude by including a loving shout-out to LeSane in his memoir, “Black and White: The Way I See It,” and granting him power of attorney. Finally, Venus and Serena’s youngest half-brother, Dylan Williams, is kept firmly out of the media spotlight. Richard dotes on the 10-year-old boy. So much so that he stepped back from Venus and Serena’s tennis careers to care for him. Dylan shares Venus’ middle name, but Richard wants him to avoid following in his half-sisters’ footsteps as the sport doesn’t pay enough. “He’ll never be a billionaire in tennis,” Richard told the New Yorker.
