Overview

• Ro and Williams announced a paid partnership in a joint Instagram post that showed the 23‑time Grand Slam winner administering a weekly GLP‑1 injection.
• Williams told People she has lost more than 30 pounds, saying she feels healthy and that injections began in August 2023 after prolonged postpartum weight struggles.
• Comments on the post condemned the message as “very dangerous for society,” with some saying it sends a “terrible message to our youth,” particularly young female athletes.
• Outlets reporting on the reaction noted they sought comment from Williams’ representatives and did not receive an immediate response.
• An opinion piece in The Independent framed the deal as a cultural shift toward normalizing prescription weight‑loss drugs and questioned the broader implications for body image.