Serena and Venus Williams WON’T attend nephew’s funeral as half-sister slams stars and King Richard over lack of contact

SERENA and Venus Williams are expected to snub the memorial of their late nephew this weekend - but his mom won’t shed a tear about it.

Sabrina Williams is their eldest half-sister through dad Richard’s first marriage. He walked out on Sabrina’s mom when she was only eight years old, saying he was going to buy her a bike, and never returned. 

Richard’s career as a tennis coach to his famous daughters has been immortalized in the film King Richard, which won a Best Actor Oscar for .

Smith made an appearance on the Netflix show My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman on May 20.

The episode was shot two months before Smith infamously slapped host Chris Rock in the face at the Oscars ceremony in March. 

But Sabrina, 57, never had any of the attention that the Williams sisters had from their dad, seeing him only a couple of times during her adult years, and he's never even seen his two grandchildren, late Alphonse and Elijah. 

In February, depressed Alphonse, who was battling mental health issues, took his own life through an overdose at the age of 21.

The memorial is being held this Saturday, May 21, in his home city of .

But there’s been no acknowledgment from Richard or Serena, not a card, phone call, nothing. Sabrina didn’t expect anything else.

She says: “Even my close friends have said: ’So have you heard from the sisters?'

"I've heard from my other blood relatives, but I've not heard from them or my dad and they ask: 'Well, how do you feel about them?’

"I don't care. They're dead to me. They're not dumb, they’ve seen in the news that Alphonse isn’t here. 

“We haven’t spoke for a long time, but I would, at least, acknowledge it if I was them, send a card.

“So when people ask now, I actually laugh, it does make me laugh because I'm like, ‘Okay, I’m moving on’."

Sabrina, a hospice chaplain and dedicated mental health campaigner, wants the service to not just celebrate Alphonse’s life, but highlight the need for people to be there for one another.

Her own childhood was tough, being brought up with five other siblings in poverty, in Los Angeles County, after Richard walked out. She doesn’t want anyone to suffer silently. 

She is expecting over 120 people at the service at Spring Valley Baptist Church, where a choir of 20 will be singing, and Sabrina and her ex-husband will be giving eulogies.

People will be clothed in characters from Alphonse’s favorite Marvel and Batman films, with Sabrina dressed in a Catwoman t-shirt. She'll be handing out self-care bags, with inspirational cards and candy, even organic lollipops for vegans.

Post-service, people will enjoy fried chicken and cupcakes adorned with Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman decor, with Sabrina and Elijah, 23, taking any leftovers to the homeless.

"My husband will be talking about my son and their lives, and I heard the speech today, it’s lovely. But I want to talk about the real elephant in the room. Mental Health. Suicide. Did you guys know suicide can be prevented?” says Sabrina.

"And there's probably somebody sitting in this room today that feels lost or lonely. Even if you don’t know that person very well, speak to them. Because people need people. People don't want to die. They just need one person to hear them. Just one.

"Don't be afraid to ask a question. Covid times has caused people to struggle with loneliness. If you don't use this gift bag, then maybe you can give it to that person to encourage them.

 "Some people call it a funeral, but I want to celebrate his life, so I call it a memorial.”