Somewhat fittingly, former President Bill Clinton was seated next to famed sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer Monday night during Serena Williams’ first-round match of the U.S. Open.
The former president has a storied history of promiscuous behavior and he and Dr. Ruth were engaged in an animated conversation at one point that caught the attention of the broadcast booth covering the event for the left-of-center sports network ESPN.
Hosts Chris Fowler, Chrissie Evert and John McEnroe took delight in the intimate exchange as they pondered what the two may be discussing,
“Who knows what they’re talking about,” McEnroe said.
Evert responded to say Westheimer was probably giving Clinton advice on something.
Dr. Ruth touched the side of Clinton’s face as Evert spoke, prompting McEnroe to playfully chime in, “Why is his face getting redder?”
ESPN spots Bill Clinton and Dr. Ruth Westheimer sitting together … “Why is his face getting redder?” pic.twitter.com/VvwPm7Nt71
— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) August 30, 2022
The U.S. Open is the hottest ticket in sports right now as Williams, widely seen as one of the best women’s tennis players ever, if not the best, is effectively delivering a farewell performance.
No longer a spring chicken at the age of 40, Williams recently announced that she will “evolve” away from the game after the U.S. Open to focus on business and family — she defeated Montenegro’s Danka Kovinic, 6-3, 6-3, in Monday night’s match.
Naturally, given his affinity for the limelight, New York City Mayor Eric Adams was among the celebrities at Monday’s match. Others on hand included Mike Tyson, Anna Wintour and Spike Lee.
One thing is certain here, Clinton will never escape his philandering reputation… here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story from Twitter
Welp. Bill Clinton and Dr. Ruth sitting together. Sometimes the jokes write themselves. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/fGXWUiTRxp
— Cork Gaines (@CorkGaines) August 29, 2022
Sometimes comedy writes itself.
Sexual predator Bill Clinton and renowned sex therapist Dr. Ruth seated next to each other at the #USOpen2022 pic.twitter.com/c5gxxcYgKV
— Carlton Whitfield (@PemroseCorp) August 30, 2022
Martina Navratilova, with her dog Lulu, sitting next to Mike Tyson. And Bill Clinton getting some advice from Dr. Ruth. Crazy pairings at the US Open for Serena Williams! pic.twitter.com/47eIhMknFI
— Matt Viser (@mviser) August 29, 2022
Didn’t have Bill Clinton and Dr. Ruth sitting next to each other on my 2022 US Open bingo board…
— Niki Noto Palmer (@NikiNotoPalmer) August 29, 2022
@BillClinton should be talking to the police about the sex crimes he has committed
— anthony (@apollino3233) August 30, 2022
For Dr. Ruth’s sake, I hope there’s no cigar room at @usopen
— Francis from Belleville (@NJFrank99) August 30, 2022
Advice on having to deal with @HillaryClinton 🤷♂️ Poor guy!
— 🇺🇸 Actually I prefer Gin 🏴☠️ (@nut_vodka) August 30, 2022
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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