At the 2025 US Open, Polish millionaire Piotr Szczerek sparked controversy when a viral video appeared to show him taking a signed cap from Polish tennis player Kamil Majchrzak\u2014intended for a young fan named Brock\u2014and giving it to his wife, Anna. The incident quickly gained attention online, as many criticized Piotr for spoiling a special moment for the child.<\/p>\n
Amid the backlash, an alleged statement from Anna Szczerek went viral on August 30, 2025. Shared by Twitter user Ian Miles Cheong, the statement defended her husband while criticizing the online critics, calling them \u201cpoor people\u201d and questioning their internet access. In her note, she wrote:<\/p>\n
\u201cYou poor people, you shouldn\u2019t really have access to the Internet\u2014you can\u2019t use this tool correctly. Unfortunately, Polish mental poverty together with straw in shoes gives the result that we all see. If we take into account the circumstances of this pseudo-scard, this kid simply got a pro bono life lesson. Let him be happy. Greetings.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The authenticity of the statement has not been independently verified, as Anna has not posted it on her own social media accounts.<\/p>\n Netizens reacted strongly, with many criticizing the couple for their actions. Some mocked Anna\u2019s defense of Piotr, while others commented sarcastically about the morality of the incident. Beyond the personal backlash, Piotr\u2019s company, Drogbruk, faced consequences as well. The firm\u2019s listings on platforms like GoWork and Trustpilot were flooded with one-star reviews, written by users who had not used the company\u2019s services but wanted to protest Piotr\u2019s behavior. Within hours, the company\u2019s online reputation sharply declined.<\/p>\n The incident shows how quickly personal actions can spill over into public and professional spheres, especially when viral videos capture controversial behavior.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At the 2025 US Open, Polish millionaire Piotr Szczerek sparked controversy when a viral video appeared to show him taking\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":91459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[32881],"class_list":["post-91458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-piotr-szczerek"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91458\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}