After competing at the 2024 US Classics this weekend, Simone Biles has had enough.
Biles had an incredible weekend at the Classics as she gears up to hopefully lead the United States for a third Olympic Games. This time in Paris, France.
@nbcolympics Simone Biles competes on the beam at the #CoreClassic ⭐️ #usagymnastics #simonebiles
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However, while she made her country proud taking home the all-around gold with her new routines, including a floor routine which features Taylor Swift’s …Ready For It? Biles has a message for her fans who have been less than supportive of her marriage.
@nbcolympics Who else LOVES seeing Simone Biles, Shilese Jones and Jordan Chiles on the podium?! ????
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The controversy began back in December 2023 when Biles’ husband, NFL star Jonathan Owens sat down for an interview with The Pivot podcast.
While taking with the hosts Owens claimed he didn’t know who Biles was before they met online, claiming it was Biles who pursued him.
Biles, at the time they met, was already highly regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time and was the most decorated U.S. Olympic Gymnast of all time.
Owens argued that the reason he didn’t know who Simone Biles was, was because he was in college and didn’t have NBC or the Olympic Channel.
Even the hosts of The Pivot podcast were skeptical of what Owens was telling them. He was also asked how he was able to “pull Simone Biles” but Owens was quick to flip the question, saying, the real question is how she pulled him, which also made the hosts roll their eyes.
Fans were unhappy with Owens’ interview, calling him out on social media for being disrespectful.
The couple, who got married in April 2023, took the backlash in stride, with Biles defending Owens every step of the way.
@nbcolympics Jonathan Owens LOVED Simone Biles’ vault performance! ❤️
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Owens, who may not have the opportunity to support Biles at the Paris Olympics due to his NFL schedule, has been supportive this summer as she fights for her spot on the Olympic team.
But after sharing photos of Owens supporting Biles at the US Classic this weekend, the response she received left Biles angry. And she’s letting her fans know she’s had enough.
On May 19, Biles took to Instagram to share photos of herself and Owens celebrating after her impressive Classic run. “There with you every step of the way,” Owens wrote in the comments.
But after comments from other supporters continued with the similar narrative of bashing Owens for saying he didn’t know who she was before they started dating, Simone Biles took to her Instagram Story for her final statement on the matter.
“I’m going to quickly address this, the joke was never a joke! Y’all are blatantly being disrespectful to my relationship & my husband,” Biles wrote. “So I’m gonna go ahead and say this one time. Respectfully, **** off.”
Biles then warned her fans that “if you keep commenting or tweeting at me I’m just going to block you. simple as that.”
“And no I don’t need to touch grass or whatever tf y’all suggest,” Biles continued before addressing the fans who continue to support her and Owens.
“Everyone else that supports us, we love y’all so much.”