Simone Biles had some time between gold medal victories at the 2024 Summer Olympics to shut down relationship critics.
On August 1, Biles defended husband Jonathan Owens, who has been catching flack from her fans since describing himself as the “catch” in their relationship during a joint podcast appearance in December 2023. At the time, the NFL player also claimed he “didn’t know” who Biles was when they matched on Raya in 2020, even though she’d already won four gold medals during the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. You can read more about the drama here.
Owens’ latest controversy? Wearing his wife’s history-making gold medal in Paris. On July 30, Biles earned her 8th Olympic medal when she led Team USA to victory in the women’s gymnastics team finals. “Witnessing history every time you step on the mat 😍🔥 Congrats baby on becoming the most decorated American gymnast in Olympic history,” he captioned an Instagram post with his wife. Just wow!!!! 8 of them!!!!! So thankful i was there to see it ❤️🤍💙”
Although Biles responded positively to the post, many fans didn’t find the gesture romantic considering his past statements. “Why he holding it like he won it,” one user commented, receiving over 15,000 likes. Another wrote, “Mr. I’m the prize wants to wear her prize…… I’m not surprised 😒.”
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While Biles is busy adding even more medals to her collection—she secured gold in both the individual all-around final and the individual vault final—she took a moment between victories to correct one of her husband’s critics directly.
“Crazy thing is, I put my medal on every single one of my family members and took pictures. So don’t ever make assumptions,” she commented on TikTok creator Kiera Breaugh’s video on August 2. “Like y’all are so fucking miserable. Leave us alone.”
