- Simone Biles has called out social media users for criticizing her husband Jonathan Owens, writing on her Instagram stories: “You clearly disrespect my relationship and my husband.”
- The NFL player sparked an outcry from Biles’ fans in December after he said he was a “cheat” in their relationship
- Biles and Owens married in April 2023
Simone Biles has had enough of people commenting on her marriage to NFL player Jonathan Owens.
On May 19, Biles, 27, slammed Owens, 28, on her Instagram Stories after he supported her at the 2024 Core Hydration Gymnastics Classic in Connecticut a day earlier.
“I’m going to address this quickly, a joke was never a joke! You are clearly disparaging my relationship and my husband. So I’m just going to say this one time. Respectfully, f*ck off,” Biles wrote.
“[And] if you keep commenting or tweeting me, i’ll just block you. Simple,” continued the gymnast.
Statement by Simone Biles on Instagram Stories.
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“And no, I don’t need to touch weed or whatever you’re suggesting…” she continued before praising those who supported their relationship.
“@everyone else supporting us, we love you so much,” Biles concluded, adding a hand and heart emoji.
“Being fake mad at people you don’t know from a can of paint is weird behavior,” Owens added on his Instagram Stories.
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Jonathan Owens and Simone Biles.
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Before her statement on Instagram Stories, Biles shared several shots of Owens kissing and supporting her on Instagram as she took home another title at the 2024 Core Hydration Gymnastics Classic on May 18.
“My whole heart 🤎🤞🏾 best support, couldn’t ask for a better husband,” Biles wrote in the caption.
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Simone Biles performs her floor exercise during the 2024 Core Hydration Gymnastics Classic at XL Centre, Hartford on May 18, 2024.
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The negative comments surrounding the Chicago Bears safety came after he gave an interview to Headquarters podcast in December calling himself “the catch” in their relationship.
“I always say men are the catch,” he said, adding that he “struggled” against his natural feeling of being “afraid to commit” before he and Biles officially started dating.
Biles addressed the criticism her husband has faced during her April 16 appearance on Call her dad podcast. Admitting that the discourse surrounding her relationship brought her to tears, Biles said, “First of all, that interview had nothing to do with me.”
“He never said I wasn’t a catch,” the Olympian explained. “He said he’s a catch because he is. I’ve never met a man like him. A lot of people who meet him say, oh my God. I want a man like that, like Jonathan.”
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Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens.
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“I thought it was funny that people were saying divorce him, divorce him. All that crazy stuff,” she continued, adding, “And, like, he doesn’t even like to say divorce. So I thought that was funny at first, and then they hurt my feelings.”
“Then one night I broke down and I’m like, ‘Why are you talking about my husband like this?'” Biles admitted, calling her husband “the sweetest guy who would do anything for anybody” in the interview.
“It really hurt that they were talking about my husband like that. Because to me it’s like talk about me all you want, but don’t come for my family,” she insisted.
Biles and Owens tied the knot on April 22, 2023, at the Harris County Courthouse in Houston, before hosting a second wedding celebration in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico with family and friends. They met on the dating app Raya 2020.
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