Simone Biles claps back at haters still being ‘disrespectful’ to her husband, Jonathan Owens: ‘F–k off’
Simone Biles is not cool with those still hating on her marriage to Jonathan Owens.
Five months after her husband initially made headlines for some controversial comments about who was the better “catch,” the gymnast took to her Instagram Stories to call out the haters who are still “blatantly being disrespectful” to the couple.
“I’m going to quickly address this, the joke was never a joke!” she wrote Sunday. “So I’m gonna go ahead & say this one time. Respectfully, f–k off.”
The Olympic gymnast explained that if people “keep commenting or tweeting at me,” she’s “just going to block you. simple as that.”
“And no I don’t need to touch grass or whatever tf y’all suggest….,” she continued, referring to a phrase that suggests people disconnect from online chatter and be present outside of social media.
Biles, 27, ended her post my thanking “everyone else that supports” the duo.
“We love y’all so much,” she wrote, speaking on behalf of both her and her husband.
Just a few hours prior, Biles posted a sweet photo of Owens, 28, kissing her from the stands at the 2024 Core Hydration Gymnastics Classic.
“my whole heart 🤎🤞🏾 the best supporter, I couldn’t ask for a better husband,” she captioned the photo.
The Green Bay Packers athlete commented, “There with you every step of the way🤞🏽.”
It didn’t take long before fans and critics began to share their thoughts in the comments section, posting a variety of positive and negative messages.
“I still don’t know his name lol,” someone joked.
“I like Mr Biles i dont know why ppl troll him,” another person commented.
“did he finally find out who you are?” a user asked.
However, many people came to the couple’s defense and told people to “move on” and “let them be happy” following the drama.
“It was so amazing to see him stand by you the way you stand by him at his games all smiles and being supportive. We needed this love and support on our timeline. You know it’s crazy out here. Stay loving each other cute lovebirds . ❤️❤️❤️,” one person wrote.
“We love The Owens’!!!!!! 😍🥰 seeing the clips of him jumping up and down and probably keeping up with your scores, gets ya right in the feels!!!! Love this for yall! 🤎🤎,” someone added.
People began scrutinizing Biles and Owens’ relationship after Owens went viral for saying that he was more of a “catch” in a December 2023 episode of the “Pivot” podcast.
Biles later appeared on an April episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast where she defended her husband and argued that they are both catches.
“I thought everything was OK, and then I go on Twitter and everybody’s like, ‘Divorce this man. He’s mean!’ I’m like, ‘He’s the sweetest. He praises the ground that I walk on.’ Truly, I’ve never met a man like him … he truly goes out of his way to do anything for me,” she said.
Biles found the feedback “hilarious at first,” but admitted it eventually “hurt” her feelings.”
“One night I broke down and I’m like, ‘Why are you guys talking about my husband like this? You don’t know him. You don’t know who he is and if anybody’s met him, you know he’s the sweetest guy, will do anything for anybody,” she said.
Biles and Owens began dating in 2020 after meeting through a dating app and tied the knot three years later.
