Simone Biles Hits Back at Criticism Over Husband Jonathan Owens Wearing Her Gold Medal

Simone Biles is responding to all of the backlash surrounding her husband.

On Tuesday (July 30), the 27-year-old gymnast and her Team USA teammates won the gold medal in the women’s gymnastic team final at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

After the big win, Simone‘s husband Jonathan Owens took to Instagram to share a few photos of himself wearing her gold medal as they celebrated.

“Witnessing history every time you step on the mat ????????” the 29-year-old pro football player wrote. “Congrats baby on becoming the most decorated American gymnast in Olympic history!!!! Just wow!!!! 8 of them!!!!! So thankful i was there to see it ❤️????????”

After sharing the photos, Jonathan faced a lot of backlash for wearing Simone‘s medal.

Keep reading to find out more…“Take her medal off! After all of the — take her medal off! Was it you, Mr. Simone Biles, who was flying through the air yesterday?” TikToker Kiera Breaugh said in a video. “Was it you who spun like a top 30 times in the air and landed without stumbling? No. You were taking notes in the audience, and I thought that was cute. I was gonna give him a pass. I thought him keeping score the audience was kind of cute. I was gonna take it easy on him.”

After seeing the video criticizing her husband, Simone took to the comment section to hit back.

“Crazy thing is, I put my medal on every single one of my family members and took pictures. So don’t ever make assumptions. ????,” Simone wrote. “Like y’all are so f–king miserable. Leave us alone.”

Earlier this year, Simone addressed Jonathan‘s controversial comments about their relationship.