The gymnast and her husband discussed their romance on the podcast The Pivot:, opened on Tuesday, December 19. The only negative side, the words of Jonathan Owens, convinced that the woman won by marrying him, revolted the Internet users.
“Who is that boy? I only know Olympic gold medalist gymnast Simone Biles.” These are the kind of sarcastic comments that flourished in recent days under the Instagram posts of professional football player Jonathan Owens. The athlete has actually sparked the ire of netizens after appearing on the podcast The Pivot: , was revealed on Tuesday, December 19 on YouTube. An interview in which he, in particular, declares that Simone Biles, who has been his wife since April 22, won by marrying him.
“I didn’t know who he was.”
The American football player has thus confirmed that he did not know Simone Biles before coming across her Raya profile in 2020, a dating app dedicated to individuals. “I didn’t know who he was at the time, but the first thing I saw was: did he have a bunch of followers so i said. “Okay, he should be fine,” she explained. Before clarifying. “When he won the Olympics, I was in college and we didn’t have NBC or TV channels broadcasting the competition because we were in training camp.” Comments that left netizens somewhat perplexed. However, it was a completely different sentence that ignited the dust.
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“The most advanced gymnast in history”.
When asked who he thought was the “good guy” of the couple, Jonathan Owens actually gave a surprising answer. “I always say men are the better part of a couple.” That was enough to provoke the fury of Internet users. “Simone Biles’ name is trending on Twitter because even though her husband is being criticized on all sides, no one knows his name,” quipped @___inCANdescent. “The fact that no one called him anything other than ‘Simone Biles’ husband’ makes me die of laughter,” @CantResistCody added.
Others criticized Jonathan Owens’ lack of humility. “You’re married to Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast in history, but you think you’re the best,” quipped @rosechocglam.
“The way he talks about her shows a lot of resentment and jealousy towards him,” lamented @geewayluver, who uncovered a tweet in which Jonathan Owens declared in 2012: “Why does she have an Asian coach on the US women’s gymnastics team?” And the Internet user added: “@Simone_Biles time to find a good divorce attorney sis!”
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“He makes you feel inferior”
Others were troubled by the toxic nature of Jonathan Owens’ comments. “We are trying to emphasize this Red flag giant that he is waving in front of you, we can read in the comment that appears under the champion’s post. He makes you feel inferior because he can’t process the fact that you’re more famous than him.”
The outrage, which came to a head after another interview aired, was revealed on Thursday, December 21. In the show “Back That Year Up”, Simone Biles reveals that she has argued many times with her husband about which of them is the best athlete. “This continues to come up in our discussions,” he said. He tried my workout at the gym and barely made it. Then I went to his NFL practice and I crushed him.”
A competitiveness that, according to some Internet users, reflects a real social problem. “Simone Biles’ husband is an extreme example of what we already know,” wrote @hoopersnook. Women can excel at the highest levels, surpass them. But the average guy will say out loud that his mere existence in a male-dominated space is equal to or greater than what he has achieved.” Or. “I know we’ve talked about this before, but Simone Biles’ husband is a loser. I’m confused.”
“Have you finished?”
The main stakeholder, however, wanted to publicly defend her husband. On Sunday, December 24, he tweeted: “Okay, are you done?” All this decorated with the image of a little girl scratching her head.
Faced with this contradiction, some Internet users also came to the aid of the football player. “The guy spent most of his interview talking about his wife’s role in his success… how individual and marital therapy helped them both… himself during the last Olympics (…) And all we remember is that he said that “It’s a good match,” laments @fashaw_34.
For his part, Jonathan Owens just congratulated his wife on Friday, December 22, in his Instagram story, after being crowned Woman of the Year by the Associated Press. “You will never cease to amaze me,” he wrote. You deserve it baby!!! I’m so proud of you.”
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Source: Le Figaro
