- Simone Biles' husband, Jonathan Owens, sparked backlash for his comments on a podcast.
- He told The Pivot he didn't know who Biles was when they met.
Over the weekend, Jonathan Owens — the NFL player also known as Simone Biles' husband — caught flak for saying on a podcast that he didn't know who Biles was when they first met and that he is the "catch" in the pair's relationship.
Owens, a safety for the Green Bay Packers, told the podcast hosts that he met Biles on the dating app Raya, adding that he had no idea who she was. Biles is the most decorated athlete of all time.
Fans quickly took issue with his statement, as well as his stance on who the "catch" is in their partnership.
"I always say the men are the catch," Owens said.
Social media users spent the weekend dragging Owens, with some declaring him a "walking red flag" and others, perhaps jokingly, calling for divorce.
On Saturday night, Biles fired off a quick post to X. Without mentioning the podcast or her husband's comments, she appeared to take a stance on the uproar.
are y’all done yet? pic.twitter.com/HvzpHP5yJg
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) December 24, 2023
"are y'all done yet?" the gymnast wrote, along with a meme.
Owens' comments came the same week that the Associated Press named Biles the AP Female Athlete of the Year — for the third year in a row. Biles also has 30 World Championship medals, making her the most decorated athlete in history, according to the Olympics.
Her widespread success has caused fans to question how her husband wouldn't have at least known of her when they met.
"When she won the Olympics, I was in college, and we didn't have NBC," Owens said on the podcast. "We didn't have Olympics channels and we're in camp. We're in camp in late July, early August."
"So I'm not paying attention…I'm like, 'Lemme see who this is.' I never really paid attention to gymnastics, so it piqued my curiosity."
Lowkey i be hoping tht the people from the other nations fall when they be doin gymnastics lol
— Jonathan Owens (@jjowens_3) August 3, 2012
However, some social media users pointed out that Owens posted about at least part of the 2012 Olympic gymnastics.
Though Biles didn't compete until 2016, fans pointed out that Owens had at least been aware of the sport.