Simone Biles defends husband Jonathan Owens after viral comments: ‘Nothing foul about it’

Simone Biles is addressing the viral comments her husband, Jonathan Owens, made during a podcast interview in December.

In an interview on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast on Wednesday, the seven-time Olympic gymnast told host Alex Cooper that there was “nothing foul about it,” in response to what he said and the reaction from others “hurt my feelings.”

“That really hurt that they were talking about my husband like that,” Biles said. “Because for me, it’s like, talk about me all you want, but don’t come for my family, never.”

In December, Owens said that he “didn’t know” who Biles was when she first messaged him on the dating app, Raya, in 2020.

“The first thing that I saw was that she just had a bunch of followers,” Owens said at the time. “So in my mind I’m like, ‘OK, she’s got to be good.'”

Owens explained that he was in college when Biles won the Olympics and that he was in training camp and “never had a moment where I would have watched her perform

His comments received backlash online, with some telling Biles to “divorce” Owens.

“When he did that interview, I thought everything was okay,” Biles said. “And then I go on Twitter and everybody’s like, ‘divorce this man. He’s mean.'”

“First of all, that interview had nothing to do with me,” Biles said. “It was all for him, so I think they were mad that he didn’t include me in the interview. But he has to have his moments, too, and I let him have it.”

Biles said that she found the reaction from others “hilarious” at first, but then she “broke down.”

“They hurt my feelings,” she said. “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, they know he’s the sweetest guy and will do anything for anybody.”