Simone Biles’ Husband Jonathan Owens Still Says He Had No Idea About Biles’ Supremacy
The husband of gymnastics icon Simone Biles, Jonathan Owens, addressed the ongoing skepticism around his assertion that he had “no clue” who Biles was when they first connected on the exclusive dating app Raya in a recent Vanity Fair cover story.
Jonathan Owens says he was not a gymnastics fan and never followed the game
View this post on Instagram
View this post on Instagram
Owens is adamant that he was preoccupied with a training camp at Missouri Western State University, his own mater, and had no idea that Biles was having legendary success at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics at the time they first connected on the app.
“I never once was like, ‘Oh, let me check gymnastics out,'” Owens said.
After discovering Biles on Instagram, Owens swiftly became acquainted with her accomplishments.
View this post on Instagram
Jonathan Owens continues to claim that he had “no clue” who Simone Biles was. https://t.co/YQ8QI4UeMk pic.twitter.com/9lDiSEqGm0
— E! News (@enews) January 10, 2024
“I was like, ‘Man, she got a lot of followers; she must be pretty good,'” Owens on the Vanity Fair interview said.
When the NFL safety asserted his ignorance in a December joint podcast appearance with Biles, it sparked mistrust.
“When she won the Olympics, I was in college, and we didn’t have NBC… So I’m not paying attention,” he stated on the podcast The Pivot.
Biles and Owens got in touch throughout the pandemic.
throughout the COVID-19 epidemic, the couple’s relationship flourished as they spent time getting to know one another throughout quarantine.
Simone Biles is speaking out about her husband Jonathan Owens, anxiety and grappling with fame.
Click ⬇️https://t.co/6WTLmrbUZi
— JustJared.com (@JustJared) January 10, 2024
They laughed and played games, watched movies, and drank sangria together.
Reminiscent of those early days, Owens said, “I just noticed her laugh. It was just contagious.”
Social media users were divided by Owens’ arrogance, which was emphasized by his assertion that he was “the catch” in their relationship.
View this post on Instagram
View this post on Instagram
When asked if he saw himself as the “catch” in his relationship with Biles, Owens responded, “I always say that the men are the catch,”
When asked on the podcast, “How in the hell did you pull Simone Biles?” Owens responded, “It’s really how she pulled me, man, that’s the question.”
View this post on Instagram
View this post on Instagram
Owens and Biles don’t waver in their love in the face of public scrutiny.
In response to criticism, Biles posted a picture from her wedding day on Instagram with the caption “Mood.” She then asked, “Are y’all done yet?” in a post on X.
