Ryan Clark, “The Pivot” podcast host, recently addressed the controversy surrounding Jonathan Owens’ comments about his wife, Simone Biles.

Owens, a Green Bay Packers safety, admitted on the podcast that he was unaware of Simone Biles’ status as a celebrated gymnast when they first met. This revelation sparked significant online backlash.

In a social media video on X, Clark emphasized Owens’ affectionate recounting of their meeting, expressing frustration over how Owens’ light-hearted remark about being “the catch” in their relationship was misinterpreted.

Clark argued that the public’s focus on a single clip from the interview overlooks the deeper context of Owens’ admiration for Biles and their mutual support.

Simone Biles, the 26-year-old American and four-time Olympic gold medalist, gearing up for an Olympic return at Paris 2024, has been named the 2023 Female Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press in the U.S. The honour was voted on by a panel of sports media professionals.

This marks the third time Biles has claimed the award, having previously won it following the Rio 2016 season and in 2019. However, this recognition is arguably the most significant for the now-26-year-old, who openly shared her mental health struggles during Tokyo 2020 in 2021 and took a hiatus from the sport before her remarkable comeback this season.

In June, she announced her return and subsequently secured her eighth individual all-around title at the U.S. Championships in August. Her stellar comeback continued on the world stage in Antwerp in October, where she claimed her sixth World Championship title in the all-around, in addition to gold medals in team, floor exercise, and balance beam events.

With a total of 30 world medals, 23 of which are gold, Biles is showing unwavering determination as she heads full steam ahead towards the Olympic Summer Games in Paris 2024.

“I will always have the freedom to choose what I want to do after my career is over,” Biles shared in an exclusive interview with Olympics.com’s Scott Bregman earlier this season. “But I can’t continue my career indefinitely.”

Biles now joins the ranks of six women who have won the AP award for a third time, alongside notable names like Serena Williams and Annika Sorenstam, among others. She emerged victorious over basketball star Caitlin Clark and Aitana Bonmatí, the Spanish footballer who led her team to the Women’s World Cup title, to claim the prestigious 2023 honour.

Fans of Simone Biles are urging the Olympic gymnast to divorce Green Bay Packers safety Jonathan Owens for his arrogant answer when asked about how they met on an online dating app for celebrities.

Owens, 28, and Biles, 26, recently made an appearance on “The Pivot” podcast, during which he admitted to not knowing who she was when they first met. Many pundits and fans called him out as a liar.

The couple met right when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, which is when Biles was everywhere due to the Olympic Games in Tokyo getting postponed.

Owens also stated that Biles was the one who chased him because he was not ready for commitment and called himself the “catch.”

Simone Biles won’t divorce Jonathan Owens

While many fans saw Owens’ story as disrespectful, Biles will surely stand by his side, especially because she’s not shy about being the “chaser.”

During the interview, Biles stated that she knows her wants and needs, and is not afraid to do anything to get them.

Still, Owens should have a little bit more awareness about how those comments might make Biles look in the public eye, even if she could care less.

Simone Biles, the renowned gymnast, made a difficult decision to withdraw from the gymnastics team finals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to experiencing the ‘twisties,’ a disorienting phenomenon for gymnasts. In a newly-released book by Gotham Chopra titled ‘Religion of Sports,’ it is revealed that Biles reached out to her mom, Nellie, for support during this emotional time.

According to the book, Biles expressed feeling like she might die every time she performed a vault with two and a half twists. This fear led her to withdraw from the competition, as she confided in her teammates, “I don’t want to do something stupid.”

Seeking reassurance and guidance, Biles called her mom, who provided the much-needed support. Nellie comforted her daughter and emphasized the importance of prioritizing her well-being, saying, “You don’t need to go out there and hurt yourself. That’s just not right.”

During the intimate moment between mother and daughter, Nellie continued to offer words of encouragement, telling Biles to take care of herself and reminding her that they were all praying for her. The book also details how Nellie informed the rest of Biles’s family and friends about her decision to withdraw from the competition, emphasizing that Biles had put her mental and physical well-being first.

Green Bay Packers safety Jonathan Owens and his wife, Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, recently made an appearance on “The Pivot” podcast, where the NFL player admitted he didn’t like her at first and said she chased him.

Owens, 28, also said he didn’t know Biles was as famous or good as she is and realized it when a group of shaking girls asked him to take their picture with the GOAT of gymnastics. They met on a celebrity dating app

“So literally, had been on the app for a couple of days, man, and it’s like she pops up and I’m like, ‘Let me see who this is’ … I had never really paid attention to gymnastics, so it piqued my curiosity,” Owens said. “I go do my workout and I come back and I have some likes on my Instagram. …

“‘Man, this gotta be fake. I didn’t know who she was at the time. But like, the first thing that I saw was that she just had a bunch of followers. So in my mind I’m like, ‘OK, she’s got to be good.'”

Owens also said he was the “catch” and that she eventually made him feel better about committing to a woman in his third year in the league.

Simone Biles not shy about her approach

Biles, 26, gave her side of the story and was not shy about the way she approached him, saying it was love at first swipe.

“We matched. I was just the first to message. As soon as I clicked, ‘Ooh I like him.’ It matched. So he had already liked my profile. … I wasn’t scared,” said Biles. “I know what I like and I know what I want.”

The podcast’s hosts, former NFL stars Ryan Clark, Fred Taylor and Channing Crowder, called out Owens about not wanting Biles at first, but it’s all water under the bridge now.

Owens and Biles are married and she is often seen cheering on him

A new book claims Simone Biles thought “she might die” if she performed a certain move before pulling out of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

The most decorated gymnast in Olympic history, Biles made headlines

in Japan when she pulled out of the team finals after one routine. She was suffering from the “twisties”, a sensation where a gymnast feels lost and out of control when airborne.

Part of her routine in the team event would have been a vault with two and a half twists, but according to “Religion of Sports”, written by Gotham Chopra and published earlier this month, Biles told family members she felt so unsafe doing the trick that she could cause herself serious harm, leading her to tell her teammates “I don’t want to do something stupid”.

Biles, now 26, phoned her mother, Nellie, who was ready to watch her daughter with many family members gathered around a TV in Houston, Texas. According to Chopra, Nellie told her daughter to put herself first.

“You can’t do it? That’s OK. That’s okay, honey. They will do their best without you,” the book claims Nellie said to Simone. “I don’t want you going out there if you’re not in a good place. You don’t need to go out there and hurt yourself. That’s just not right.

“You need to take care of yourself,” the mother reportedly continued. “I love you. Just take some deep breaths and just know we’re praying for you, OK?” Once she put the phone down, the book claims Nellie told her family members: “That’s it, she’s done. She just pulled out. She says she can’t do it.”

Biles’ decision not to compete in the team event was divisive. She was widely supported and praised for being true to herself and her feelings and prioritising her mental health, but she was accused from some quarters of letting her teammates down. With Biles’ one attempt at the vault counting to the team score, they won a silver medal, losing out to Russia.

The book gives insight into what she said to her family in the face of the scrutiny. It reads: “I’m like, ‘Actually, first, I didn’t lose any medal. If I would’ve continued, I probably would have gotten injured. They wouldn’t have been able to replace [my scores]’.

“They don’t even know the process of it. They just think I quit. I don’t think they realize that on the vault, I didn’t do what I was supposed to. They didn’t even process it.”

Biles pulled out of numerous individual events in the following days, citing her mental health and saying she was inspired by Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka, who stepped back from the game for an extensive period to prioritise her mental wellbeing. However, Biles did compete in the balance beam, winning a bronze medal, taking her haul of Olympic medals to seven.