Why Did Users Criticize Simone Biles’ Husband for His Interview? – Here’s the Explanation

Days later, she uploaded several photos of her wedding day, with one showing her and the footballer getting their union officiated. She titled the post, “I do, officially Owens,” and tagged her new husband.

Netizens Criticize Owens for Calling Himself “The Catch”

On December 20, 2023, Owens was interviewed on “The Pivot Podcast,” where he was asked how he attracted someone like Biles. The footballer revealed that the question they had to ask was “how she pulled me.” He then explained how it all happened saying he was in Houston for a few months and was single at the time.

A friend of his advised him to try a dating application (app) called Raya. After having the app for a few days, Biles popped up. The fact that she was a gymnast piqued his curiosity, as he’d never paid any attention to the sport.

After swiping positively to her, the pair matched, and after a workout, Owens checked the app and discovered he got some likes. He decided to take a shower, and when he checked his phone again, Biles had messaged him.

But the footballer thought the message was fake, and at the time, he didn’t know who the gymnast was. What also got his attention about Biles was that she had a lot of followers, so he figured she was good at her sport.

Explaining why he didn’t know her, Owens revealed he was in college when she won the first Olympics. Being at a training camp, they didn’t have Olympic channel coverage. But since Biles’ message came in on a Tuesday, they messaged back and forth before hanging out that Friday.

Due to the pandemic hitting that year, the duo couldn’t do anything significant, and the gymnast drove 45 minutes to see the footballer. Owens said the rest was history before confirming that he was “the catch” in their relationship.

The athlete also admitted that he was afraid to commit when he met his future wife. But when the pair hung out, they clicked instantly and laughed all night long. He confirmed that “it happened when you least expect it.”

TikTok users who watched the interview had harsh opinions about it, like one person who wrote, “Nah this is actually insane😭.” Someone who felt sorry for Biles because of her husband’s story said, “I don’t know. This kinda made me sad for her 🥺🥺.”

Responding to the clip on X, another person felt, “How utterly stupid & disrespectful. He should have kept all of that [expletive] to himself. [Expletive], no one would know who he is if it wasn’t for Simone Biles.”

The viewer continued criticizing Owens, adding, “What man who is truly in love with a woman would try to diminish her in public or private. Simone needs to reassess this marriage.”

A netizen felt the interview was “cringe and embarrassing to be honest. He shouldn’t have disclosed all that.” Responding to the previous person, another X user believed, “He wants to humble her.”

Someone else thought the interview was going to lead to “Divorce in 3, 2, 1..” Agreeing with the previous poster, a netizen said, “They ’bout to break up soon. Same thing happened with Keke Palmer & her BD after their little interview.”

An X user also thought Owens’ interview was “Embarrassing.” Despite people trying to come to Biles’ defense, when netizens continued attacking her husband, she turned on them by showing him support.

Biles Stands by Her Man

In May 2024, Biles won the US Classic before taking to her Instagram Story with a message about her and her husband. Owens had attended her event in Hartford, Connecticut, where he cheered for her.

In her Instagram Story message that disappeared after 24 hours, the gymnast said, “I’m going to quickly address this, the joke was never a joke!”

She called her followers out, saying they were “blatantly being disrespectful” to her relationship and husband. The star continued, “So I’m gonna go ahead and say this one time. Respectfully, [expletive] off.”

Simone Biles explained that if netizens kept tweeting or commenting disrespectfully, she would block them. She added, “And no, I don’t need to touch grass…” The athlete was forced to say something because although it had been five months since that podcast interview, Owens was still getting backlash.

She concluded her post by saying “we love y’all so much” to everyone who supports them. Sharing his wife’s Instagram Stories post on his page, Owens captioned the post, “If y’all gone support!!!”

He urged people who refused to be respectful to “keep scrolling” because “being fake mad about people y’all don’t know from a can of paint is weirdo behavior.” Although Owens’ podcast interview happened months ago, in 2024, his wife was still getting asked about it.

Biles Clears the Air

In May 2024, Biles appeared on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast to address her husband’s viral Pivot interview. She explained that she never thought anything negative about the interview and clarified that Owens never said she wasn’t a catch but that he was one.

The gymnast revealed that she agreed he was a catch, as she’d never met “a man like him.” She confessed that people who met the footballer said they wanted a man like him. Biles also noted that a lot of the women at the gym love him.

She said he is nice to them and gives them support. One of the gym girls, who is like a little sister to the gymnast, usually got driven to training camp by the star. The unnamed woman would drive over to Biles’ house and leave her car in the driveway.

Showing what a nice man he is, Owens got the woman’s car windows tinted for her safety. The athlete felt netizens took the wrong message from her husband’s interview and has been running with it since. Biles even explained that Owens’ Pivot interview had nothing to do with her.

The gymnast suspected that people got upset because he didn’t include her in the interview. But she didn’t agree and felt her husband deserved to have “his moments too,” which is what she wants.

Biles even shared that whenever she went to his football games, she received field passes but never tried to draw attention or make it about her.

All she wanted at his games was to see him playing and to give him good luck kisses. She wondered if people wanted her to interrupt her husband’s Pivot interview to make it about herself. The star also said she loves supporting him.

Biles felt although her husband did say he was a catch, one of his interviewers, Ryan Clark, said it many more times. She understood the incident as a “guys’ moment” where they were trying to hype up Owens. To her, it felt like a moment when the boys hung out together around a fire.

She insisted that “there was nothing foul about it.” The podcast interviewer curiously asked what the couple said to each other while the clip went viral.

Biles shared that she initially thought what people were saying, like that she should divorce him, was hilarious. But then her feelings got hurt, and one night she finally broke down and questioned netizens why they were speaking about her husband the way they were.

She felt they had no basis to attack him because they didn’t know him personally. The athlete shared that everyone who’s met Jonathan Owens knows he’s “the sweetest guy” and will do “anything for anybody.” Despite all the negativity they faced, the couple still remain each other’s support system.

Going Strong

In July 2024, Biles revealed that her husband’s team, the Chicago Bears, was going to excuse him from training camp so he could watch her compete at the Paris Olympics. The gymnast explained that he’d be around “for just a short little time.”

The Paris Olympics is the first major international competition for Biles that the footballer has been able to attend. In 2021, friends and family got barred from attending the Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19 restrictions.

When the World Championships happened from September 30 to October 8, 2023, it was in the middle of the NFL’s season. Speaking about how they support each other, the gymnast said they got “super excited” anytime they could show up for one another.

This was because their work schedules don’t align much, and whenever they do, they need to show each other support. On July 30, 2024, NBC Sports shared X images of Owens supporting his wife during the Women’s Gymnastics Final.

He was photographed while cheering Biles on as she tackled the vault. The NBC Olympics & Paralympics X page shared a full photo of the footballer at the Olympics. The loving and happy husband was rocking a white T-shirt with “Biles” written on it, along with images of his wife in action.

Despite the mixed reactions and ongoing scrutiny, Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens continue to demonstrate a united front.

As both athletes balance demanding careers, their mutual support shines through, emphasizing the resilience of their bond amid challenging public opinions.