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Jonathan Owens Supports Wife Simone Biles After Trans Athlete Comments

Jonathan Owens stood by Simone Biles as she faced backlash for comments she made during a debate with Riley Gaines over trans athletes

Simone Biles has the support of her husband as the Olympian faces backlash for comments she made to former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines in an argument about trans athletes. Stephen A. Smith has inserted himself directly in the middle of the discourse involving Simone Biles, former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines and the inclusion of trans athletes in sports. As part of their argument, Biles brought up that Gaines, who swam competitively at the University of Kentucky, competed against Lia Thomas, the first openly trans woman champion in the NCAA women’s division.

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