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Melissa Rivers Defends Simone Biles’ Husband Jonathan Owens After Medal Backlash: ‘Silly’

Melissa Rivers reacts to Simone Biles’ husband facing backlash for wearing her Olympic medal, exclusively telling Life & Style the situation was ‘silly.’

“What’s the difference between him wearing it and putting it around your parents’ neck?” Melissa, 56, tells Life & Style while discussing the fashion at the 2024 Olympic games, which concluded on August 11. “Witnessing history every time you step on the mat,” he captioned a series of photos with Simone on July 30, which captured him wearing her medal. While many fans took the opportunity to slam Jonathan for wearing her medal, Melissa insists that social media users didn’t have a valid reason to be so upset.

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