Simone Biles had an epic clapback after haters took issue with her wedding day hair pictured in the Olympic gymnast's photos from her nuptials to NFL star Jonathan Owens, which she shared via Instagram on Saturday, April 22. The athlete told them to "keep complaining" because she didn't care...
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New Bride Simone Biles Claps Back at Haters of Her Wedding Hair: ‘Keep Complaining’
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Beth Shilliday
Tue, April 25, 2023 at 2:35 PM CDT
Simone Biles had
an epic clapback after haters took issue with her wedding day hair pictured in the Olympic gymnast’s
photos from her nuptials to NFL star
Jonathan Owens, which she shared via Instagram on Saturday, April 22. The athlete told them to “keep complaining” because she didn’t care.
The bride, 26, wore her hair in a high ponytail for the courthouse ceremony, which one Twitter user called “fake,” while another complained about her hairline. “Them edges should have been laid. It is her wedding day,” the follower
wrote. Another person
said her hair “was a mess for her wedding.”
Simone made her reply after a user defended the gold medalist, listing her achievements and thought people were being petty dissing her wedding hair. “Simone Biles is one of THEE top gymnasts we’ve ever seen, has overcame situations of abuse and other obstacles in her childhood, has defined her own success and found love and is now happily married … And y’all worried about her hair……?!” the fan wrote.
The
four-time gold medalist responded, “I think they also forget I live in HOUSTON, TEXAS, and I sweat those out!! Soon as we stepped outside for pics.” She then added, “But they can keep complaining idc idc idc,” short for “I don’t care.”
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Simone looked gorgeous on her wedding day, wearing a plunging white sleeveless gown with a four-tier layered skirt. She shared an initial carousel of six photos including she and Jonathan holding hands in the courthouse rotunda where a judge in a black robe presided over their ceremony. Only he and the wedding photographer were present for the ceremony.
Jonathan and Simone were also seen having a passionate wedding kiss, and another picture showed the tan-suit wearing groom raising his first in the air in celebration as the pair left the courthouse. “I do. Officially Owens,” the Olympic legend wrote in the caption and has changed her name to Simone Biles-Owens on her social media accounts.
She shared via an Instgram Story the following day that
the newlyweds have a much bigger event planned to include family and friends. “We will be having a wedding in a couple weeks. We had to get married ‘legally’ here in the U.S. since our wedding will be a destination wedding,” Simone wrote.
The couple
got engaged on Valentine’s Day in 2022 after a year and a half of dating. “THE EASIEST YES. I can’t wait to spend forever and ever with you, you’re everything I dreamed of and more!” Simone captioned a series of
Instagram photos of the Houston Texans safety down on one knee proposing in an outdoor gazebo. She added, “Let’s get married FIANCÉ @jowens_3.” Simone also showed off her massive oval-cut diamond engagement ring.
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Ariana Brockington
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Simone Biles is speaking out after some social media users criticized her updo for her wedding.
The four-time Olympic gold medalist announced on Instagram April 22 that she
tied the knot with her longtime love Jonathan Owens, 27, in a romantic courthouse wedding ceremony.
Biles uploaded multiple pictures from their special day to Instagram that showed her beaming in a low-cut, tiered wedding gown. She wore her hair in a high ponytail that showed off the dress’s neckline and tied-back details.
While many fans congratulated the happy couple and celebrated their love, some critics questioned the Olympian’s choice in hairstyle.
After a few Twitter users nitpicked Biles’ wedding hair — with one going so far as to suggest she should’ve worn a
wig — a number of fans stepped in to praise the legendary gymnast.
“Yall really coming for Simone Biles’s hair at her wedding. She is a young millionaire, a great gymnast, and married to the love of her life. What you got???” one person
tweeted.
Others wondered why people were choosing to comment on Biles’ hair instead of her happy union.
One fan retweeted a wedding photo and
asked, “Like how could you see this picture and focus on her hair???”
“Simone Biles is a goddess. I look up to her so much and girl I could only wish for her level of beauty,” the fan continued.
Another
wrote, “I saw those pics of Simone Biles and my first thought was, ‘Aww she look so happy.’ The fact y’all zoomed in on her edges and hair is so miserable.”
Many pointed out that the 26-year-old’s happiness and the love for her husband should be the main concern on her wedding day.
“Simone Biles is one of THEE top gymnasts we’ve ever seen, has overcame situations of abuse and other obstacles in her childhood, has defined her own success and found love and is now happily married…”
read a tweet that has received more than 60,000 likes. “And y’all worried about her hair……?!”
Biles saw the viral tweet and responded with some details about her bouncy updo.
On April 23, she
replied, “I think they also forget i live in HOUSTON TEXAS & I sweat those out!!”
Biles shared that her hair was affected by the weather as “soon as we stepped outside for pics.”
But, she did not let the humidity or the negative comments ruin her big day, adding “they can keep complaining (I don’t care).”
Fans responded to Biles and complimented her beauty. They also encouraged her to continue to tune out the negativity.
“Congratulations to you and your husband. Ignore the noise and enjoy your life,” one fan
said.
Another
wrote, “Girl don’t listen to these haters! You looked so beautiful! Wishing you all the happiness!”
Despite the social media discussion about her hair, Biles spent most of the weekend uploading photos from her intimate nuptials and celebrating becoming Mrs. Owens.
She shared a slideshow on
Instagram that included a photo of Owens raising a fist into the air as they left the courthouse together. In another picture, the Houston Texans football player, who wore a tanned suit, dipped his bride and kissed her.
“I do,” she captioned the snaps. “Officially owens.”
She also posted
black-and-white photos of the two holding hands and signing their marriage certificate.
“I never knew a love so deep,” she gushed in the caption.
On his page, the NFL athlete uploaded the same
snaps. “My person, forever,” he said in the caption before adding the hashtags #TheOwens and #itsofficial.
Fans can expect more loving pictures of the two newlyweds when they say “I do” for a second time in a couple weeks. Biles revealed in an Instagram story on April 23 that the pair are also having a
destination wedding.
“We had to get married ‘legally’ here in the us — since our wedding will be a destination wedding,” she said when one fan asked about other wedding plans.
Biles added that their “big wedding” will have between 135 to 140 guests and she expects a few “gym reunions,” implying her Olympic teammates could make an appearance.
In between responding to fans she also made a big change on her Instagram and Twitter accounts. Her name now reads: Simone Biles Owens.
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Michelle Lee
Tue, April 25, 2023 at 1:25 PM CDT
Some social media users were quick to comment on the bride’s edges — and she was just as quick to shut them down
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Simone Biles is not letting anyone dim her just-married glow.
The medal-winning Olympic gymnast, 26, and NFL safety
Jonathan Owens, 27, officially tied the knot on Saturday during a quaint courthouse ceremony in Houston.
Biles reveled in the joyous moment on social media alongside her fans, sharing photos of the couple’s intimate nuptials. But, she was met with criticism from internet trolls, who took it upon themselves to comment on her wedding-day hairstyle.
For the occasion, Biles styled her hair into a high ponytail with waves, and haters called out the appearance of her edges, or the hair on her forehead.
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Twitter users rallied behind Biles,
one writing, “There is no way there should be this much discourse around THEE SIMONE BILES natural hair being worn at her wedding.”
Then, the bride herself entered the chat.
In response to another user defending her updo — “Simone Biles is one of THEE top gymnasts we’ve ever seen and y’all worried about her hair……?!” they wrote — the athlete reassured them that she remains unbothered.
“I think they also forget I live in HOUSTON TEXAS & I sweat those out!! soon as we stepped outside for pics but
they can keep complaining idc idc idc,” replied Biles.
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Biles still looked glamorous as ever, although, she did admit that she wasn’t as nearly prepared for the local celebration as much as she is for her destination wedding, which will see the athlete in four gowns.
In an Instagram Story posted over the weekend, Biles revealed that her
tiered halter-neck gown, as well as her shoes, bouquet and wedding band, were bought off of Amazon the week of.
“Not quite prepared for courthouse ceremony as I am for the big wedding,” she wrote.
Turns out, Biles’ confection from online boutique
Selfie Leslie retails for $119 (a steal!). Though, she said her Amazon shoes were “not comfy at all” and she had to switch them out for another pair.
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Biles also revealed that her and Owens’ courthouse “I dos” were planned out of necessity, writing, “We had to get married ‘legally’ in the U.S. — since our wedding will be a destination wedding. We will be having a wedding in a couple of weeks

.”
The newlyweds
met on dating app Raya in March 2020 and two years later,
Owens proposed to Biles in February 2022 with an
oval-shaped diamond set on a diamond pave band designed by ZoFrost.
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