NFL participant Jonathan Owens’ headline-making remarks about spouse Simone Biles are getting a polarizing response from the ladies of “The View.”
Owens, a security with the Green Bay Packers, sparked a web-based frenzy final month after an look on “The Pivot Podcast” when he claimed he wasn’t acquainted with Biles ― who occurs to be essentially the most embellished gymnast in historical past ― previous to the beginning of their relationship.
Later within the chat, Owens was requested if he considers himself to be “the catch” in his relationship with Biles, to which he replied: “I always say that the men are the catch.”
Among those that got here to Biles’ protection was “View” co-host Sunny Hostin, who expressed her dismay over Owens’ feedback on Tuesday’s episode.
“He knew who she was. She was on a Wheaties box,” Hostin mentioned. “Everybody knows who Simone Biles is. I don’t know who he is.”
Later, she added: “I have trouble with a man who can’t let his spouse or partner shine. That’s troubling to me … you’re both shining. You’re thriving. You have each other.”
Echoing these sentiments was Sara Haines, who zoomed in on Owens’ gender-specific statement.
“The part that got me is when he says: ‘I always think the man is the catch,’” Haines mentioned. “Have you met other men, and are you listening to yourself right now? I cannot believe.”
Alyssa Farah Griffin, nevertheless, urged her co-hosts to not criticize Owens so harshly, provided that he was attending faculty when his future spouse catapulted to international fame in 2016.
“If you watch them together, he treats her like a queen,” she famous. “He realized he did get the greatest of all time, and she’s amazing. I think he actually does treat her super well. I root for this one.”
Biles and Owens went public with their romance in 2020, and acquired married in April of final yr.
Appearing on Peacock’s “Back That Year Up” final week, Biles didn’t deal with her husband’s feedback straight however hinted that the 2 athletes have a aggressive nature.
“At the end of the day, gymnastics is harder, if he agrees or not,” she mentioned. “He has done my workout in the gym, and he could barely do it, and then I went to their NFL workout and I crushed it.”
Watch “The View” phase on Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens beneath.
