Jonathan Owens says he’s not bending the reality when he claims he had no clue who now-wife Simone Biles was after they first met.
In a Vanity Fair article printed on-line Wednesday, the NFL participant repeated his assertion that he didn’t acknowledge the record-breaking gymnast after they related on the courting app Raya in 2020.
“A lot of people don’t believe me when I say I had no clue,” he advised the outlet for a canopy story on Biles, explaining that he started to place the items collectively when he discovered her on Instagram.
“I was like, man, she got a lot of followers, she must be pretty good,” he mentioned.
Biles memorably made her Olympic debut in 2016 competing on the Rio Games, profitable 4 gold medals and a bronze. Owens was in a university soccer coaching camp on the time.
“I never once was like, Oh, let me check gymnastics out,” he mentioned about that individual summer time.
Elsewhere within the cowl story, Owens and Biles recalled after they first matched on Raya. The Green Bay Packers participant identified that Biles had messaged him first — although, he mentioned, “She doesn’t like to admit it.”
He additionally mirrored on the early days of their relationship, saying that he rapidly seen Biles’ contagious chuckle, and that they “could talk all day.”
But Owens has landed in scorching water beforehand for saying that he didn’t acknowledge Biles.
The soccer participant additionally made the assertion final month throughout an look with Biles on “The Pivot Podcast.” He additional advised within the dialog that he was “the catch” of their relationship, since “the man” is at all times “the catch.”
His feedback drew backlash on social media, with folks accusing the Packers security of mendacity about not realizing the gymnastics icon.
It’s not clear when Owens was interviewed by Vanity Fair, and whether or not it was earlier than or after he was extensively criticized for his remarks on “The Pivot Podcast.”
The NFL participant has since responded to among the complaints he acquired on-line, sharing a slideshow on Instagram that featured photos from the couple’s wedding ceremony day.
“Unbothered,” he captioned the Dec. 21 publish. “Just know we locked in over here.”
Biles and Owens wed in a courthouse ceremony in Houston in April, which was adopted by an even bigger celebration in Mexico the next month.
The Olympic gymnast publicly celebrated their union quickly after the civil ceremony, telling Owens on Instagram that “i love you endlessly.”
