SIMONE Biles and Riley Gaines have been feuding, and Hollywood has taken notice.
Rob Schneider has taken the side of Gaines after she battled Biles.
Riley Gaines has gotten Hollywood support in her beef with Simone Biles[/caption]
Rob Schneider has shared support for Gaines on social media[/caption]
Schneider is a big supporter of Donald Trump, and has given Gaines his backing as well.
“I am proud to call Riley Gaines my biological female friend,” he wrote on X.
“And an American hero of all girls everywhere!”
Biles and Gaines stand on opposite sides of the debate about transgender athletes in sports.
While Biles has shown support for these athletes, Gaines vehemently opposes their inclusion in sports.
Biles fired off against Gaines in a social media rant last week.
“@Riley_Gaines_ You’re truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race. Straight up sore loser,” she wrote.
“You should be uplifting the trans community and perhaps finding a way to make sports inclusive OR creating a new avenue where trans feel safe in sports.
“Maybe a transgender category IN ALL sports!! But instead… You bully them…
“One things for sure is no one in sports is safe with you around!!!!!”
Biles has since calmed her tone on the issue, but is still strongly in support of trans athletes.
“These are sensitive, complicated issues that I truly don’t have the answers or solutions to, but I believe it starts with empathy and respect. I was not advocating for policies that compromise fairness in women’s sports,” Biles wrote.
“My objection is to be singling out children for public scrutiny in ways that feel personal and harmful. Individual athletes—especially kids—should never be the focus of criticism of a flawed system they have no control over.
“I believe sports organizations have a responsibility to come up with rules supporting inclusion while maintaining fair competition.
‘Mother hen’ Biles
Simone Biles’ first coach Aimee Boorman exclusively told The U.S. Sun that she thinks Biles will be spurred by a new role this year.
“Having younger teammates benefits her because she has stepped in as the mother hen figure,” said Aimee.
“And so she has to tell them to stay calm. You’ve got this. You’re prepared. And so as she’s saying it, she’s also hearing it.
“You always have tiny kids that come into the gym, but they’re never ripped like Simone was,” she said.
“I know she was very self-conscious about it growing up. But from a coaching perspective, it was great.
“I didn’t think that Simone would be a multi gold medal athlete straight away.
“But she did stand out because she was very tiny, but very muscular.”
“We all want a future for sport that is fair, inclusive, and respectful.”
She also sent out an apology to Gaines after calling her out on social media.
“I wanted to follow up from my last tweets. I’ve always believed competitive equity & inclusivity are both essential in sport,” Biles wrote.
“The current system doesn’t adequately balance these important principles, which often leads to frustration and heated exchanges, and it didn’t help for me to get personal with Riley, which I apologize for.”
