{"id":7107,"date":"2025-06-10T05:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T05:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insightflowmedia.com\/archives\/7107"},"modified":"2025-06-10T06:04:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T06:04:33","slug":"big-sponsor-faces-pressure-to-cut-ties-with-simone-biles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insightflowmedia.com\/?p=7107","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 Big-Time Sponsor Is Facing Massive Pressure To Drop Simone Biles \ud83d\ude33\ud83e\udd38\ud83c\udffe\u200d\u2640\ufe0fFull story via \ud83d\udd17 in comments \ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Simone Biles<\/a> just flipped the script- this time, not on a balance beam but in the middle of a heated culture war. The Olympic legend, known for defying gravity, is now catching heat for defying public opinion, and one of her biggest sponsors is feeling the aftershocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biles clashed online with OutKick contributor Riley Gaines over the issue of transgender inclusion in sports. Her words weren\u2019t soft. She called Gaines a \u201csore loser\u201d<\/em><\/strong> and challenged her to \u201cuplift the trans community\u201d<\/strong><\/em> instead of targeting it. That one comment sent ripples across social media, and now Athleta, the women\u2019s activewear giant that\u2019s proudly backed Biles since 2021, is being dragged into the chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boycott Threats Flood Athleta\u2019s Channels<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Simone Biles (Photo by Jack Gruber\/Imagn Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Athleta, which includes Biles in its Power of She Collective aimed at empowering women, has not released a statement on the controversy. But the pressure is mounting fast. In the hours following the social media feud, angry customers lit up Athleta\u2019s pages with calls to sever ties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI shop at Athleta often but will be boycotting unless you drop Simone Biles,\u201d<\/em><\/strong> one X user wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n