Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, with 1.9 million followers on X, deleted her account in the aftermath of a heated online feud with OutKick's Riley Gaines.
On Sunday, users on X shared screenshots of an error message for the ‘@Simone_Biles’ username, prompting widespread speculation.
The controversy began when Biles clashed with Gaines over the OutKick host’s stance on keeping men (trans athletes) out of women’s sports.
- has an incredibly unpopular and morally indefensible take
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) June 23, 2025
- gets rightfully ridiculed for it
- issues a groveling public apology after unrelenting backlash
- deletes account to pretend it never happened
Sad to see such a phenom go down like this https://t.co/AiYir3kRG5