Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jun 19
Simone Biles Rebukes Instagram Critics After Near-Death Scare, Saying She Spent 2 Weeks on Bedrest
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jun 19

Simone Biles Rebukes Instagram Critics After Near-Death Scare, Saying She Spent 2 Weeks on Bedrest

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 19

Summary

  • Simone Biles replied to Instagram users who mocked her vacation photos, saying a serious medical emergency a little over two weeks earlier had left her healing and reassessing life.
  • In one response, Biles said the trip was part of her recovery; in another, she pushed back at criticism over drinking by noting the drink could have been non-alcoholic.
  • A third reply added a concrete detail she had not previously shared publicly: "Two weeks bedrest."
  • Biles first disclosed the episode on June 6, calling it one of the scariest experiences of her life and saying she was not yet ready to explain what happened.

Insights

Two years after her health scare, what has the sports world learned about protecting athletes from the public scrutiny Biles faced?
Has the line between public support and invasive scrutiny for athletes on social media now been permanently blurred?