{"id":116608,"date":"2024-08-06T21:28:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T21:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/06\/mykayla-skinner-begs-simone-biles-tell-fans-to-stop-bullying-me\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T21:28:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T21:28:16","slug":"mykayla-skinner-begs-simone-biles-tell-fans-to-stop-bullying-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/06\/mykayla-skinner-begs-simone-biles-tell-fans-to-stop-bullying-me\/","title":{"rendered":"MyKayla Skinner Begs Simone Biles: Tell Fans to Stop Bullying Me!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MyKayla Skinner Harmer is issuing a plea to Simone Biles.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/08\/tom-brady-simone-biles-reaction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">awe-inspiring performance by Simone Biles<\/a> and the rest of Team USA gymnastics has earned 7 Olympic medals. Three of those are gold.<\/p>\n<p>However, just weeks ago, MyKayla Skinner Harmer, who has <em>technically<\/em> never made an Olympic team except as an alternate, stirred up controversy by attacking the current gymnasts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/07\/simone-biles-shades-mykayla-skinner-comments-gold-medal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Simone Biles clapped back<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, MyKayla is asking Simone to rescue her from online backlash. Is she making this all about herself? And is this really Simone\u2019s responsibility?<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_01-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"MyKayla Skinner Harmer on May 3, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-506503 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_01-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_01-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_01-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_01-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_01-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_01-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_01-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_01-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MyKayla Skinner acknowledges the crowd before throwing out the first pitch prior to the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Diego Padres at Chase Field on May 03, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Chris Coduto\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-remember-mykayla-skinner-harmer\">Remember MyKayla Skinner Harmer?<\/h2>\n<p>MyKayla was an alternate at the 2016 Olympics. That year, she became the center of a controversy after editing her photo over Team USA gymnast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2017\/11\/gabby-douglas-dr-nassar-molested-me-too\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gabby Douglas<\/a>. The accompanying racist emojis didn\u2019t help.<\/p>\n<p>Then, she competed in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics (as an individual), winning a silver medal at the vault.<\/p>\n<p>With the exception of diehard gymnastics fans, many people forgot MyKayla Skinner Harmer until recently. In a now-deleted YouTube video, MyKayla lashed out at Team USA gymnasts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For all those wondering, here&#8217;s the lowdown on MyKayla Skinner &#8216;s situation calling the US Gymnastics team lack of talent and lazy ???????? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NDXIYqJvSQ\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/NDXIYqJvSQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sophie Rain Thread ????\u2764\ufe0f (@SophieRainForum) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SophieRainForum\/status\/1818675295979028700?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-do-olympic-athletes-tend-to-be-lazy-people\">Do Olympic athletes tend to be \u2018lazy\u2019 people?<\/h2>\n<p>MyKayla Skinner Harmer accused the Olympic gymnasts representing the United States at the 2024 Paris games of being \u201clazy\u201d and lacking in athletic aptitude. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like the talent and the depth just isn\u2019t like what it used to be,\u201d she claimed. \u201cJust notice like, I mean, obviously a lot of girls don\u2019t work as hard. The girls just don\u2019t have the work ethic.\u201d That seems to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/08\/simone-biles-sorry-not-sorry-haters-im-the-goat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">patently untrue<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>There was also an implication by MyKayla that <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MyKayla_Skinner#Controversies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">safety rules<\/a>, which came to being after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2017\/11\/aly-raisman-olympic-gymnast-reveals-she-was-sexually-assaulted-b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">many crimes of Dr. Nassar<\/a>, were in some way making the team worse. It is difficult to understand why MyKayla would take these positions, or what she hoped to gain by sharing them.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_simonebiles_04-1024x699.jpg\" alt=\"Simone Biles on August 3, 2024 at the Paris Olympic games.\" class=\"wp-image-506501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_simonebiles_04-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_simonebiles_04-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_simonebiles_04-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_simonebiles_04-2048x1399.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_simonebiles_04-960x656.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_simonebiles_04-1080x738.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_simonebiles_04-1200x819.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_simonebiles_04-1024x699.jpg\" alt=\"Simone Biles on August 3, 2024 at the Paris Olympic games.\" class=\"wp-image-506501 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_simonebiles_04-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_simonebiles_04-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_simonebiles_04-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_simonebiles_04-2048x1399.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_simonebiles_04-960x656.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_simonebiles_04-1080x738.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_simonebiles_04-1200x819.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_simonebiles_04-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Gold medalist Simone Biles of Team United States celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Artistic Gymnastics Women\u2019s Vault Final on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 03, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Julian Finney\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-simone-biles-took-the-high-road\">Simone Biles took the high road<\/h2>\n<p>For her part, Simone Biles\u2019 clapback was mild. She didn\u2019t call out MyKayla Skinner Harmer by name, for example.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, she offered a tongue-in-cheek <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-ESNIFIQ8l\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> caption under photos of herself and other gymnasts for Team USA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLack of talent, lazy, Olympic champions,\u201d she described. Other Olympians, past and present (and notably McKayla Maroney)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-ESNIFIQ8l\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"h-now-mykayla-skinner-harmer-is-begging-simone-biles-to-ask-fans-and-followers-to-leave-her-alone\">Now, MyKayla Skinner Harmer is begging Simone Biles to ask fans and followers to leave her alone<\/h2>\n<p>On Tuesday, August 6, MyKayla took to Instagram to address Simone Biles directly. Though the women have certainly met back at the Tokyo games, one can only assume that they do not have each other\u2019s contact information.<\/p>\n<p>MyKayla lamented what she calls a \u201cwave of hateful comments\u201d that have included alleged \u201cdeath threats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She begged: \u201cSimone, I am asking you directly and publicly, to please put a stop to this.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C-VTyXsJFp6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"h-mykayla-skinner-harmer-would-like-for-the-backlash-to-end\">MyKayla Skinner Harmer would like for the backlash to end<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cPlease ask your followers to stop, you have been an incredible champion for mental health awareness and a lot of people need your help now,\u201d MyKayla Skinner Harmer begged.<\/p>\n<p>She said of herself and her family: \u201cWe\u2019ve been hurt and attacked in ways that I am certain you never intended.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We, too, are certain that Simone Biles did not intend anything of the sort. Yet it sounds like MyKayla believes that SImone is somehow responsible for it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_03-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"MyKayla Skinner Harmer in August of 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-506504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_03-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_03-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_03-2048x1362.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_03-960x639.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_03-1080x718.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_03-1200x798.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_03-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"MyKayla Skinner Harmer in August of 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-506504 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_03-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_03-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_03-2048x1362.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_03-960x639.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_03-1080x718.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_03-1200x798.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0806_mykaylaskinnerharmer_03-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Team USA Olympian MyKayla Skinner rides in Universal\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Superstar Parade at Universal Studios Florida on August 7, 2021.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Douglas P. DeFelice\/Getty Images for USOPC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-she-alleges-that-there-have-been-threats\">She alleges that there have been threats<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cWatching people cheer on the bullying \u2014 which has led to threats of physical harm to me, my husband, and our daughter \u2014 is disgusting,\u201d MyKayla Skinner Harmer expressed. \u201cSo please at this point, I\u2019m just asking for it to just stop for the sake of my family because enough is enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also tried to walk back previous comments, emphasizing: \u201cI know these women are incredible \u2014 the very best of the best \u2014 and almost all of them are my former teammates who I have enjoyed very much cheering on the last few years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Simone truly believes that I called our team lazy and lacking talent and if that\u2019s really how she feels, I am really heartbroken over it,\u201d she lamented.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not Mykayla trying to pull the \u201cwhite woman\u2019s tears\u201d card\u2026 Girl YOU started this mess and didn\u2019t think to consider how YOUR actions would impact your former teammates AND Gabby (in 2016). Miss me with that bullshit???? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wOgjMW6nLL\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/wOgjMW6nLL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Church Girl (@mmfuentes31) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mmfuentes31\/status\/1820856884573990986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-it-s-unclear-how-this-could-be-simone-s-fault\">It\u2019s unclear how this could be Simone\u2019s fault<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cBut not just heartbroken because it isn\u2019t what I feel or even how I previously said, but because Simone\u2019s latest post and others that followed it fueled another wave of hateful comments,\u201d MyKayla Skinner Harmer alleged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHate that includes death threats to me, my family, and even my agent,\u201d she continued. \u201cMy family and my friends don\u2019t deserve to be caught in the crossfire here. They\u2019ve done nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We certainly hope that any threats of death or violence cease. While it\u2019s difficult to see how any of that is Simone Biles\u2019 business, let alone responsibility, threats are not an appropriate response.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urls.grow.me\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaG9sbHl3b29kZ29zc2lwLmNvbS8yMDI0LzA4L215a2F5bGEtc2tpbm5lci1oYXJtZXItc2ltb25lLWJpbGVzLw==\/e\/*%7CEMAIL%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MyKayla Skinner Harmer is issuing a plea to Simone Biles. The awe-inspiring performance by Simone Biles and the rest of Team USA gymnastics has earned 7 Olympic medals. Three of those are gold. However, just weeks ago, MyKayla Skinner Harmer, who has technically never made an Olympic team except as an alternate, stirred up controversy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":116609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-116608","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116608\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}