{"id":174973,"date":"2025-06-16T13:23:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T13:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/16\/riley-gaines-im-pregnant-take-that-simone-biles\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T13:23:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T13:23:29","slug":"riley-gaines-im-pregnant-take-that-simone-biles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/16\/riley-gaines-im-pregnant-take-that-simone-biles\/","title":{"rendered":"Riley Gaines: I&#8217;m Pregnant! Take THAT, Simone Biles!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Riley Gaines turned her time as a mediocre swimmer into a career as a right wing \u201cinfluencer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recently, she targeted a high school girl in her push for segregated sports, prompting a heated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/06\/simone-biles-riley-gaines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">clash with Simone Biles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Gaines is pregnant for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>But, in an apparent commitment to the bit, she used her announcement to take a dig at Biles.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_rileygaines_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Riley Gaines in January 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-528004 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_rileygaines_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_rileygaines_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_rileygaines_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_rileygaines_01-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_rileygaines_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_rileygaines_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_rileygaines_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_rileygaines_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anti-trans activist and former swimmer Riley Gaines walks the red carpet at the Turning Point USA Inaugural-Eve Ball at the Salamander Hotel on January 19, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Samuel Corum\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-riley-gaines-is-pregnant\">Riley Gaines is pregnant<\/h2>\n<p>On Saturday, June 14, Riley Gaines was a speaker at a Turning Point USA event.<\/p>\n<p>Turning Point USA is an organization that targets high schools and universities, pushing for conservative policies and flagging programs that counter racism.<\/p>\n<p>Gaines, who has made a career out of being a talking head for segregation of cisgender athletes and transgender athletes, used the event to share her pregnancy news. <\/p>\n<p>As you can see from the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/annamlulis\/status\/1934003195287585088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">social media coverage<\/a>, even the reactions were heavily political.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Riley_Gaines_<\/a> announces she\u2019s pregnant with her first baby!<\/p>\n<p>Glory be to God.<\/p>\n<p>Every child is valuable and worthy of life. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nN5Tt7jDo8\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/nN5Tt7jDo8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anna Lulis (@annamlulis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/annamlulis\/status\/1934003195287585088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While on stage, Gaines recalled how \u2014 after she targeted a teenage girl and her softball team \u2014 Simone Biles had called her out.<\/p>\n<p>During a heated confrontation (after which Biles apologized unnecessarily), the planet\u2019s greatest gymnast suggested that Gaines \u201cpick on someone\u201d her own size, remarking: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhich would ironically be a male.\u201d Ironic, of course, because of Gaines\u2019 outspoken transphobia in which she misgenders trans women and girls as \u201c<em>males<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow many men do you know that have this?\u201d Gaines remarked on stage, showing her baby bump to the crowd.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_simonebiles_01-1024x651.jpg\" alt=\"Simone Biles in June 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-528005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_simonebiles_01-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_simonebiles_01-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_simonebiles_01-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_simonebiles_01-2048x1303.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_simonebiles_01-960x611.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_simonebiles_01-1080x687.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_simonebiles_01-1200x763.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_simonebiles_01-1024x651.jpg\" alt=\"Simone Biles in June 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-528005 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_simonebiles_01-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_simonebiles_01-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_simonebiles_01-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_simonebiles_01-2048x1303.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_simonebiles_01-960x611.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_simonebiles_01-1080x687.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_simonebiles_01-1200x763.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_simonebiles_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Simone Biles attends Netflix\u2019s \u201cSimone Biles Rising\u201d FYC event at Hollywood Athletic Club on June 02, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Rodin Eckenroth\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-using-a-pregnancy-announcement-to-stick-it-to-a-critic-is-weird-right\">Using a pregnancy announcement to stick it to a critic is weird, right?<\/h2>\n<p>Those of us who personally know men who\u2019ve had baby bumps and given birth might find Riley Gaines\u2019 comeback a little weak.<\/p>\n<p>However, given that her whole brand is pushing for segregation between cis athletes and trans athletes as a stepping stone to broader transphobic exclusions, she <em>probably <\/em>doesn\u2019t have anything nice to say about trans men.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s wrong \u2014 bigotry is always wrong. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also just weird to see someone take what should be a joyous announcement and attempt to wield it in a petty clapback.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_rileygaines_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Riley Gaines in June 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-528006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_rileygaines_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_rileygaines_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_rileygaines_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_rileygaines_02-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_rileygaines_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_rileygaines_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_rileygaines_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_rileygaines_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Riley Gaines in June 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-528006 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_rileygaines_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_rileygaines_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_rileygaines_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_rileygaines_02-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_rileygaines_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_rileygaines_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_rileygaines_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0616_rileygaines_02-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Riley Gaines stands on a softball field in June 2024, even though she is a failed swimmer and not a failed softball player.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Terry Wyatt\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If Simone Biles wished, she could tastefully respond to Gaines\u2019 pregnancy news. <\/p>\n<p>This would mean ignoring the mention of her and simply saying \u201chappy for her\u201d or something along those lines.<\/p>\n<p><em>With or without<\/em> a shady: \u201cI hope that this brings her a sense of peace at last.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, perhaps the wisest move would be for Biles to say nothing at all. She very accurately called out Gaines\u2019 \u201ctruly sick\u201d fixation with harassing teen and young adult athletes because they are trans. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"647\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0610_simonebiles_tweet_01.png\" alt=\"A dark mode screenshot of Simone Biles quote-tweeting Riley Gaines.\" class=\"wp-image-527581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0610_simonebiles_tweet_01.png 647w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0610_simonebiles_tweet_01-300x252.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"647\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0610_simonebiles_tweet_01.png\" alt=\"A dark mode screenshot of Simone Biles quote-tweeting Riley Gaines.\" class=\"wp-image-527581 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0610_simonebiles_tweet_01.png 647w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0610_simonebiles_tweet_01-300x252.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0610_simonebiles_tweet_01.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On social media, Simone Biles called out Riley Gaines in a powerful takedown.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Twitter)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-will-becoming-a-parent-makes-gaines-into-a-better-person-probably-not\">Will becoming a parent makes Gaines into a better person? Probably not<\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes, when someone who makes a career out of bigotry is pregnant, people on social media hope that their child is whatever target the hateful person most despises.<\/p>\n<p>In some cases, this is a wish for the person to see the error of their ways \u2014 to love their child and thus change and become better human beings. In other cases, the wish is simply to spite the hateful person.<\/p>\n<p>No matter what, it\u2019s not a good wish. Every child deserves a loving home. <\/p>\n<p>That means that they deserve to grow up in homes where they know that they can be themselves, not where they merely hope that their parents will have a change of heart.<\/p>\n<p>Children are people, not life lessons.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/06\/riley-gaines-pregnant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Riley Gaines turned her time as a mediocre swimmer into a career as a right wing \u201cinfluencer.\u201d Recently, she targeted a high school girl in her push for segregated sports, prompting a heated clash with Simone Biles. Now, Gaines is pregnant for the first time. But, in an apparent commitment to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":174974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-174973","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\/174973","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=174973"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174973\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}