MyKayla Skinner Asks Simone Biles To Stop Her Fans' Alleged 'Cyberbullying'
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The former Olympian says she and her family have been hit with brutal online harassment since her comments about the "work ethic" of some gymnasts.
MyKayla Skinner says she’s experiencing online bullying from fans of her fellow gymnast Simone Biles amid the 2024 Olympic Games.
On Tuesday, Skinner posted a video on Instagram asking Biles to put an end to the cyberbullying she says she’s faced over her previous comments about U.S. women’s gymnastics.
“Things have really gotten out of hand lately,” Skinner, a former Olympian, says in the video clip. “It’s one thing to disagree with me regarding something I have said or a point I was trying to make, but it’s something else entirely when that turns into cyberbullying or even worse. Watching people cheer on the bullying, which has led to threats of physical harm to me, my husband and our daughter, is disgusting.”
Skinner shares an 11-month-old daughter, Charlotte, with her husband, Jonas Harmer.
“Why I’m here is because about four weeks ago, I made a comment about work ethic and what seems to be taking place with the rising generation,” Skinner says in the Instagram video. “To be totally clear, I take 100% responsibility for poorly articulating the point I was trying to make, and the last thing I wanted was to cause harm or offend our U.S. Olympic team.”
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