While defending trans athletes in sports, Biles made a comment about Gaines' body that she later retracted with an apology. Yet the vitriol that followed the exchange continued to escalate in the comments, leading Biles to deactivate her account. She is still active on Instagram, where the gymnast posted a graphic seemingly addressing the incident.

Biles appears to have deleted her account on X following a public feud with Gaines, in which she described the conservative activist as "truly sick."

Simone Biles has vanished from X (formerly Twitter), leaving fans stunned as speculation swirls on social media about why.