Simone Biles was stunned when a Parisian nightclub tried to charge her a staggering $26,000 for one bottle of bubbly after the 2024 Olympics.
“We had closing ceremonies at the Olympics. I went, and after that, we went out,” Biles, 27, recalled in a TikTok video posted Monday. “You guys, this club tried to charge me $26,000 for a bottle of Champagne.”
The Olympic gymnast said that she “obviously” did not purchase the overpriced alcohol.
Simone Biles revealed that a Paris nightclub tried to charge her $26,000 for a bottle of Champagne while she celebrated the 2024 Olympics in a TikTok video on Aug. 19.simonebilesowens
“We had closing ceremonies at the Olympics. I went, and after that, we went out,” Biles explained in the video shared Monday.simonebilesowens
The athlete said she “obviously” didn’t purchase the bottle after they tried to charge her $26,000 for the bubbly.simonebilesowens
“Like, are you insane?” she asked. “Obviously, I didn’t buy it. But why would you even try to play me like that? Like, that’s wild.”
Her fans agreed that the club charge was a hefty price tag for one bottle of booze and flooded the comments section of her post with reactions.
“$26K is crazy omg,” one person commented with a crying-face emoji
“But why would you even try to play me like that? Like, that’s wild,” she said in the video.
The gymnast did not reveal the name of the French club that tried to charge her the hefty sum.simonebilesowens/TikTok
“$26K??? That’s insane,” a fan agreed, with a third writing, “$26K just made me mad bc what?!”
Biles did not reveal the name of the club where the incident unfolded — though she had posted photos clubbing with her sister from inside L’Arc following the conclusion of the Olympics last week.
Biles was seen partying at L’Arc in Paris after the 2024 Paris Olympics’ closing ceremony.Instagram/Simone Biles
She posted a photo at the venue with her sister.Instagram/Simone Biles
“The reason I’m unwell this morning,” Biles captioned a snap showing a bottle parade at the venue complete with champagne, sparklers, a sign that read, “Gym Legend Simone Biles @L’Arc Paris” and another sign that dubbed her “God 4 Life.”
While Biles found spending that kind of money completely unnecessary, her parents, Ronald and Nellie Biles, shelled out a significant amount of dough to celebrate their daughter becoming the most decorated gymnast in history.
Simone posted photos at the Hermès store in Paris and later revealed that her mom and dad bought her a purse from the French fashion house to celebrate her 2024 Paris Olympics victories.
Biles was celebrating becoming the most decorated gymnast in history.Getty Images
The athlete has earned 11 Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals.Getty Images
“my parents bought me my hermes bag ,” she confirmed on Threads last week. “don’t be mad at me, be mad at your parents.”
This year, the athlete went home with three gold medals after competing in this year’s women’s artistic individual all-around, women’s artistic team all-around and women’s vault; and one bronze medal for her women’s floor routine.
She effectively became the most decorated gymnast in history, thanks to her total of 11 Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals.
