In 2021, Simone Biles stepped down from the Tokyo Summer Olympics stating mental health reasons. While this came as a shock to many, some of them were cruel enough to put it on Simone and attack her. Michael Che was one of them.
Michael Che made several harsh comments about Simone Biles after her Tokyo decision. Notably, the gymnast suffered from a case of the “twisties”, which put her at great risk. Biles took a wise decision by stepping down and her team knew it.
“Just selfishly as a comedian I’m tired of people putting their insecurities on our joke intentions,”
Both Michael Che and Chris Rock are comedians. Therefore, Che came to Rock’s defense and called people for not being able to make jokes.