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Two days ago, Olympic gold medalist gymnast?Simone Biles?surprised her fans with her wedding photos. Now, Mrs. Owens is on the receiving end of a surprise. But instead of being happy about the small gift that came with a Twitter update, the gymnast is left questioning herself. The Twitter world has been all about the blue tick lately. Many celebrities lost their verified badge after Musk decided to make it a paid feature. While many have paid the price to retain the checkmark, some deemed it unnecessary. One such entity was the gymnastics queen Simone Biles.

Busy with her wedding festivities, Biles remained unhinged throughout the blue tick controversy. However, she did react when her blue check got restored without paying for it.

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Simone Biles questions her actions

While many celebrities have been stripped of their blue tick marks, Simone Biles Owens has got it back. But instead of paying for it like the rest, the gymnast got it for free. But the twist in the story is, she never wished for this freebie in the first place. This is why, the star was baffled upon noticing the checkmark next to her name earlier today. Soon after she used the platform to share her astonishment with her fans.

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Questioning what might’ve brought about the change, Biles wrote,?“I woke up this morning & my check is back? but I didn?t do anything ?..”?A fan tried putting the new bride at ease by saying all the accounts with over a million followers have it now, which now seems like the case.

While Biles had remained tight-lipped on the blue tick issue until now, some sports entities have commented on the absurdity of the situation.

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Bodybuilding beast shares his take on the Twitter blue tick fiasco

Yesterday, rising bodybuilding star Nick Walker took to Instagram to share his thoughts on the new policy. For the unversed, the blue tick, which was once a verification badge for celebrity and official accounts on Twitter can now be availed with a monthly payment of $8 by any user after certain verifications are done. But many celebrities have been given back their blue ticks without any prior information. Ever since Musk’s new policy was announced, the Twitterverse has been in a state of frenzy.

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Many entities and netizens have called out Musk’s capitalism. During an interactive session with fans yesterday, Walker was asked about his thoughts on the matter. The former Arnold Classic winner believes that it is?extremely stupid to buy it. While some are ready to pay to retain the mark, many celebs don’t care much about it.

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Simone Biles’ response earlier today shows she wasn’t keen on paying to retain the mark. However, she still seems surprised at how she got the blue tick back.

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