Olympic gymnast Simone Biles has deactivated her X account following a heated exchange with former swimmer Riley Gaines regarding transgender athletes competing in women's sports. The deletion occurred on Sunday after several weeks of public disagreement between the two athletes.

Faced with unfettered harassment over standing up for trans athletes, it looks like Simone Biles deleted her X account for peace of mind.

Simone Biles is one of the greatest Olympians in history, but she's found herself in a firestorm after defending trans athletes from activist Riley Gaines on social media