Simone Biles Says Paris Nightclub Tried to Charge $26,000 for Champagne

Simone Biles recently shared an astonishing experience she faced at a nightclub in Paris, following the 2024 Olympic closing ceremony, where she was charged a staggering $26,000 for a bottle of champagne.

“We had closing ceremonies at the Olympics. I went, and after that, we went out,” said Biles, who secured three gold medals and a silver at the Paris Games this month, in a TikTok video posted on Monday. “You guys, this club tried to charge me $26,000 for a bottle of champagne.”

She continued, “Obviously, I didn’t buy it. But why would you even try to play me like that? Like, that’s wild.”

The gymnast, widely known as the GOAT (Greatest of All Time), admitted, “And I don’t know, sometimes the attention, I’d rather not have it. I’d rather just be as normal as possible… I don’t know.”

Biles did not reveal the name of the club where the incident took place. However, she had shared photos of herself having fun at L’Arc Paris with her sister Adria, celebrating her Olympic triumphs.

yappin away about nothing ….. next time I’m playing music lmao – football season has started 🤎BEAR DOWN🤎

“The reason I’m unwell this morning,” Biles captioned a photo showing a bottle parade at the nightclub, featuring champagne, sparklers, and signs calling her “Gym Legend Simone Biles @L’Arc Paris” and “God 4 Life.”

In her “Get Ready with Me” TikTok video, Biles also talked about her uncertain plans to attend Chicago Bears games this season to support her husband, Jonathan Owens, a safety who signed a two-year deal with Chicago in March.

“I’m not sure how many games I’ll be able to make because in a few weeks we go on tour,” she said, referring to the Athleta Presents Gold Over America Tour, which she headlines.

“I think right now we’re doing about 32 stops [on the tour].”

The Gold Over America Tour is billed as a showcase of “jaw-dropping athletic brilliance and high-energy choreography coupled with inspirational messages of hope, strength, resilience, and determination” and will be making stops in arenas across the U.S. this fall. Biles will be joined by her U.S. women’s gymnastics teammates Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles.