Gabby Douglas won the all-around gymnastics title at the 2012 London Olympics but wasn’t an all-around favorite on social media after appearing to shame sex-attack victims.
She later apologized for saying that women should “dress modestly and be classy” to avoid enticing “the wrong crowd.”
“Douglas, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, said she was ‘deeply sorry’ for a tweet in response to Aly Raisman, the U.S. team captain at the London and Rio Games where both won team golds in addition to individual medals,” reported The Guardian.
“i didn’t correctly word my reply & i am deeply sorry for coming off like i don’t stand alongside my teammates,” Douglas tweeted.
i didn’t correctly word my reply & i am deeply sorry for coming off like i don’t stand alongside my teammates. regardless of what you wear, abuse under any circumstance is never acceptable. i am WITH you. #metoo
— Gabby Douglas (@gabrielledoug) November 18, 2017
love you so much. so glad you know i would never attack you and that i support you too- because united we stand, divided we fall. #unity https://t.co/4yMKxtRI6G
— Gabby Douglas (@gabrielledoug) November 22, 2017
Now she’s revealed she’s also standing alongside Team USA gymnasts who allege molestation by team doctor Larry Nassar — because she was one of his victims, she says.
Douglas is patching up rifts with her old teammates, posting her mea culpas to Twitter and Instagram.