Simone Biles was shocked when a Paris nightclub charged her $26,000 for a bottle of champagne after the 2024 Olympics.
Gymnast Simone Biles recently shared her surprise and frustration after a Paris nightclub charged her $26,000 for a single bottle of champagne. The exorbitant price shocked her.
The incident occurred following the 2024 Olympics, where Biles had just celebrated her impressive achievements.
Simone Biles was furious after a nightclub sold her a bottle of Champagne for $26K
In a TikTok video posted on Monday, August 20, 2024, Biles recounted the incident.
She expressed her disbelief at the club’s outrageous pricing.
Biles explained that after the closing ceremonies of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, she and her entourage decided to go out and celebrate.
However, the nightclub charged Biles a staggering $26,000 for a single bottle of Champagne, quickly shattering their excitement.
“Like, are you insane?” Biles exclaimed in the video.
This expression makes it clear that she had no intention of paying such an exorbitant amount for the bubbly.
The 27-year-old gymnast, who holds 11 Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals, found the club’s charge unacceptable.
She felt particularly frustrated by the overcharge.
She felt that the club’s actions were an attempt to take advantage of her.
“Obviously, I didn’t buy it. But why would you even try to play me like that? Like, that’s wild,” she expressed her frustration.
Biles’ parents gifted her luxury bag to celebrate her silver medal at Paris Olympic
While Biles did not name the specific club involved, some of her followers speculated it might have been L’Arc, an upscale Parisian nightclub.
L’Arc features an extravagant champagne menu.
Biles had previously shared photos of herself and her sister partying at L’Arc following the conclusion of the Olympics.
Despite the high price, Biles’ parents, Ronald and Nellie Biles, chose to celebrate their daughter’s historic achievements.
They did not hesitate to spend money on the celebration.
The athlete revealed that her parents bought her a luxury handbag from the famous French fashion house Hermès.
They chose this gift to celebrate her success at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Social media reactions
On social media, numerous online users spoke out their frustration.
Biles’ fans were quick to voice their outrage at the club’s actions, flooding the comments section of her TikTok video.
Many agreed that the $26,000 price tag was completely absurd.
Probably said bring us your best bottle of Champaign and that’s what they brought, one user said.
They offered a bottle of champagne for 26k, not tried to charge her. She declined to purchase it. Why is this even a story, the second user commented.
Being a “celebrity” they thought she might be in the price range and offered to sell her the bottle, the third user said.
She’s acting like they tried to scam her, she’s gets more classless the more she open her mouth, another wrote.
Welcome to Paris the city of Crooks, someone wrote.