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Simone Biles Draws Celebrity Crowd at Paris Olympics
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- As Simone Biles eyes another Olympic medal, A-list celebrities like Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande and Tom Cruise gathered to watch her stunning artistic gymnastics performance in Paris on Sunday.
- The 'GOAT' of women’s gymnastics, boasting seven Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals, drew a high-profile audience, including Snoop Dogg and Anna Wintour.
- Nick Jonas, John Legend, Chrissy Teigen and Jessica Chastain were also among the celebrities captivated by Biles' performance at the Bercy Arena.
- Biles, returning to the Olympics after her Tokyo Games episode of the 'twistys,' a term describing the temporary loss of spatial awareness, topped the all-around standings with more sub-divisions remaining until the medal competition.
- She scored a total of 59.566 – a tally that would have won the past three World Championships.
- Grand gestures of support from celebrities like Lady Gaga posting on Instagram, Snoop Dogg as a special correspondent for NBC Sports, and Tom Cruise mingling with fans added to the spectacle.
- Grande sat with Cynthia Erivo, with whom she co-stars in the upcoming film ‘Wicked’. The two were seen greeting Wintour, who was at the arena with Australian film director Baz Luhrmann.