SUMMARY
- Riley Gaines is a former swimmer who has voiced out in matters of utmost importance.
- The former Kentucky star reportedly won a $8 million defamation lawsuit against Whoopi Goldberg.
Riley Gaines used to be one of the United States’ top talents in swimming, before deciding to bid goodbye to the sport. Gaines has been involved in activism since leaving swimming behind and has been caught up in quite a few controversies.
She has expressed her position against the participation of transgender athletes in sports. She has even publicly criticized Lia Thomas in the past. With that said, that was not the first time Gaines was caught up in some controversy.
Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/M7lc1bGQCM
— aka (@akafacehots) February 22, 2024
A while ago, a social media post alleged that Riley Gaines won a $8 million defamation lawsuit. The X account, with username ‘@akafacehots,’ also captioned the post with “Thoughts?”
The truth behind this claim is that Gaines did not really file a lawsuit against, let alone win one. This was reported by a satirical news website, as the X community note suggests.
Riley Gaines released a statement about the alleged Whoopi Goldberg lawsuit
Gaines responded to the rumors of a lawsuit, claiming “As much as I would love for this to be true, it’s simply not.
Who makes this stuff up? thanks for all the texts and messages anyways haha.”
As much as I would love for this to be true, it’s simply not.
Who makes this stuff up?😂 thanks for all the texts and messages anyways haha https://t.co/Cv08zhKToJ
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) October 7, 2023
None of these reports reveal what Goldberg said about the swimmer. But it is claimed that the Grammy winner publicly shamed Gaines in her talk show ‘The View.’
Did Gaines really join Candace Owens to ‘destroy’ Whoopi Goldberg?
This was not the only time Riley Gaines has been involved in a controversy that was made up just to gain some traction on the internet. In August 2023, SpaceXMania published an article claiming that Riley and Candace Owens were planning to work together to ‘destory’ Whoopi Goldberg. It was said that the pair aimed to criticize the controversial opinions of Goldberg.
For those who don’t know, Candace Owens is also a talkshow host. She leads the ‘Candace Owens Show’ and has been involved in some huge controversies in the past as well. As for the rumor about her and Gaines, it was also another attempt to gain some attention and spread false information.