Piers Morgan faces backlash for taking swipe at Simone Biles' 'mental health issues'

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Piers Morgan faces backlash for taking swipe at Simone Biles' 'mental health issues'
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Former Good Morning Britain host piersmorgan is under fire again, this time for his comments on mental health. Biles withdrew from the Olympic gymnastics final with team officials citing a 'mental' issue

, faced backlash on Tuesday for comments believed to be about Team USA gymnast Simone Biles' decision to withdraw from the 2020 TokyoOn Monday night, USA Gymnastics said in a statement that Biles,"has withdrawn from the team final competition due to a medical issue.

Another Twitter user, Swifto, issued a similar response to Morgan, writing"What harm is there in assuming that someone who is in this position actually might need help. Can a role model not ask 4 help? Is asking for help a weakness? I don't think so. I think its a strength. & the harder it is to ask for help, the greater that request should be respected."

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