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LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne calls on her fans to be ‘respectful’ after mob of ‘rude’ teens flocked to Utah event to harass her and call other stars ‘Livvy 2.0’: Officials were seen forced to move the team bus to avoid a large crowd
- Olivia Dunne, 20, was forced to ask fans to behave after they harassed her teammates at a competition
- Hordes of teenagers lined up outside the Huntsman Center in Utah, chanting the gymnast’s name.
- The police were called to stand in front of the team bus to prevent them from reaching the athletes.
- The mother of one of her classmates said that the boys called her ‘Livvy 2.0’ and added that she would ‘do’ for a photo
College gymnast Olivia Dunne has pleaded with fans to be “respectful” after a gang of “rude” teens tried to harass her at an event in Utah.
The 20-year-old posted a statement online after a large crowd of guys called her teammate ‘Livvy .20’ before saying ‘you will’.
The officers were forced to move the LSU team bus to avoid them, while police were stationed out front to help the athletes to safety.
She posted: “I will always appreciate and love your support but if you come to a meeting I want to ask you to be respectful of the other gymnasts and the gymnastics community as we are just doing our job.”
Gymnast Olivia Dunne has pleaded with fans to be “respectful” after a horde of teenagers turned up chanting her name at a competition.
Officials were forced to move the LSU team bus to avoid a large crowd that had gathered, while police moved to the front to help the athletes get on safely.
Olivia, better known as Livvy, is considered one of the most influential college athletes, and her fans supported her in Salt Lake City even though she wasn’t in the lineup.
The mother of another Utah gymnast claimed her daughter was “robbed” by a group of teenagers.
Jillian Hoffman’s mother, Jennifer, posted online: ‘As we were walking to the car, the group surrounded my daughter and her teammate.
“They literally said to their faces, you’re not Livvy but you will, we can take a picture.”
Livvy posed with fans after a PAC-12 game against Utah at the Hunstman Center in Salt Lake City.
The 20-year-old posted a statement online after crowds of guys called her teammate ‘Livvy .20’ before saying ‘you will’.
The teens reportedly kept asking if Livvy was leaving the Huntsman Center, before chanting her name.
‘The group also called my daughter Livvy 2.0. They were so rude and disrespectful.’
He added that his daughter and her teammates were not “harassed, assaulted or harmed in any way.”
Other reports claim that the team bus was moved so that the athletes would not have to run towards the group of children lining the outside of the arena.
The teens reportedly kept asking if Livvy was leaving the Huntsman Center, before chanting her name.
Olivia has 2.7 million followers on Instagram and is reportedly worth around $2.3 million according to ON3 Sports.
Olivia and her teammates cheered on the rest of their team as they competed during the competition over the weekend.
Several fans held up signs begging him for a photo in the stands. The New Jersey-born star has been participating in gymnastics since she was three years old and now she is one of the top earners in college sports.
Olivia has 2.7 million followers on Instagram and is reportedly worth around $2.3 million, according to ON3 Sports.
Former gymnast turned broadcaster Samantha Peszek shared footage of the children outside, commenting: “This is really scary, disturbing and embarrassing.” I’m ashamed for them…’
Olivia previously criticized reports that her success only came from her risqué photos on social media.
The New Jersey-born star has been participating in gymnastics since the age of three and is now one of the top earners in college sports.
Dunne has competed for years and finally joined the US National Team in 2017, however in 2020 she stepped away from elite gymnastics to compete at the collegiate level and joined Louisiana State University.
She increased her social media following by sharing an inside look at her life as an NCAA gymnast and all the glamorous perks that come with it.