Boxing champion Claressa Shields is below fireplace after sharing a snap of herself buying at Louis Vuitton and flaunting a $30,000 spree inside the luxurious retailer. Whereas the Olympian has undoubtedly amassed a fortune due to her historic $8 million contract and different seven-figure paydays per combat, social media customers have been unimpressed by the 30-year-old’s flashy demeanor. Actually, they urged her to maneuver in silence and maintain her funds below wraps.

On Instagram, Shields uploaded a carousel of pictures of herself buying at a Louis Vuitton retailer. In a single picture, the boxing icon poses with a number of of the luxurious model’s iconic orange luggage, whereas in others, she smiles into the mirror. Shields additionally shared movies and pictures of herself counting massive stacks of cash, and in one other, she included photographs of two LV receipts totaling a whopping $30,000. Whereas Shields, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, is definitely residing massive, she sparked rapid backlash from some who felt the photographs and movies have been extreme.

Shields appeared acutely aware of the flex in her newest put up, captioning it, “Tea! I am tea, b-tch. Interval! That is the put up!”

Nevertheless, the reception wasn’t what she probably anticipated.

“Exhibiting receipts was so pointless and bizarre,” a person wrote, whereas one other stated, “Millionaires do not put up the receipts, boo, we imagine you!” A 3rd person additionally criticized Shields, calling her habits “so younger performing,” whereas a fourth questioned the place her PR workforce was at.

“Claressa why are you posting receipts genuinely?” another person requested, main one other to share passionately, “IN 2026, LET’S STOP THINKING WE HAVE TO ‘SHOW & PROVE’ TO STRANGERS ON THE INTERNET!”

The favored Instagram weblog, The Shade Room, additionally reposted Shields‘ carousel, igniting additional criticism from customers.

“D-mn close to 30K on luggage however your stylist could not mix your miss is loopy,” somebody wrote, to which one other replied, “No sum of money can uncorny an individual.”

Different customers weighed in on the ordeal, saying they appreciated the time when Shields was not as mainstream.

“I actually want somebody would sit this younger woman down and information her in the appropriate path,” another person wrote. “It seems like she got here into cash and hasn’t fairly realized transfer with it but. There’s nothing unsuitable with having fun with your success, however there’s a solution to do it with type, class, and humility.”

This is not the primary time Shields has flaunted her wealth, on condition that she made a daring assertion throughout a current look on Sherri Shepherd’s speak present. When the acclaimed actress requested Shields how she’s been managing her cash since rising to fame, Shields took the second to point out off a few of her designer items.

“I purchased this Van Cleef,” she stated, pointing to the dramatic necklace draped round her particular person. “$28,000,” she stated earlier than revealing she spent a “little $2,000” on her Gucci sneakers.

Earlier this 12 months, Shields sparked controversy after voicing her frustration with BET over shedding this 12 months’s Sportswoman of the Yr award to WNBA famous person Angel Reese. “Nonetheless do not understand how I did not win the Sportswoman of the Yr for the [BET Awards],” she wrote on X, “however Congrats to Angel Reese and all the opposite Nominees. I simply thought accolades mattered.”

Customers rushed to Reese’s protection, citing the baller’s WNBA data and first skilled championship win with ROSE BC of Unequalled Basketball. “This screams loser,” somebody posted. “You were not even 2nd, third, 4th OR fifth runner up. YOU would not have gained, [and] there’s women on the nominee record which have extra accolades than you.”