The "Monster's Ball" actress took to Twitter to share her support for Richardson in light of her exclusion from the Olympics, tweeting, "Can't stop greatness. Sending love and support to @itskerrii still the baddest" (via PopSugar). Likewise, Gabrielle Union used social media to share her view on the matter, tweeting, "Weed is great for many a thing but running faster isn't one of them. LET HER RUN!!! #ShacarriRichardson."

Interestingly, former Olympic gold medalist Dominique Dawes is not siding with Richardson (via Biography). Appearing on "Cuomo Prime Time," the gymnast said in part, "Rules are rules. And you're speaking to an Olympic gymnast, and we are very particular and we are rule followers for most cases." She added, "I do think, you know, because it is a current rule, they need to follow the rule, and unfortunately that does mean that Richardson will not be competing in these Olympic games."

Similarly, Olympic medalist in judo, Kayla Harrison, who admits to smoking week in the past, opined, "My biggest problem with it is if you know what the rule is and you choose to do it anyway, that's nobody's fault but your own. That's my opinion on it" (via MMA Fighting).