--- ---  # Chrissy Teigen Just Nailed the Worst Aspect of the Ryan Lochte Drama by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Aug 19, 2016 2:50 PM UTC  Angela Weiss/Getty Images; Jean Catuffe/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Aug 19, 2016 2:50 PM UTC [Chrissy Teigen](http://motto.time.com/4455930/chrissy-teigen-stretch-marks/) thinks the recent [Ryan Lochte](http://time.com/4457389/ryan-lochte-gas-station-robbery-rio/?xid=homepage) vandalism and “robbery” saga is a waste of our time. It turns out Ryan Lochte, Jimmy Feigen, Jack Conger, and Gunnar Bentz weren’t actually robbed, but instead, vandalized a bathroom at a [gas station](http://time.com/4457685/ryan-lochte-gas-station-video) on their way home from a party. Teigen [took to Twitter ](https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/766305607787831296?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw)yesterday to [comment](http://www.bustle.com/articles/179388-chrissy-teigens-response-to-the-ryan-lochte-debacle-is-something-everyone-should-take-time-to-read) on the Lochte situation and why there are actually more pressing matters at hand. One of the biggest stories that took over the news was the photo of a [young boy in Aleppo](http://time.com/4456905/aleppo-syria-boy-ambulance) who survived an air strike. The jarring photograph and video of five-year-old [Omran Daqneesh ](http://time.com/4457335/syrian-ambulance-boy-omran-daqneesh-fine/)shocked the world, allowing for a terrifying and all-too real snapshot into the violence and warfare in Syria. Teigen tweeted this image, connecting it to the news about Ryan Lochte. > [](https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/766305607787831296) It’s not that Teigen believes the Lochte news isn’t important. What matters, however, is context. > [](https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/766307924788453376) In another Tweet, Teigen admits that she, too, falls victim to focusing on “entertaining” news. > [](https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/766308340397858816) > [](https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/766467833991573504) TIME [reports](http://time.com/4457335/syrian-ambulance-boy-omran-daqneesh-fine/) that Omar Daqneesh is “fine and well.” Swimmer [Jimmy Feigen](http://time.com/4458815/jimmy-feigen-brazil-robbery-donation-olympics/) also made an $11,000 donation to a Brazilian “institution” before departing back to the U.S. Chrissy Teigen: Ryan Lochte Drama is a Waste of Time ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4458977/chrissy-teigen-ryan-lochte-aleppo-boy/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4458977/chrissy-teigen-ryan-lochte-aleppo-boy/"},"headline":"Chrissy Teigen Just Nailed the Worst Aspect of the Ryan Lochte Drama","datePublished":"2016-08-19T14:50:41.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:03:11.430Z","description":"As usual, she has strong words for true things","url":"https://time.com/4458977/chrissy-teigen-ryan-lochte-aleppo-boy/","keywords":["motto","Summer Olympics","2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta531f1ec056702d7/6988a2f4196cf4564a03ce71/chrissy-teigen-ryan-lochte-rio-robbery-aleppo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta531f1ec056702d7/6988a2f4196cf4564a03ce71/chrissy-teigen-ryan-lochte-rio-robbery-aleppo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"chrissy-teigen-ryan-lochte-rio-robbery-aleppo","caption":"","creditText":"Angela Weiss/Getty Images; Jean Catuffe/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4458977/chrissy-teigen-ryan-lochte-aleppo-boy/","name":"Chrissy Teigen Just Nailed the Worst Aspect of the Ryan Lochte Drama"}}]}] ```