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Michael Phelps is swimming in his first meet since winning a record eight gold medals at last year’s Beijing Olympics. It’s his first competition since a published photo of him inhaling from a marijuana pipe led to a three month suspension.
The three-month suspension given Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps has ended. Speaking exclusively with The Associated Press, Phelps says he didn’t even realize his suspension ended today.
Is Miss California Carrie Prejean a Republican or Democrat, or does it matter?
For all of Olympic champ Michael Phelps’ recent denials of the swirling relationship rumors about himself and Miss California Carrie Prejean, pictures are worth a thousand words. – from Latimes
Miss California Carrie Prejean’s wacky granny Jeanette Coppolla is blabbing to reporters about her anti-gay-marriage granddaughter dating Olympic swimmer/bong-puffer Michael Phelps. “Carrie and Michael have been out to baseball games and lunch,” Coppolla told RadarOnline. Apparently, he calls her when he’s in town and they go “out.” – from LAtimes
As of press time, Michael has not yet made comment on Radar Online’s report. Carrie herself previously has avoided addressing the dating rumors. When asked by Miss USA pageant host Billy Bush on the nature of her relationship with Michael, she said “That’s not appropriate to answer right now. He’s a great man … You can call me on a later day and we can talk about that.” – from Ace
“Carrie knows that he has dated a lot of girls but she enjoys going out with him and isn’t serious about being in a relationship with him,” she added. “He’s a nice guy and she likes him.” – from RadarOnline
Now that Michael Phelps won’t face drug charges, he can try to distance himself from a photo that showed the Olympian smoking a marijuana pipe.
Michael Phelps says it’s fair for USA Swimming to suspend him for three months, the latest fallout from a photo showing him inhaling from a marijuana pipe. Phelps was back at his regular pool in Baltimore on Friday, a day after his suspension.
Exclusive! Subway has officially de-linked Michael Phelps as they prepare to drop his recently announced sponsorship deal. Before Michael’s bong hits hit the headlines, Michael Phelps was featured on the Subway web site. However, since the swimmer’s pothead scandal, Subway has removed all links to pages featuring the Olympic swimmer (see below).
Confidentially, the Subway webteam gave us the heads up — Michael Phelps has been remmed out, de-linked, due to his recent one toke over the line. Other Subway “celebrity friends” are still listed, like Jared, Ryan Howard and Reggie Bush — but they have been told to officially de-link all references featuring Michael (click below to see larger):
In an e-mail from Subway spokeswoman Megan Driscoll, she said: “Subway is not commenting or releasing a statement right now on Michael Phelps.” However, in de-linking all references to Michael Phelps, this is Subway corporate as they prepare for dropping their sponsorship. Our insider told us Subway execs are pissed off, talking to legal, want their endorsement money returned — and to “get rid of this embarrassment.”
And, here’s the thing, Subway just signed Michael on November 21st! Here’s what they said at the time:
“SUBWAY(R) takes pride in being a healthy and active brand – one that can be a regular part of these world class athletes’ routines,” states Tony Pace, Chief Marketing Officer of the SUBWAY Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust (SFAFT), which signed the contract with Phelps. “We knew Michael Phelps was a big fan of our sandwiches and we wanted to build on that with him to illustrate that SUBWAY(R) is a brand that can play a role in helping everyone – from elite athletes to weekend joggers – perform at their peak levels and make healthier, smarter choices about food, whatever the activity.”
And being a “healthy and active brand” does not mean associating themselves with a goofy pothead, regardless of Olympic medals… Right now, Jared is laughing and nodding, knowing that job security is sweet.
UPDATE: Until Michael Phelps returns to the Subway website or ever appears in any advertising, we stand by our insider, instead of any spin doctor spokesperson.
From the Home Office in Wahoo, Nebraska…
Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps admitted to “regrettable” behavior Sunday and vowed it wouldn’t happen again after a British newspaper published a photograph of the swimmer smoking a marijuana pipe. “I engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment,” the record-setting American athlete said in a statement issued Sunday. – from CNN
Yes, this has got to be one of the stupidest things imaginable. The guy has a multi-million dollar career ahead of him and he can’t even avoid doing a bong at a party. What a knob. Did he not consider that there would be someone with a cell phone camera? It’s not like he’s some 60 year old guy who doesn’t know squat about modern technology.
THIS is the astonishing picture which could destroy the career of the greatest competitor in Olympic history. In our exclusive photo Michael Phelps, who won a record EIGHT gold medals for swimming at the Beijing games last summer, draws from a bong. – From the Sun
Olympic great Michael Phelps acknowledged “regrettable” behavior and “bad judgment” after a photo in a British newspaper Sunday showed him inhaling from a marijuana pipe. In a statement released Sunday, the swimmer who won a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Games did not dispute the authenticity of the exclusive picture published Satruday by the tabloid News of the World. “I engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment,” Phelps said. “I’m 23 years old and despite the successes I’ve had in the pool, I acted in a youthful and inappropriate way, not in a manner people have come to expect from me. For this, I am sorry. I promise my fans and the public it will not happen again.” – From ESPN
Michael Phelps is at least as tech savvy as most people in his generation. He certainly knows that 1) almost every person his age carries a cellphone and that 2) nearly every one of those phones has a camera. Yet Phelps, surprisingly, either did not know about or chose to ignore the ramifications all those camera phones: A celebrity whose tens of millions in sponsorship money depends on image cannot do anything stupid in public, because someone will have taken a picture or video of the indiscretion. – From LA Times
Record-setting Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps told an audience at New York’s Adelphi University Tuesday to set high goals in life.
He turned a pool in Beijing into the center of the universe, captivating millions with his exhilarating achievements. Now he’s using his fame to get more kids swimming safely and to promote his sport as more than a once-every-four-years event. – From SI.com
