Michael Phelps = Pothead

[capt. scotty]

Sorry kiddies, but your favorite Olympian enjoys taking tube rips  8-)

http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/9160136/Report:-Picture-shows-Phelps-using-bong

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Olympic hero and 14-time gold medalist Michael Phelps has been caught cradling a glass bong — a scene so potentially damaging to his career that his representatives allegedly tried to buy off the British newspaper News Of The World in an attempt to kill the story, the paper reports.

The winner of a record eight gold medals last summer in Beijing was spotted knocking back shots and chugging beers at a house party at the University of South Carolina in Columbia on Nov. 6, when a partygoer handed him the water pipe etched with red writing.

Michael Phelps "knew exactly what to do" with the bong, a witness said. (NEWS OF THE WORLD / FOXSports.com)

"He grabbed the bong and a lighter and knew exactly what to do," a witness said of the swimming superstar, who was in town visiting a gal pal and South Carolina coed.

"He looked just as natural with a bong in his hands as he does swimming in the pool. He was the gold medal winner of bong hits."

The report allegedly made Phelps' handlers so paranoid that they offered the paper an eye-popping deal to keep it from seeing the light of day — having Phelps pen a column for the paper for three years.

His camp also allegedly offered to host parties for the tabloid and push his sponsors to advertise with them.

"It's seeing if something potentially very negative for Michael could turn into something very positive for the News of the World," his spokesman, Clifford Bloxham, told the paper.

The scandal could be a major buzz kill for Phelps, whose agent, Peter Carlisle, has said Phelps could bag up to $100 million in endorsements.

The world-record holder's deals with Visa, PowerBar, AT&T Wireless and Speedo may all be in jeopardy.

During the two-day stay, the normally reserved Phelps was spotted partying hard with a flock of females.

"He arrived with a group of girls hanging all over him. Every girl wanted a piece of him and every guy wanted to be his best buddy," the student told the paper.

"He couldn't get enough of all the attention."

This isn't the first scandal for the golden boy, who was arrested in 2004 for driving under the influence near his home in suburban Baltimore, when he was 19. He was sentenced to 18 months probation and fined $250.

Phelps' spokesman did not return repeated requests for comment.
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IMO, this makes him hands down the greatest Olympian ever. You think Jesse Owens smoked a blunt and then ran 100 meters?!?!! I dont think so

[The Drake]

Good for him!


Legalize it!

[mjkoehler]

I dunno. Kind hard to tell if that is even him. PLUS it's from the NY Post which is nothing but a rag anyway.

Plus, grass would never be considered a performance enhancing drug. If anything I would think it would slow him down.

[Ghosts_on_TV]

"He was the gold medal winner of bong hits"

;D

[capt. scotty]

I dunno. Kind hard to tell if that is even him. PLUS it's from the NY Post which is nothing but a rag anyway.

Plus, grass would never be considered a performance enhancing drug. If anything I would think it would slow him down.

I think its pretty clear that its Phelps in the pic. Not only does the face make look like his, but you can tell hes like 6'4'' tall or something big, has a swimmers build, and the ears are a dead giveaway.

You need to see him in a speedo to confim its him??

[MarkW]

You need to see him in a speedo to confim its him??

I think it's clear he's been carrying a bong around with him for quite some time.   ;)

[Kenny76]

I wish he wouldn't shy away from it, but I'm afraid he has no real option.  But he's just one of millions who smoke pot and who are productive, successful citizens.    So I'm hoping this news will regenerate debate on legalizing cannabis.

[Kenny76]

dude, i did not need to see that picture.

[aMillionDreams]

I dunno. Kind hard to tell if that is even him. PLUS it's from the NY Post which is nothing but a rag anyway.

Plus, grass would never be considered a performance enhancing drug. If anything I would think it would slow him down.

I think its pretty clear that its Phelps in the pic. Not only does the face make look like his, but you can tell hes like 6'4'' tall or something big, has a swimmers build, and the ears are a dead giveaway.

You need to see him in a speedo to confim its him??

Click the link again.  Apparently he's now acknowledged that it's him in the picture.

[mjkoehler]

Yeah, saw that he admitted it.

So thats the secret of cosuming 12,000 calories in a day! Munchies are a muthafucka.

[Janet]

That picture in the swimsuit is all kinds of wrong.  Ugh.

[Dudley]

I kind of feel bad for the guy.. Then again, what celebrity doesn't know he's always being watched. These people aren't above the law.. And they have a lot more to lose then Joe the plummer.. Come smoke down with us Mike we'll make sure the only money spent/lost will be on that Kryptochronolite..

[tidu]

It's sad that this gets such publicity while everyone ignores his past offense, which was much more serious

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/11/08/national/main654380.shtml

[kydiddle]

Who cares if he smoked pot? What was stupid was the fact that he did it at a party with a mob of college kids who you know all had camera phones. Check yourself man, you're being watched.

[.Walt]

i always knew a pothead could win a gold medal at the olympics...what i didn't know is that he'd win ALL of them. take that anti-drug commercials!!

[capt. scotty]

Watched Jim Rome is Burning today, and when he was talking about Phelps, the headline on the screen was "Phish Out Of Water"...love it  ;D

[Sunny]

As if he doesn't eat enough already. :P

Big deal. He didn't turn himself into a role model, the media did. Anything he does in his privacy is his own business. I hate how the government paints smoking marijuana as some sort of act of sin. The "war on drugs" is pointless. Legalize it!

[ycartrob]

I hate how the government paints smoking marijuana as some sort of act of sin. The "war on drugs" is pointless. Legalize it!

The War on Drugs, brought to you by Budweiser!

[red]

"He was the gold medal winner of bong hits"

;D

That's beyond priceless.  As is "Phish Out Of Water".   ;D  

I'm dying of laughter over here.  

[TGMC421]

I hate how the government paints smoking marijuana as some sort of act of sin. The "war on drugs" is pointless. Legalize it!

The War on Drugs, brought to you by Budweiser!

The great Belgian lager!