Posted by: Fashion Blog on: February 6, 2009
After initially stating, in essence, that his smoking marijuana was the result of mere youthful indiscretion, Phelps apparently studied his birth certificate, learned he was breathing hard on his 24th birthday and spoke, instead, of sorrow and remorse.
This is called ‘fessing up, which is good for the soul . . . not to mention multimillion-dollar [...]
Posted by: Fashion Blog on: February 6, 2009
Michael Phelps got back in the training pool on Tuesday but he isn’t out of hot water yet. South Carolina’s The State newspaper reports that criminal charges may be filed against him after British tabloid News of the World published a cover shot of the 23-year-old Olympic superstar sucking up a bong hit of marijuana.
The [...]
Posted by: Fashion Blog on: February 6, 2009
Michael Phelps’ life would be easier if he took the attitude of Charles Barkley, who famously told us not to expect athletes to be role models.
Phelps is different, though. He has talked like he wants the job of role model.
That is why it is fair to expect more from a man who was picked up [...]
Posted by: Fashion Blog on: February 6, 2009
Cereal and snack manufacturer Kellogg’s has announced that it will not renew its sponsorship contract with Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps
The reason? According to AP, because Phelps acknowledged smoking marijuana in a bong pipe. Duh.
The company claims that Phelps’s behavior — caught on camera and published last Sunday in Britain’s News of the World — [...]
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