Michael Phelps on Real or Fake!
Friday, March 13, 2009
"It was an awful judgment. And, really, the people I hurt is my family, clearly, my friends, the close people around me and most importantly, the fans. And I realize that that hurt a lot of people," Phelps tells Lauer in the interview, which airs Friday morning on the "Today" show and Sunday on "Dateline."
Lauer goes on to ask Phelps if he was smoking pot, and according to "Today," Phelps responds: "It was a bad mistake. I mean, we all know what you and I are talking about. It's a stupid mistake. You know, bad judgment. And it's something that I have to, and I want to teach other people not to make that mistake."
A South Carolina sheriff says he will not charge Phelps after an investigation stemming from the controversial photo.
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Michael Phelps is under investigation for Bong Photo
Wednesday, February 4, 2009Olympic swimming champ Michael Phelps has apologized for a photo depicting him using a bong, but one South Carolina sheriff says police can't let the incident slide without an investigation.
"If someone breaks the law in Richland County [of Columbia, South Carolina], we have an obligation as law enforcement to investigate and to bring charges," Sheriff Leon Lott Jr. said in a statement to People.com.
The Web site says the controversial photo of Phelps, 23, was snapped in Columbia last November.
"The Richland County Sheriff's Department is making an effort to determine if Mr. Phelps broke the law," continues Lott. "If he did, he will be charged in the same manner as anyone else. The Sheriff has a responsibility to be fair, to enforce the law and to not turn a blind eye because someone is a celebrity."
In a statement to ET, Phelps -- who won a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Games -- conceded the authenticity of the exclusive picture published Sunday by the tabloid News of the World. The photo depicted Phelps smoking from a water pipe, commonly referred to as a bong, which is frequently used to smoke marijuana.
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Michael Phelps Pals Around With Girlfriend
Tuesday, January 6, 2009Michael Phelps is far slower on dry land than he is in the water.
The Olympic champion failed to allude celebrity gossip reporters this week, as they finally snapped a number of pictures of him and girlfriend Caroline Pal.
It's gonna be difficult for Phelps to deny his relationship with the cocktail waitress now that shots such as this have surfaced:
For Pal, of course, these pics are no big deal. She's been caught doing a lot worse.
Click on the following thumbnails for examples of Phelps palling around with his girlfriend in Miami...
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