Michael Phelps and a bong? Is there any truth to this?
Former Member
are we sure that's Phelps?
If true, he seems to have a habit of screwing up in the very next Novembers after Olympics...
anyone here from the UK? How reputable is "news of the world"?
How could he be so careless?
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So quickly? This happened in November (I think). What exactly is quick about that?
It's always interesting how celebrities show remarkable self-awareness about their mistakes after they get caught ... and usually when millions of dollars in endorsements are on the line.
Listen, I like Phelps but this stinks for the sport and for him.
It may have happened in Nov, but it was first reported YESTERDAY. So yes, today, he issued a statement admitting it was him, rather than denying it for months.
And quite frankly, most people willl say why admit to anything like this until you have to? If someone had not caught it on camera, no one would have even known. It isn't just celebrities that show self-awareness like that. I would argue the average American is the same way.
I usually come out and admit mistakes, even before discovery, if it something I cannot fix. If it is a mistake I can fix, I will immediately do so (like a typo in a report error). However, I have learned that I cannot impose my code of ethics or sense of integrity on everyone.
So quickly? This happened in November (I think). What exactly is quick about that?
It's always interesting how celebrities show remarkable self-awareness about their mistakes after they get caught ... and usually when millions of dollars in endorsements are on the line.
Listen, I like Phelps but this stinks for the sport and for him.
It may have happened in Nov, but it was first reported YESTERDAY. So yes, today, he issued a statement admitting it was him, rather than denying it for months.
And quite frankly, most people willl say why admit to anything like this until you have to? If someone had not caught it on camera, no one would have even known. It isn't just celebrities that show self-awareness like that. I would argue the average American is the same way.
I usually come out and admit mistakes, even before discovery, if it something I cannot fix. If it is a mistake I can fix, I will immediately do so (like a typo in a report error). However, I have learned that I cannot impose my code of ethics or sense of integrity on everyone.
