Michael Phelps and a bong? Is there any truth to this?

This just goes to show you that some 23 year olds aren't mature yet. His problem was he got caught. And because his contracts have moral clauses in them, the advertisers can do what they want (withdraw). But I'll bet they will give him 3 strikes' limit instead of two. The problem is he is a celebrity and everything he does is under scrutiny; he forgot that and that everyone has a camera everywhere. I understand after having lived in years' long bubble of training with little social interaction, that sometimes people break out way too much. But so many little kids look up to him; he has to realize he has disappointed a lot of his fans; he needs more damage control than what has been given. But hey, look at our Secretary of Treasurer now, and soon to be Health and Human Resources appointment who actually did break the law of finances; they got a pass on paying "very late" their taxes with penalties waived. But it all still sends a terrible message. I doubt the IRS will accept that kind of statement from you or I. I vote to give Michael another opportunity. Besides, marijuana in many states is not illegal; it has actually been decriminalized in lots of states. There is a difference between decriminalizing and legal or not legal. The two guys in the Cabinet really did do something illegal; Michael may not have, but he now faces a huge image problem. Donna

This just goes to show you that some 23 year olds aren't mature yet. His problem was he got caught. And because his contracts have moral clauses in them, the advertisers can do what they want (withdraw). But I'll bet they will give him 3 strikes' limit instead of two. The problem is he is a celebrity and everything he does is under scrutiny; he forgot that and that everyone has a camera everywhere. I understand after having lived in years' long bubble of training with little social interaction, that sometimes people break out way too much. But so many little kids look up to him; he has to realize he has disappointed a lot of his fans; he needs more damage control than what has been given. But hey, look at our Secretary of Treasurer now, and soon to be Health and Human Resources appointment who actually did break the law of finances; they got a pass on paying "very late" their taxes with penalties waived. But it all still sends a terrible message. I doubt the IRS will accept that kind of statement from you or I. I vote to give Michael another opportunity. Besides, marijuana in many states is not illegal; it has actually been decriminalized in lots of states. There is a difference between decriminalizing and legal or not legal. The two guys in the Cabinet really did do something illegal; Michael may not have, but he now faces a huge image problem. Donna