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

Im not really surpried that michael phelps did this. I'm sure bad stuff could come out about alot of swimmers but it just doesn't get exposed. I know some people who know a certain olympic swimmer that bought an entire shopping cart full of beer with a fake id back when he was in high school. Thats not really roll model worthy either.

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Phelps taem picks up new sponsor??? Michael Phelps It's been rough for Olympian Michael Phelps as of late after being photographed inhaling from a marijuana pipe. Potentially destroying his role model status, he has been suspended from competition and lost a Kellogg's sponsorship. Though it's not all that bad for Phelps' team as they have picked up Rollie's Smoke Shop as a new sponsor to try to exploit this new 'bad boy' image. (credit: GETTY IMAGES)

I think it was good of him to come out and admit it. Most celebrities either lie about it, or blame someone else.

From the Borowitz Report: Phelps Congratulates Cardinals on Super Bowl Win Olympic Champ Praises Doritos Ad borowitzreport.com/article.aspx were worried that hey wouldn't be able to find any sponsors. Yeah right XD

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Bill! Michael needs your professional help - Now the SC sheriff is arresting people and "building a case" criminally against him - for what? Since when is a picture possession of either the drug or the paraphernalia? Those arrested say they are aggressively questioned about nothing but Michael. How is this treating every citizen equally under the law? Michael needs someone to tell him to Stop Talking. This is getting very out of proportion. The SC sheriff is trying to make a name for himself by trying to prosecute Phelps for a basically trivial offense. There are probably a few unsolved murders in SC that could use some attention from the sheriff's department. However, that's not a high profile and sexy issue as going after an Olympic athlete. :bitching: Dolphin 2

It really doesn't matter to me whether Phelps got caught on camera taking a hit from a bong and that won't change my admiration for him. However companies should drop all of their endorsement contracts with Phelps (and other athletes as well) on the simple grounds that endorsements are a huge waste of money. I'm not going to be urged to buy anything just because a product (especially Speedo and their hyper inflated priced tech suits) has an athlete's endorsement. The reality is that the money paid out in endorsements just drives up the cost without adding any value to the product. :2cents: Dolphin 2

Does Michael have a web site that we can tell him to get a lawyer & shut up?

However companies should drop all of their endorsement contracts with Phelps (and other athletes as well) on the simple grounds that endorsements are a huge waste of money. I'm not going to be urged to buy anything just because a product (especially Speedo and their hyper inflated priced tech suits) has an athlete's endorsement. The reality is that the money paid out in endorsements just drives up the cost without adding any value to the product. :2cents: Dolphin 2 You've made this ridiculous assertion before and it is a lie of epic proportion, along with your assertion you've been in a tech suit. Do you really think companies dole out millions for endorsements if there is nothing in return? Have you ever read how much money MJ and Tiger have brought into Nike? Have you ever bothered to look at ratings for golf events without Tiger versus those with Tiger, how about NBA games with Lebron versus without. I've read estimates that sales of Jordan merchandise have generated over $3 billion for Nike. Nike was struggling before Jordan. Please stop spouting as fact what you know nothing about.