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New Shaq Reality Show, 'Shaq Vs..' Premieres August 18 ABC
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 by CSS.
NBA champion Shaq, who joins the Cleveland Cavaliers next season, has inked a deal to star in Shaq Vs., an ABC reality series that will pit the 7-foor-1-in. star against top athletes in other sports.
According to USA TODAY, future episodes will see Shaq take on Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in football. Future hour-long episodes will pit him against Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, retired boxer Oscar De La Hoya, St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols, tennis pro Serena Williams, and beach volleyball Olympians Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh.
Filming begins this Wednesday. Shaq Vs. is set to premiere Aug. 18 and will air Tuesdays @ 9PM ET/PT on ABC
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Michael Phelps Alleged Stripper Three-Way
Posted on 12. May, 2009 by CSS.
Did “Bong Boy” Michael Phelps go for the gold in a three-hour threesome with a pair of strippers?
Over the weekend, Theresa White, a lap dancer at a club in the Olympic gold medal winner’s hometown of Baltimore, MD., told Britain’s News of the World that she and her gal pal hooked up with the champion swimmer in a raunchy romp earlier this year, and despite the fact that Michael is the dictionary definition of a “Butterhead,” both ladies were impressed by his “stamina.”
“He said he liked short girls and I thought that was funny because he’s so tall. At the his place we started playing drinking games. Two hours later I was pretty drunk and I went up to Michael and said, ‘If you were to have a threesome tonight, who would you like it to be with?’ He told me he’d never had one before but said it would be with me and then pointed at another girl,” Theresa explained.
“Everybody else stayed put while we went upstairs and jumped into bed. The sex lasted for about three hours. Michael should get another Olympic gold for marathon love-making!”
The stripper goes on to air more of Phelps dirty laundry-check the full interview out here!
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Michael Phelps "TODAY Show" Interview With Matt Lauer
Posted on 13. Mar, 2009 by CSS.
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In an interview with The Today Show’s Matt Lauer, Olympic champion Michael Phelps speaks out about the now infamous photo of him smoking marijuana from a bong.
“It was– really, you know, the people I hurt, you know, is my family, clearly. My friends,” he says. “The close people around me. And most importantly, the fans. And– and, you know, I realize that that hurt a lot of people.”
While the 23-year-old admits that what he did was “bad judgement” and “a mistake,” he insists he and his friends were just celebrating: “I mean, we were just celebrating, honestly. And– you know, there was probably two or three people there I didn’t know. It was a very small group. Six or seven people probably total in the whole house. Like nothing major. You know, not like a giant college house party. It was nothing like that. It was just a small group and we were just sitting around and celebrating.”
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Michael Phelps Interview With Matt Lauer March 13
Posted on 12. Mar, 2009 by CSS.
Michael Phelps will give his first TV interview since the leak of that infamous photo of him smoking marijuana from a bong to NBC News’ Matt Lauer.
Matt’s interview with the Olympic hero will air on The TODAY Show this Friday, March 13 — and again on Sunday, March 15 on Dateline at 7PM EST.
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No Criminal Charges For Michael Phelps In Marijuana Photo Scandal
Posted on 16. Feb, 2009 by CSS.
Michael Phelps will not be criminally charged over the now infamous photo of him smoking marijuana out of a bong at a college party in Columbia, South Carolina last year.
On Monday, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said no charges would be filed against the eight time Olympic gold medal-winning after the photo taken in November was sold to a British tabloid last month.
“Michael Phelps is truly an American hero … but even with his star status, he is still obligated to obey the laws of our state,” Sheriff Lott said in a statement Monday.
“We do not believe we have enough evidence to prosecute anyone” who was at the party in Columbia, the sheriff told reporters, adding that authorities are ending their investigation into Phelps.
“We had a photo, and we had him saying he was sorry for his inappropriate behavior. That behavior could have been going to a party. … He never said, ‘I smoked marijuana.’ He never confessed to that. We didn’t have physical evidence. We didn’t have enough where we could go arrest him.”
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Michael Phelps Marijuana Scandal "Tell-All" Interview
Posted on 13. Feb, 2009 by CSS.
Michael Phelps is being courted for a nationwide TV tell-all interview about his marijuana scandal.
“Everybody wants him on to explain why he was smoking marijuana,” a source told the NY Post on Friday. “Oprah Winfrey, ABC, CBS, NBC – everyone wants him.”
“No money is being talked about.”
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8 People Arrested In Connection With Michael Phelps Bong Pictures
Posted on 10. Feb, 2009 by CSS.
Michael Phelps isn’t the only one getting into trouble for his now infamous bong photo. The 23-year-old took responsibility for his actions and never denied that he was the one in the photo. However the county sheriff’s department that has jurisdiction over the home where the party was held definitely doesn’t think that’s enough, and they’re trying to go after Phelps. That’s resulted in a lot of outrage, with people pointing out that they weren’t arresting any of the other folks involved in drug use at the party. So now the sheriff’s department is remedying that as well, and has just arrested eight people connected to the bong photo.
New details have emerged about a party where Olympic champion Michael Phelps was spotted… The Richland County Sheriff’s Department has been taking a lot of heat from people in this country and all over the world. They want to know why Sheriff Leon Lott is going after Michael Phelps.
Many are saying the sheriff should concentrate on more serious crimes, or at the very least, not focus solely on the Olympic champion when there were others at the party who were also breaking the law.
Now it appears the case has expanded beyond Phelps’ activities. The party took place in November at a house on Blossom Street near Five Points. It was at that house where someone snapped the photo of Phelps taking a hit on a marijuana pipe called a bong. Lott says the picture indicated a law was being broken in his jurisdiction. He said he couldn’t ignore the violation just because Phelps is rich and famous.
We’ve now learned that since investigators began trying to build a case, they’ve made eight arrests: seven for drug possession and one for distribution. These are arrests that resulted as the sheriff’s department served search warrants.
We’ve also learned that the department has located and confiscated that bong. Sources say the owner of the bong was trying to sell it on eBay for as much as $100,000. The owner, who wasn’t even at the party, is one of the eight now charged. Phelps is not one of those charged at this point, but the sheriff’s department has strong evidence that matches the photo to the house on Blossom Street.
-From WIS News 10
When asked if he thought Phelps should be prosecuted, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford told Fox News, “I don’t see what it gets at this point.” That’s a perfect summary of this whole thing. Most people have an opinion about pot, and I tend to understand both sides of the issue. But how does prosecuting anyone over this help?
Obviously the sheriff wants to send a message, but I can’t help but wonder if what he really wants is attention. There’s the whole issue that Phelps is supposed to be a role model – and again, that’s something you could argue either way. But in terms of criminal action, it seems excessive and unwarranted, not just in terms of Phelps but for everyone involved.
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Phelps Swimming Suspension
Posted on 06. Feb, 2009 by CSS.
Michael Phelps has been suspended by USA Swimming for three months over that picture of him smoking pot from a bong.
“This is not a situation where any anti-doping rule was violated, but we decided to send a strong message to Michael because he disappointed so may people, particularly the hundreds of thousands of USA Swimming member kids who look up to him as a role model and a hero,” USA Swimming said in a statement Thursday.
The organization has also cut off financial support to 23-year-old for the duration of his suspension.
Word is Phelps will not fight the suspension, which he says is ‘Fair.’
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Kellogg's Breaks Endorsement Deal With Olympian Michael Phelps
Posted on 06. Feb, 2009 by CSS.
Well folks, Michael Phelps has appeared on his final box of Corn Flakes.
The most-decorated Olympian in the history of the Games has lost his endorsement with cereal and snack maker Kellogg Co.
Kellogg said “Goodbye” to human merman Michael Phelps on Thursday, stating that they will not renew a sponsorship contract with the swimmer because he acknowledged smoking marijuana at a college frat party last Fall.
On Sunday, Michael, 23, publicly apologized for what calls a lapse in judgement after British tabloid News of the World published the now infamous pic of him taking a hit off a bong.
The Battle Creek, Michigan-based company says Michael’s behavior is “not consistent with the image of Kellogg.” The athlete’s contract with Kellogg expires at the end of the month.
Do you agree with Kellogg’s decision to pull the plug on its partnership with Phelps?
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Michael Phelps Talks Possible Early Retirement In Wake Of The Marijuana Photos
Posted on 05. Feb, 2009 by CSS.
In his first interview since a photo surfaced showing him smoking marijuana from a pipe at a college party last November, 14-time Olympic medal-winning swimmer Michael Phelps says he is contemplating whether or not he will compete in the 2012 Games due to his shame over the public scandal.
Here is some of Phelps Interview with the Baltimore Sun:
“This is a decision of mine that I’m not going to make today and I’m not going to make tomorrow,” Phelps said. “It’s going to require a lot of time and energy and a lot of thinking for myself – but also talking to Bob and talking to my family and just deciding what I want to do.
“Yeah, there are still goals that I have in the pool, 100 percent. But I’m not going to let anything stand in my way. If I decide to walk away, I’ll decide to walk away on my own terms. If it’s now, if it’s four years, who knows. But it is something I need to think about and decide what I want to do.”
Read the rest of Phelp’s Interview with the Baltimore Sun here.
I gotta say I feel for him- He definitely messed up but we gotta remember with all of his success he is still just a stupid twenty-something. We all make mistakes coming into adulthood some more so than others… But, I believe him when he says that he has learned from them.
