OlderMichael Phelps Smokes Bong
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Swimming champ Michael Phelps smokes from a bong during a weekend filled with smoking weed and chugging booze, reports UK’s News Of The World.
“You could tell Michael had smoked before,” the paper’s source revealed. “He grabbed the bong and a lighter and knew exactly what to do. He looked just as natural with a bong in his hands as he does swimming in the pool. He was the gold medal winner of bong hits. Michael ended up getting a little paranoid, though, because before too long he looked like he was nervous and ran out of the place.”
The 23-year-old Olympic champion’s team reportedly tried to bribe NOTW not to run this bong picture because the Olympic champion could potentially lose all of his endorsement deals. Phelps has won a record 14 gold medals.
If you don’t believe the picture is really of Phelps, check out the pics below of Phelps at various events last year. He’s wearing the same blinged out croc-skin watch on his left wrist as in the bong picture.
WHAT DO YOU THINK of Michael Phelps smoking from a bong? Have you lost respect for the Olympic champ?
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395 Comments
it doesnt even look like him!
damn this dude loves to party, u can tell he’s a party person =]
lol
the secret to 8 gold medals is smoking weed kiddies =D
Okay, this is not Michael.
This is not Michael, this guy has a lot of muscle, this was supposedly taking last November, he was not that muscular then. This is a BS picture.
does not even look like him. really jared? don’t post things that will start rumors. i know you didn’t even write this but please spare us.
awww really????
damn i was hoping that was michael, he would be even cooler if he was smoking =[
…..if that’s him.. who cares?! lmbao `weed’s like – blah
Hate the guy but that’s definitely not him.
the guy won 8 medals. i say let him smoke whatever he wants, haha!
it’s him. u can’t tell by the ears. he has groovy ears.
he smokes bong. big deal!??
Well if it IS him, I now have MORE respect for him. haha.
i have lost some respect, but not all. i mean he is really talented…but thats hugely disappointing that he does that :(
anddddd?
who cares.
it doesn’t really look like him, but if it is well, i think i’ve lost a little respect, because he IS a role model whether he likes it or not, to a lot of young people, but he is also aloud to have fun and if that’s his version of fun then so be it, to each his own, just don’t bring the bong to London, 2012
oh, and lola #10 a lot of people have “groovy ears” so just because a guy has big ears doesn’t mean it’s him
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So he’s not only ugly he’s now a loser. It figures though.
Congratulations, Michael. This picture just lost you millions of dollars in endorsements.
i’m not disappoint, nor have i lost any respect for him ..
i’m not even surprised about this . o-o
let the guy live his life ..
who cares it probably Hookah
hey everyone!
FIRST INSTINCT:
NOT HIM, DOESN’T LOOK A GOSH-DARN THING LIKE HIM!!!!!
If it is him I am sad to say that I am not surprised. Role model are few and far between. In today society we celebrate people doing this kind of thing.. Several comments state as much. We want the flaws. We want them to be not so perfect. I just think we have gotten to the point that people need to find their role models in other places. They need to perhaps look to themselves and not to others. I don’t like this at all if it is him. It will tarnish his wins.. You never saw Mark Spitz doing this kind of ****. But that was another time.. And we as PEOPLE were much different. Oh well…
Put your glasses on people, it’s him.
look at the watch people! jeez.
i really dont think its him
I dont really care, he can do what he wants
LOOK AT THIS THOUGH OMG http://www.flickr.com/photos/necilbug/3237785080/
it doesnt even look like him
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phelps is that you???? lmao doesnt look like him my ass
it’s him. u can’t tell by the ears.
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LOL i started to choke on my water when i read this
Who care about the weed? I’m more concerned that he’s a role model wearing a truly hideous watch.
just because a guy has big ears doesn’t mean it’s him
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are people f-ukin MENTAL?
HOW IS THAT *NOT* HIM
Please, weed is nothing. Its far better than drinking, in my opinion.
Who cares.
Love it !!!
First of all- that doesnt even look like him
Seocnd of all- You’re all a bunch of Programmed, brainwashed ROBOTS if you think Cannabis is harmful & dangerous.
If he was drinking a beer, nobody would say anything (even though ALCOHOL is responsible for the most deaths through alcohol poisening to DRUNK DRIVING)…but if hes smoking some WEED (which can not KILL you, nor makes you go CRAZY), then hes a bad guy!
Whoever is “OUTRAGED” over this needs to really do some RESEARCH. Cannabis is not completely HARMLESS, but I will tell you 1 thing, it does MUCH LESS HARM than ALCOHOL and CIGARETTES.
He’s a douche. If you really care for your accomplishments, you don’t do things like this to jeopardize them.
Who cares that he is smoking weed. He is allowed to have fun and should not always have to be perfect for the public. he is young. If you loos respect for him take the stick out of your ass!
I think people forget that when he was 19, he was pulled over for DUI….
So what… He took a hit… He’s a world class athlete with the penchant to party a little. Give the guy a break!
What a great role model!
nah! can’t be him…besides the news is from UK. need i say more??????
News of the world is the source! LOL. Anyone ever heard of photoshopping?
It’s him, same watch in all the pictures. Besides, if it weren’t him, his people would have denied this story by now. Big bucks are at stake here. This guy is really stupid. He just lost millions of dollars in endorsements. Man, I hope that toke was worth it, Phelps.
It’s not even him, but who cares anyway?? He’s young and talented and if he wants to have a good time, let him.
That is too funny, he is really stupid to put his career at risk like that. Always knew he was an idiot.
looks like lc ex jason wahler
If It’s true I do hope he loses all his endorsement contracts. That’d be hilarious. Goodbye to millions. The guy has always looked stupid to me: flat head, etc.
And?
What nickname should we give him? Bongy? Or just plain “Moron.”
That sounds good: Mike Moron Phelps a/k/a Bongy.
“Stupid is as stupid does” What a bonehead move. Watch how fast he loses the endorsement deals, they must have clauses to ban this kind of behavior.
it IS him you guys!!! it’s so obvious!
even if it is him – why is does the media thrive on negative promotion/
That Butter-face just needs to disapear. I ow this turns into a scandal. He is like the ultimate douche bag now. I’m glad he did well at the Olympics, but dude….YOUR A LOSER.
Please! It’s not like he’s shooting up drugs or worse, having sex with a child/animal.
he smoked it? inhaled?? killer weed? now what? doomed. cursed. FAIL??? …WILL AMERICA EVER GET A CLUE AND DECRIMINALIZE OR MUST WE CONTINUE MAKING OUR FINEST KIDS CRIMINALS… THE FEDS HAVE NO CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY TO EVEN HAVE THIS LAW. STOP DICTATING TO THE PUBLIC. LEGALIZE FREEDOM
“Just Live Your Life”
He’s has a disorder. Weed is probably his drug of choice as it would make a hyperactive kid like him more mellow and comfortable.
I hate drugs, but if it helps him deal with his life, a little bit of marijuana is better than meth and cocaine and heroin.
A pothead can win Olympic medals, but an alcoholic can’t. Legalize it!!
Great, he can be the poster boy for the legalize pot movement. I wonder how much that endorsement pays? I wonder what his mother is thinking right now? Probably kicked his skinny ass into New Jersey. And I thought his drug of choice was alcohol, based on his prior DUI.
I’ve smoked pot with an Olympic gold medalist.
just makes him even more of a hero to me.
Phelps is a douche and I lost respect from him long ago. Doesn’t matter if he’s a pothead or not he’s still a ***
Too bad he got busted. It does put a tarnish on the gold. What really sucks is he has a “friend” that would totally sell him out. Other than that what ev’s, he’s grown, what he does privately is his biz.
Taking hits from the bong is mild next to the crimes of politicians and CEOS.
i can see how this might be someone else….the nose dosen’t seem right… o well its gonna take a hell of a lot to un-do this either way
if anything i respect him MORE
it looks like that dude jason from the hills !
LOL at the people denying it. The watch is IDENTICAL. It’s him.
I hope he loses all his endorsement deals.
That is soooooooooooo NOT Michael Phelps! I
this only makes him cooler. lmbao the photo will only make him more popular and liked than he already is.
Honestly, at first I thought that there was no way this could be him. Of course I also through that there was no way he could have a ****** girlfriend like that stripper from Vegas.
However, if you really look at the picture, it is pretty clear that this is Michael. Same bushy eyebrows, stubble beard, and the watch is exactly the same. If it’s an imposter, they went through some serious trouble to pull this off.
I hate this because seriously, I’ve had it with this guy. I’m a swimmer and I’ve looked up to Michael as being a very wholesome guy. When he pulled off the butterfly in the Olympics, my respect for him went through the roof. Over the past few months, it has dropped beyond repair.
Dude, you used to be number one in my book, with 150% of my respect. That’s dropped by about 149. It’s funny though, because as much as that picture makes me want to hurl, I actually feel sorry for him. Sorry that he is just another fake, drugged athlete.
i have my glasses on! its not him!!
this imposter has too much of arched eyebrows lol
in MA weed is LEGAL
Even if it is him.. who cares people smoke pot. Im from California, ALOT of people smoke pot….
WHO CARES if its him! Ever hear of: Live and let live? Who gives any of you the right to judge anyone else?
Crazy morons!
#31, cannabis may not be harmful but it is illegal. so do some research because fyi a role model (sorry, he can’t get around that one) shouldn’t be doing those kinds of things. yes, alcohol and cigarettes are very harmful to your health, but at least not illegal for a guy his age. get over yourself and realize that some people are upset that he’s doing illegal things!
Jared, I’d be careful running this….
He may be young and enjoying life prior to getting back into training for the Olympics, but he is not stupid!
Oh come on people. It’s not like this is the first time that Michael has effed up. Have we all forgotten about his getting pulled over for drunk driving? I don’t see why anyone should be disappointed; the dude looks like he smokes weed. No surprises here.
it doesnt look like him. i mean, sure, the ears are big. but thats really the only reason you would be mistaken. the nose is completely different in the other pictures. in this FAKE picture, it kind of tilts in, but in the others, its large on the end and kind of sticks outward.
who cares………who hasn’t done it in their life…please….cry me a river……you haters go pay your credit card bill
still respect him
who cares everyone smokes weed.
WHO CARES, EVERYONE FRIGGGGIN SMOKES WEED.
this guys ears are way too big.. Michael Phelps ears are smaller and his lobe is attached, not hanging there. Plus, this guys neck looks like a linebackers compared to Michaels. I don’t think its him. If you look closely at the two watches- they look different. Michaels watch doesn’t have that much bling to it.
that so is him. you can see those ears from a mile away
eehh..not really dissapointed,
he’s stupid to allow himself to be photographed doing that
if it is him, that’s definitely something hard to dodge. he claims to have this squeaky clean image and now he’s smoking a bong, i don’t know how he’s going to get out of this one.
i think its him, and if it is then w/e people smoke weed all the time, it’s not like it makes him a better swimmer (like steroids would) it would probably make him worse! lol
and if he loses sponsorship b/c of it, then that’s his fault for getting high in front of a camera!
does not looks like him,but if it’s him I will be very disappointed.
Legalize, regulate and tax it…NOW!! Put this stupid reefer madness behind us please!
Definitely NOT Phelps. Looks nothing like him. There are plenty of big ears in the general region…
That dose not look anything like him!
No I actually think I’ve gained resepect for him. He’s normal. He’d be someone I’d want to chill with.
not too smart for an olympic champ if you ask me….
IT IS HIM but so what weed doesn’t make you a good swimer
whatever he does outside the pool is his bussiness everybody just **** off
i agree if he wants to hit bongs that’s up to him….but i wish everyone would just come to terms with it and quit making excuses….everyone who’s all IT ISN’T HIM is prob the same people who were harping on about what a great role model he is for kids after winning all those medals….he’s a young guy and he clearly isn’t looking to be a role model, but what he does on his own time is his business and there’s nothing wrong with it
Who cares?
He should come out of the closet and say “Yeah, I smoke weed and I am an Olympic champ” .
Most of the NBA and NFL smokes weed, who gives a F@#K?
Stop throwing people in jail for possession of a plant.
and what’s with the people saying “dont do it youre a role model!” wtf makes me sooooo sick, he didnt ask to be one, and he doesn’t have to ask for your permission to do ANYTHING people who follow him is because they want to and if they want to smoke pot just because hes their role model thats their decision he doesn’t have to give a ****
even if tomorrow he decides to stop swimming and party like a mother***** it’s NOT YOUR BUSSINESS
goddamn your opinions are dumb
I don’t believe that is him. Even if it was no big deal.
It is sooo him. People are in serious denial. Everywhere I’ve read this story, it’s all “So what, it’s only weed”. Guess what, as of now, it is illegal to possess or smoke it. I don’t agree with it being illegal, but it is.
He got a slap in the wrist for his DUI, but he may not be so lucky this time around. The guy is an idiot. All the money he has coming in from endorsements, and he puts himself in a situation where he could lose it.
Moron.
Good for him, he needs to have a little fun.
I can’t say I’m surprised if that’s really him.. and by the ears it looks like it is. He always kind reminded me of a pothead! lol
Well considering he is in a program for Olympic athletes that consistantly tests for drugs he should have been caught by now. They don’t need News Of the World to catch him. About the absolute worst tabloid, not that there is any good ones out there.
Check out the ears! It’s him alright!
Geez, it’s not like he was snorting coke, it’s just bud. Poor guy, he might lose all of his endorsement deals when the weed obviously does not affect his performance in the pool so why should anyone care that he smokes.
At least it’s a Roor waterpipe, best there is.
Cherie @ 01/31/2009 at 11:27 pm It is sooo him. People are in serious denial. Everywhere I’ve read this story, it’s all “So what, it’s only weed”. Guess what, as of now, it is illegal to possess or smoke it. I don’t agree with it being illegal, but it is.
He got a slap in the wrist for his DUI, but he may not be so lucky this time around. The guy is an idiot. All the money he has coming in from endorsements, and he puts himself in a situation where he could lose it.
Moron.
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So if this picture was taken in Amsterdam then he’s golden right? Oh wait, he already is,lol. Besides, they can’t file charges against him for these pics, for all anyone can prove there was regular tobacco in the bong. The only moronic thing he did was let himself be photographed, that was just plain stupid, didn’t he see the d*mn camera??
WHO CARES!
does this deprive him of his hard work and the fact that he set an all time record at the Olympics ?
No.. the media is just trying to tear people that are on top down .. it’s sad they stoop so low to run pics like this just to ruin someones career.
i say who the hell cares !
it’s freaking weed.
It’s not as bad as everyone makes it to be .. i’m not saying i smoke it but its not like it’s the worse freaking drug out there .. in fact it probably should be legal already .. it’s idiotic how many ppl smoke and yet get in trouble for it cuz it’s illegal and the only reason why is because the pharmacies won’t make profit off of it.
wow what a stupid idiot. although i’d still bang him in a heartbeat
if it is really him in the pic who cares if he smokes, It’s clearly not stopping him from going after his dreams and excelling at them….
that can’t be him. and if he wants to participate in 2012 or whatever olympics he can’t now, but oh well. because he was interviewed and said he has to get drug tested every month something like that. but oh well tons of people do that.
who cares if he smokes weed…besides it doesn’t even look like him
thanks for clarifing jared…. it just a bad angle maybe?
anywho, even if IT IS him smoking the great gaunge….
you HAVE to ask?
who doesn’t these days?
Lindsay Kate
thanks for clarifying Jared…. it just a bad angle maybe?
anywho, even if IT IS him smoking the great gaunge….
you HAVE to ask?
who doesn’t these days?
Lindsay Kate
i can’t believe he smokes weed! shame on him! he should lose all his endorsement deals!
that’s not michael!
it’s a look-a-like
someone is just trying to get him in some trouble
now i actually like michael phelps…before i didn’t…now he’s real
PLEASE AMERICA, bet on someone else.
(a real winner, this time)
Of course this “news” would be first reported by a bunch of British limeys! Gah, I *hate* the British press. Bunch of worthless wankers.
As for Phelps’ smoking pot, I do not approve and I hope he realizes that there are much better things that he can be doing with his time. tsk tsk, it can’t be good for his health.
hes michael phelps, let him smoke the bong!
Perfectly deniable photo. His reputation is safe!
plus there isnt another olympics in 4 years!
Whether it is right or wrong or whether this and that the important thing is that he probably has screwed his chance at millions in endorsements. He’ll be the Gold Medalist Loser.
BEIJING, China (CNN) — Having completed his Olympics gold rush, U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps is now poised to make another haul — this time of the endorsement variety.
Phelps already is collecting about $5 million a year in endorsement checks from companies like Visa — payments that came after he won six gold medals during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
His performance in Beijing, where he won a record eight gold medals, puts him in line to earn much more.
“He may be at $30, $40, $50 million a year in endorsements after all this is said and done,” said David Harrow of the National Sports Lawyers Association.
Even before the Beijing Olympics, Phelps collected a million-dollar bonus from one his sponsors, Speedo. iReport.com: Ask Michael Phelps a question
“Michael came out of the Athens Games an American sports hero,” said Michael Lynch, head of global sponsorship management at Visa. “He’s coming out of these games a global sports icon.”
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Up in smoke. Kaput!
In response to #102:
So if this picture was taken in Amsterdam then he’s golden right? Oh wait, he already is,lol. Besides, they can’t file charges against him for these pics, for all anyone can prove there was regular tobacco in the bong. The only moronic thing he did was let himself be photographed, that was just plain stupid, didn’t he see the d*mn camera??
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As you know, he’s not a citizen of Amsterdam. So that’s irrelevant. You are correct that he won’t face charges, but again, that’s not the point. The bottom line is that he was snapped partaking in a substance that is illegal. As for it possibly being tobacco, come on. Anyone can see through a lame excuse, should he try to say that.
We are in complete agreement that he he’s a fool for getting photographed. He should know better. And he should suffer some consequence for being that stupid. And that consequence should come in the form of losing some endorsement coin.
First it was a DUI, and now this. It’s a pattern of idiotic behavior, plain and simple. Boy deserves to be smacked upside his head.
It looks like somebody got a pic of Michael’s body then pasted the head on it. His head looks so small….I don’t know maybe it’s the camera angle.
It’s freakin’ him..look at the watch in #2,3,4…what an idiot. I can’t stand this guy.
Well I guess I’m either way right now (on whether it’s , and I would say he is a fool if he did something like this since even Star bothers to put him on the front cover, so he knows he’s not ignored when the Olympics are done.
And the remarked about Michael Phelps not wanting to be a role model, are you sure about that? It’s not like he would win biggest jerk Olympian if there was a list made up by a sports magazine. If Michael Phelps wasn’t possibly considered a role model, I doubt there would be so much media paying attention to him and his actions, and promotional deals.
And really, there are some things in life that are out of your control. But if he’s doing something like he is in the photo, this is not one of them.
BONG?! WHAT THE FLIP JARED?
who cares if he smoked a victory bong!!!!! the guy is motivated enough to win 14 gold medals …. HE deserves some down time !!! Smoke on
ahh cant tell.
same watch but..
his chin doesnt come down as much loll
but if it is, i did lose respect for him
so what he smokes bongs?……
that’s not him. anyone can have that watch.
If anything I’ve gained respect for him. Honestly, who cares?
I didn’t lose respect, because i never had any to begin with!
Anyway having an adult film star girlfriend is more surprising than the fact that he smokes weed.
Uhhhh…. I hope people realize that 80% of the WORLD smokes bud
Hahahahaha, i bet it was hard to remember all those clauses in those endorsements that said “keep your nose clean or give the money back” when he was a lil drunky. LOLOLOLOL, let ALONE he might not be able to swimmie at the next olympie. Why, the sound of all the slaps to the foreheads of his handlers, agents, ad agency execs, parents of young kids who looked up to him and trainers must only be outweighed by the sound of the “D’OH!” he must have yelled when someone told him to look on the drudge report today. LOLOLOL!!!! Looooooooser.. HAHAHAHAHA.. who cares if it is illegal (it is) or not, or smart (it isn’t) it makes him a doper!!! Expect a tearful apology and entrance to rehab in 5…4…3…2… Sunday won’t be all about the super bowl now… LOLOLOLOLOLOL!! priceless!!!!
ROFL, i just cannot get my breath.. too much laughing… That pic represents MILLIONS in lost revenue. MILLIONS. HAHAHAHAHAHA.. OH stop stop it’s killin me.. LOLOLOLOL.. all he had to do was… SWIM! LOLOLOLOL, and not be photographed doing something illegal.. LOLOLOLOLOL, oh my stomach hurts from laughing so much.. Just.. SWIM, ROFLOLOLOLOL.. in a pool of water really fast.. LOLOLOLOL.. and eat Powerbars!!! LOLOLOL, holy cow this is killin me. LOLOLOLOL.. holy cow this is priceless. Just swim and don’t do anything illegal… LOLOLOL.. i just went to the websites of some of the products he endorses.. some of them say “error, cannot find “phelps”. LOLOLOLOL.. he will be the most well known towel boy in the world in a couple of years.. who’s gonna hire him for ANYTHING? LOLOLLOLOLOLOL.. Just swim, and.. i cannot even say it! LOLOLOLOL, ok stop stop, hooooo too funny.
i just read the comment above mine.. from Sean, that said 80% percent of the world smokes bud.. to which i answer, yes, and the other 20% are the employers and people who own stuff. ROFLOLOL, who CARES??? It makes him less special, then? He’s destined to be a loser living in a basement apartment someplace like Sean, so it’s ok? It is the appearance of wholesomeness and accomplishment that earn this swimming **** money, nothing else.. ROFLOLOL and now that image is completely gone! There are so many sites that have picked this up, type in Phelps Bong Pot into google and you’ll realize that million dollar picture is NEVER going away. ROFLOLOL, who in their mind could be so STUPID to take a bong hit at A PARTY OF STRANGERS, where no doubt everyone was taking pics of him all the time??? ROFLOLOL!! And everyone’s damn phone has a cam on it!!! ROFLOLOLOL, the idiocy of it is TOO SWEET. The thought of him entering rehab to clean up his image is WAY too funny.. hoo boy, did he really screw the pooch. LOLOLOL, i bet there’s a pic of THAT out there too!!!!
Looks great
IT’S HIM! u can tell by the ears and the watch!!!!!
he’s a ******* retarted, i hope he loses all of his endorsement deals!!!
HE’S AN IDIOT!
If that is him, say goodbye to your career!
As a bong smoking expert – That is a photo of Phelps holding a bong to his mouth.
a) There’s no smoke coming through and
b) there’s no evidence there of water bubbling to indicate he’s actually pulling/inhaling the cone.
He won 8 medals, it’s harldy like pot is performance enhancing.
There’s really something wrong with that photo. Look at the arch of his chest. Perspective is all off.
Four year ban comin’ up, for all those who say he should smoke whatever he wants.
Loser. ‘Member the DUI? No brain cells to speak of.
Sorry – that’s not Michael Phelps. Nice arms, nice chest, but it’s not Michael. Doesn’t even look like him.
Come on…it’s 2009…it’s pot…who cares?
I’m not buying any products that DON’T use Michael Phelps for an endorsement.
who cares!!!! everyone smokes these days!!!!!! hes a good swimmer. what he doeson his own time is his buisness. plus if he smokes weed and swims as fast and as long as he does all i have to say is………PASS THE BONG!!!!!!!!
sad
He’s 23 years old. It’s not like he was doing this during the Olympics! I don’t think it should affect his endorsements.
deny deny deny give the guy a break….
and? obviously he can still achieve his dreams, so i’m guessing it’s not exactly a vice. a lot of people in this country need to think about all of the drugs they need to just get through their pathetic little days before they judge someone who has achieved all of his dreams and likes to smoke weed at parties.
red bull, tylenol, zoloft, alcohol, pepto, midol, halls, nyquil, on and on and on. so much hypocrisy in this puritanical society. and from people who come on a gossip site no less.
for all you squares who say you’ve “lost respect for him.” get off our high horse, and get a reality check. smoking weed is NOT a big deal.
i’m sorry but judgemental people like you are whats wrong with the world today. maybe you should try and smoke some weed before you judge anyone else. smoking weed gets you less messed up than alcohol. people don’t smoke weed, get behind the wheel and kill people. people who DRINK booze, that get behind the wheel, hurt people. now thats a real problem. seriously, i’m so sick of un informed judgemental people who think smoking pot is some horrible thing.
and whoever is trying to blackmail him with this picture has got the worst karma coming.
i feel sorry for this guy, how would you feel if you had people trying to set you up for a buck and sell you out everywhere you went?
horrible.
TT- you are really such a hater that you hope he loses all his endorsement deals??
what gives you the right to judge his personal live? why do you even CARE? how does him smoking pot EFFECT YOU DIRECTLY?
it doesn’t. so mind your own business and worry about yourself. not everyone has to live according to your “standards.” I’m sure you do things in your live that other people wouldn’t approve of. don’t throw stones when you live in glass houses.
and no one is perfect, we ALL live in glass houses.
Michael Fred, you’re my hero (even more so)!
Look at his watch—it’s the same watch that is in other photos!!! It’s him folks; face it Phelps is a pot head!
Drink yourself into a drooling frenzy… but God forbid you smoke a plant human beings have consumed for centuries.
Yep. Nation of ********.
Time to get a real job like the rest of us.
He’s the goldwinner of bong hits? Bahaha that’s funny.. But seriously, yeah it’s stupid but everyone has done it at one point or another. It would be worse if it was coke or something, then i would be shocked.
Drunk driving, dating Las Vegas strippers, now bonging. I see escalation.
1. it doesnt even look like him
2. just because he has the same watch on doesnt mean the person who took this picture either cropped it out of another picture or they went out and bought the watch themself
3. he wouldnt jeopardize his WHOLE career for that
It explains the way that he talks – before I thought he had suffered brain damage from near drowning – now you know that his brain has been damaged from smoking dope. He just never seems to be very bright and too spacey.
At least the 12,000 calorie a day diet makes sense now.
Hey dude I got the munchies.
he’s a loser
ears… like finger prints don’t lie…. not Michael Phelp’s ears. Case closwd.
and to think only a real good friend could get that close to take the camera pic.
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i agree with my wise ole Grandmother she said if you have one true friend before you die to consider yourself very fortunate.
Mike Phelps “so called Friend” will be collecting BIG BUCKS for this one photo. I wonder if he has more.(pics) if so MEGA BUCKS for the back stabber.
I don’t care what MPs does in his spare time. One thing that will come out of all of this gossip is the young MP will learn to choose
his friends more carefully or trust noone at least not 100%.
That is SOOOOOO NOTTTTTT phelps people !!!!!!!!! NO beard!!!!! come on
This picture was supposedly takeing in November 2007, he was training hard for the Olympics then and he would definately not have been in SC, He was also not that muscular then, he was more trimmed out. This is so not him. If it was, this picture would have been out a long time ago.
Well, if it was him, it doesn’t matter, he never failed any drug tests. When you are going to the Olympic you are drug tested monthly from the time you qualify until the Olympics are over. Not only are you drug tested but you are tested for performance enhancement drugs. This is not going to be an issue, this was also an old picture, it is from before the Olympics, not after.
Hey people look at the watch he is wearing in a couple of the other pictures..SAME as the bong pic.
i want to tell you all something THAT IS NOT MICHAEL PHELPS AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND NO WEED IS TERRIBLE FOR YOU AND IT WEAKENS YOUR MUCLES SO WHY WOULD HE BE SMOKING IT?????
> #30 – how do you love it ?
freak . :|
& as for mike , that is most certainly NOT him ,
his profile is completely different, his ears are more down than up .
& the chin is waaaay more low .
this person is definitely NOT Michael Phelps .
- however if i’m wrong ,
then i’m deeply , deeply , dissapointed , i love him . He is the biggest inspiration , and now he’s throwing all of the hard work he’s done away .
- Audrey :(
I don’t judge…
WOWWWWWWW. out of all the things to make headline news about, the fact that michael phelps smoked out of a bong is a big deal? lose respect? are you serious? what does smoking a bong have anything to do with the fact that he’s an extremely talented swimmer? nothing has anything to do with the other. he’s not perfect. who hasn’t smoked something in their life?!
Yes it’s him. He confirmed it in a statement released to the press.
it’s him! phelps admitted it and apologizes for his actions. he promises that it won’t happen again. lets hope he keeps his word. we don’t have enough role models these days. this is the article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090201/ap_en_ce/swm_phelps_marijuana;_ylt=AnBeAhyGod5Q0EkvHwymtV1xFb8C
It is him, he has acknowledge it and he has said he was sorry, this won’t effect him endorsement wise, this was a miner infraction, speedo, nike, and kellogg’s knows that he is a major draw and his popularity has not weened.
He needs to analyse his “friends.” Everyone knows the vultures are always circling. It would be a pity the negative things which could happen because of this, seems as though life does’t offer second chances these days………………… Too many seem to relish in bad things happening to people………..tsk………tsk
it’s totally him – compare the hands and watch and everything else on him in the bong pic to the others – he’s a loser!
I am go glad that Michael decided to come clean and tell the truth, they were trying to blackmail Michael with this picture, but he was like no way, I did it, you not going to benefit from my mistakes and hold this over my head. He did exactly what he should have done. Took responsibility for his actions.
it doesnt look like him at all!
but if it is im mad
it is him he is wearing an omega watch. not a lot of people can aford that kind of a watch pluse if you look at another pic its the same identical watch, the pic where he is going to sign something.
It’s him, you doubters, he’s even admitted it and apologized!!!
For all of you who are saying he is so much cooler need to get a grip. He is a fool. He has or had a great career in front of him. He is not on the verge of losing it all. That does not make him cool. It makes him an ass. A stupid ass… And for those of you who look at him as an idol. You should wake up too and face some real facts. Society wants its heroes clean.. He is now dirty…
IT IS NOT HIM! i havent seen it anywhere and i have been watching the news and i have looked on yahoo all day! it is no where about him saying sorry for it! plus is does not look like him at all! people could have photoshopped this picture anyway they would have liked and until i hear it on the news then i will believe it! but IT IS NOT TRUE!
IT IS NOT HIM! i havent seen it anywhere and i have been watching the news and i have looked on yahoo all day! it is no where about him saying sorry for it! plus is does not look like him at all! people could have photoshopped this picture anyway they would have liked and until i hear it on the news then i will believe it! but IT IS NOT TRUE!
doesnt this just proove the opposite ? it is possible to smoke weed, and be successfull, it’s not weed that makes you a looser, but it’s mostly looser that are attracted to weed. For all we know he’s been smoking since his teens. Stop prejudging, might as well condemn him for drinking aswell, hes 23, the age any normal person likes to party …
Who gives a damn. It should be legal anyway. He is the worlds greatest star and if he need a hit on a bong to help him relax then let him.
I guess this means he’s human after all.
To the loser who leaked this:
get a life, mofo. Respect people’s privacy, mofo.
uh our media is so out of order, i dont think they needed to show this at all its bad for kids to see and think its ok….im sorry for our press here in England lol, they are so wrong. its a shame he feels the need to go this far, i dont see the point he maybe strong at getting olympics but dosn’t seem to be strong of character…
Its funny.. I don’t care if he smokes weed..hes a champ!
who cares u ass holes. Let the man who set records beyond thoughts do w/e he wants!
Wow, Michael Phelps is human! Very few kids his age have not hit a bong..no big deal!
It’s him. From Huffingtonpost.com:
debra77 @ 02/01/2009 at 2:53 pm
Society wants its heroes clean.. He is now dirty…
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Get a grip, deb. This isn’t the 1950s any more. So he hit a bong. So what? It doesn’t take anything away from what he achieved.
14 medals
STDs with 3 women at Michigan State
Caught drinking alcholol when he was underage
What next? Kissing another male swimmer in the pool–now there is a story waiting to come out
give the guy a break. hes spent half his life in a pool working hard so what if he wants to let go evey once in a while. its not even that bad theres much worse things he could be doing
He’s doing drugs which last time I checked was illegal. Sure he’s not out killing people, but there are also alot better/legal ways to “let lose”. I hope he’s done representing the USA in the Olympics and loses his endorsement deals. The sooner he fades into normal life again the better.
um hello!!! he admitted its him. but who cares. it’s not like steriods.
It’s not a big deal….even our new president admitted to taking a toke when he was younger…leave it alone…..
This is not him his ears never look like that and he does not have a muscular build he is quite thin.
yupp that’s him. he even admit it today. wow
I lost no respect for him at all
if he wants to chill out then he should be able to
You Americans are too much! I have never seen an American family where not at least one family-member smokes pot on a regular basis. And it does NOT matter what color, original ethnicity, social class. It’s not okay to smoke pot – but it IS okay to get drunk like everybody watching Super Bowl! Guess what? Alcohol destroys lives. Pot? Nope.
Oh, I forgot … people eat and drink themselves fat and sick with sugar-stuff, and that’s okay, when it causes billions of dollars for treatments that other people come up with to finance the treatments or replacements of those who f… themselves up with their eating habits? Or who get a heart-attack from their dump life-style and involve others in accidents. Phelps can smoke what he wants. He is a grand athlete. So he must do something right.
You Americans are too much! I have never seen an American family where not at least one family-member smokes pot on a regular basis. And it does NOT matter what color, original ethnicity, social class. It’s not okay to smoke pot – but it IS okay to get drunk like everybody watching Super Bowl! Guess what? Alcohol destroys lives. Pot? Nope.
Oh, I forgot … people eat and drink themselves fat and sick with sugar-stuff, and that’s okay, when it causes billions of dollars for treatments that other people come up with to finance the treatments or replacements of those who f… themselves up with their eating habits? Or who get a heart-attack from their dump life-style and involve others in accidents. Phelps can smoke what he wants. He is a grand athlete. So he must do something right.
Yes it’s him
after the publication of thie picture
He apologize to everybody
my mum hates me smoking weed, she says it de-motivates me.
then along comes mike phelps, wins 8 gold medals (most ever) and rips bong hits on the news. MY HERO!
I smoked weed, your mom and dad prolly smoked weed to. I understand that by being a professinal athlete he has taken a vow not to take drugs, but I personally do not think any less of him. There are other things you can smoke out of a bong, other that weed. My brother and I have a hooka used for flavored tobacco. But that is definatly him.
dude, it’s totally not a big deal, so what, weed is just a natural plant, the man is young and an 8 time gold medalist, let him have his fun. All i’m sayin is i cant wait fro the day to blaze with michael phelps.
its really not a big deal
btw anybody know what kind of Bong it is?
I want to smoke a champion’s bong
a lot of u guys in this chat need to chill out, and smoke some yourself. Lot of uptight people in here. Do yourself a favor, go out, get some weed, toke up with a couple of buds and then you will see why michael did it. Athletes should be able to have fun to.
Waoh, is this the role model for youths handling the bong? Gosh !
Wont they like pull out all the endorsements ?
Hope this fellow wake up his idea.
What about the kid that ratted him out and obviously took the picture on his cell phone. What a brat.
I do feel that as a role model for people of all ages, he has a responsibility to keep his less socially acceptable actions out of the public eye, however, smoking pot is becoming much more socially acceptable and I’m sure he wasn’t standing in the middle of the room saying “Someone take a picture of me smoking this BONG… ”
It’s too bad that something this silly has the potential to ruin his endorsements. It’s weed. Come on. Why not just stone him in the middle of time square?
Sorry to disappoint those who can’t believe it’s Phelps in the picture. He has already issued an apology admitting to it. I don’t think any less of him for it, a little bong never hurt anyone…doesn’t seem to hurt his performance either. And yes, it does look like him in the picture, and the watch is a total giveaway anyway. He may lose a **** load of money making opportunities now. If you’re going to do that ****, do it where no one can see you.
Hes the ***** man
First of all if this is really him who cares let the guy live his life and 2nd there isnt even any smoke in the bong. And how do you know its not tobacco were u guys there?
haha OMG i just saw this on the channel 11 news.
good job mann.
thats one successful stoner if ya ask me.. who cares if he smokes a little pot
Um to all the stuip people that say its not him. Watch the ******* news he said it was a stuipd thing to do!, ITS HIM. not saying its a bad thing so he likes to smoke pot so what? maybe pot is the next wheaties! Eat your weedies kids you could win gold!!!!
Like really, who cares. I don’t understand why people feel they need to publish everything on athletes or celeb’s, especially the negatives. It’s none of their business in my opinion. If he likes to smoke, let him smoke without harassment of pictures from the night before.
He has admited that this is a pciture of him. He apologized and said it wont happen again. This counters the idea that pot smokers go nowhere, doesnt it? I dont condone pot use, but good grief, this is a young guy enjoying life. He is much accomplished and he owns up to what he does. Still a good guy, in my book, and I hope he doesnt lose any of his endorsements because of it.
Michael Phelps is an exceptional athlete but he’s dumber than a box of rocks. Ever heard the guy in an interview? Embarrassing. And he looks like a jackass in that picture.
psshh.. who cares.. he’s still a badass..
and how many people HAVEN’T done this? give me a break.
who cares? If someone who smokes pot is automatically a “bad role model”, the world is missing out on some good people. Yeah, it’s illegal…so is jaywalking. Pot is NATURAL. Maybe it’s not the best thing for you, but neither is drinking or eating McDonald’s. Michael Phelps is still a young guy, and if all he’s doing is smoking pot, he’s on a pretty good path.
Its no big deal that he smokes weed. smoking isnt even bad and this is just one more proff of it. smoking doesnt hurt anything. If you can smoke weed and still win al those medals is proff weed isnt bad and it doesnt make you drop school or drop what you like to do in this case swimming. this shows you can be a hard worker and still smoke weed. this makes me have more respect to him.
Michael like to get higghhh, so high!
so what?! if the people who take this picture/ write that story/ obsess over this have nothing better to do with their lives than catch phelps smoking pot, that’s really sad. he’s done more with his life than most everyone has. he’s young, he should be able to do whatever he wants without public scrutiny. and let’s not pretend we’re all saints here, i’m pretty sure almost everyone’s tried marijuana at some point in their life. slamming him for it is rather hypocritical.
Nice, all that money and one watch?
Christina is surprised, Wey Wern is disappointed and I always thought that he was going to screw up one day. Good thing he’s not that good looking…or else the blow would’ve been harder!
Lose respect? You people are freaking crazy. He’s just proving that hes a normal guy. He does what we do. He shoulden’t lose his supporters.
no wonder he can eat so much!
whatever. its not like people haven’t gotten high before. this is not news. he’s not in the olympics now.
they should put ryan lochte up here somehwere because he’s totally a stoner and hot hot hot! much more than michael.
anyone who really thinks this is a big deal, up to and including the sponsors needs to think to themselves, those ads he makes money on are being watched by a world of people who smoke weed, and drink and all sorts of other stuff. anyone who says they lost respect for him or wants him to suffer in any way for doing it needs to go curl up in their closet and die. if you people who are so quick to judge him were so perfect yourselves you better run to the nearest church and paper and announce yourselves as the second coming. and to the **** who probably made money selling the picture… prick. the swimmers on here posting all kinds of crap about their dissapointment and so on should probably just worry about why they just are not that fast or that big of deal that a picture of them doing anything means nothing to anyone. if your really that upset about this i cant imagine how you make it out of the house to do anything. i doubt michael has time to read this but im still in his corner and still proud of him.
hell yea phelps smokes bud now….deff gonna become legal soon now…keep tokin mike :-)
for everyone in denial he has already come out and stated that it was him so get over it…he is 23 lose all your little kiddy fantasies about him…it is him he did it …so leave it at that…
how can u judge phelps for a single thing when he has accomplished so much, i mean the guy inspires so much ppl, plus theres few ppl i know that havent smoked weed, stop trippin over something so little, now, if he does crack, heroin or something worse then thats a different story!
That’s defiantly him… Watch n ears say it all…… First, doesn’t even look like there any smoke what so ever in there….. Why didn’t he just deny it and say it was a joke. Who cares anyway, who hasn’t smoke a little weed?? Give the guy a break, he is human…. I Think…???
thats hott.
its POT..who cares…stupid americans
look at the watch, and look at his watch in the other pics, its him
Nice Photoshop! Phelps is not training to be a priest. He’s just a swimmer. They say he is pretty good at it. He should train on Photoshop. No Olympics for that – now is there?
I don’t think it is him because he wouldn’t be the worlds greatest swimmer if he smoked.
actually smoking weed expands your lung capacity, most swimmers/water polo players i know smoke a lot of weed and their performance is not hindered at all
OK PEOPLE WTF I KNOW 95% OF ALL TEENAGES (INCLUDING 20-25) HAVE SMOKED WEED AT LEAST ONCE. SO JUST BECAUSE HE FAMOUS HE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE FUN? BID DEAL HE SMOKES BONG, GET OVER IT AND MOVE ON. PS, iT IS HIM ON THE PICTURE BUT STYLL DON’T MATTER, I GOT EVEN MORE RESPECT FOR HIM!
I hope he loses his endorsement deals. He’s brought shame to everyone who was so proud of him and given his country a black eye.
Folk, the guy admitted it is him, okay?!? LOL…but, I think it’s sad he’s viewed as a role model anyhow; I do not think he’s that special. Winning swimming competitions does not make a person a role model, nor does it make the person innocent.
I do not like drugs, but, damn, let the young guy live his life the way he wants. I’m not his biggest fan, but, oh well; it is not my place, or anyone elses to determine everything he does every day. I think this is a awake up call to society that these folks are human.
who cares if the guy wants to smoke some weed he is human just like the rest of the world.
Michael has admitted that this is him. He has not admitted that he was smoking weed, but c’mon… And for those who don’t know, that is a Roar brand bong which is pretty expensive for an item to smoke things out of. This proves that at 23, men are still just little boys and don’t know WTF is going on.
Hell yeah micael phelps you go bro!!! hit that bong like theres no tomorrow !!!!! SMOKEEEE michael smoke!!! dont worry about anyone talking about you man
Hell yeah micael phelps you go bro!!! hit that bong like theres no tomorrow !!!!! SMOKEEEE michael smoke!!! dont worry about anyone talking about you man
#1 He is right handed. Look in the photos below, he is writing with his right hand. So why would be spark the buds with his left hand? So if was a “natural” with the bong wouldn’t he use his right hand for the lighter.
#2 prove its weed in the bong
#3 be a real reporter and back up your facts you hack
#4 I think the reporter needs to stop smoking so much weed and do a real article
Go Mike! Props for admitting it and not going for the usual deny, deny, deny BS….Here’s a big FU to all you idiots that think weed is the devil. This man accomplished his dreams AND tokes. I’d rather have a national hero that’s toking on a bong and not binge drinking himself stupid. The bottom line is pot is perfectly fine in moderation, but you Jesus freak, bible thumping, puritanical zealots can’t breathe easy unless you’re forcing your views down someone else s throats. Do some research on the subject before you come bashing…and I don’t mean government sites…try the scientific ones…
Mike has my respect more so than ever!
Let him do whatever he wants to!
This is not anyone business!
you should definitely teke care of your lives!
So What! He smoked a little weed. Why is this so disapointing to people? More people than you expect smoke pot in this current day and age. Its not a Hooka, its def a bong people! Hes still a Champ for winning 8 gold medals!
that IS Micheal, and yes it is WEED not hookah, and yes weed DOES make you swim better! I can’t believe people are so ignorant!
A guy in his 20′s that smokes weed?! what?! impossible?! everyone smokes weed, and now your kids that look up to Micheal will smoke weed too, and they will probably break world records because they are high. Its the way the world works.. do drugs, reap benefits.
I have more respect for Phelps now because it shows that great people smoke weed too :) just like Obama, Ghandi, and Mother Theresa.
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YOU WROTE: Danielson @ 02/01/2009 at 6:20 pm 14 medals
STDs with 3 women at Michigan State
Caught drinking alcholol when he was underage
What next? Kissing another male swimmer in the pool–now there is a story waiting to come out
AND JUST WHAT WOULD BE “WRONG” WITH THAT? Do you think that GAY ATHLETES are any less or different than HETERO ones? Ask GREG LOUGANIS! Ask MARTINA NAVRITOLOVA! There were several “OUT” athletes competing in the Beijing Olympics, including a diver from Australia. Try watching “PRAYERS FOR BOBBY” on LIfetime TV this month, and get over your BIGOTTED ATTITUDES before it destroys another life!
It’s him, he admitted to it. I guess pot doesnt slow you down as much as you’d think it does
So He’s Human!!! Millions Do it!!! and they never won 7 gold medals for U.S.A. Just another reason to make it legal!!! Can the media Make a bigger deal?!! No Big Deal… Let it go… and everyone who has a problem with it… is most likely a hypocrite… Nobody’s perfect!!! He’s far from a loser… Hater’s Hate… that’s what their supposed to do!!! Your just jealous he gets a pass to do almost anything. That’s why your in America and that’s why we cheer… U.S.A! U.S.A! U.S.A!
That is definately him. He made a public apology!
even if it would be him . . .
Who the hell cares.
i think phelps is now officially getting the ball rolling on the matter that weed should be leaglized i mean 8 gold medals please cant be that bad for you. I will never understand why its illegal get our ass out of a recesion legalize it!
Get that weed in. What a true champion
Seriously, Oh darn, he smoked pot… first is it our business? NOPE and second if he have nothing better to do then to critisize someonefor making a bad decision then we all have no life. There is a war going on and were worried about Michael Phelps…..
i say f*&^ it
I have more respect for him now. His face still makes him look he belongs on the shortbus though.
everybody in this world makes decisions, mistakes, and everything else. for you people to take pictures of this man and ruin that for him is just plain wrong. people act like people arent smoking weed everyday all day. plus, weed and beer isnt that even bad, at least he isnt caught with cocaine, meth, pills, steroids, or things of that nature. i still consider him a role model, hell, everyone makes mistakes and i dont even think hitting the bong is a mistake, smoke on brotha!
Go Phelps. I hope this gives people a bigger picture on how weed is overexaggerated completely.
its kinda funny how you all are always so keen on saying sh*tty things about movie stars and singers but then when it’s an athlete who has brought so much bride for americans you’re all ready to stand up for him… if he’s allowed to make mistakes why aren’t other celebrities? and if you guys don’t think that publishing pictures of famous people smoking weed/getting drunk/doing grocery shopping etc is other people’s business then why on earth would you come to a site like this one?
Hey I don’t see anything wrong with what mr. phelps did. The man wasn’t smoking pot while he was swimming at the olympics and even if he was, to quote Robin Williams, “Marijuana is not a performance enhancing drug” Hell I would say 35-50 percent of the population of the United States tokes, or has toked up. And besides what business is it of ours to ridicule what Phelps does in his personal life? And how high was the person that exploited Phelps when they wrote the article about him smoking pot. So the man likes to smoke now an then….hell at least it’s not a cigarrette you can’t even smoke those in bars anymore!
I actually like him more now that I know he smokes ;)
so what?
everyone does that !!!!
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Fantastic! Go, Michael!
LEGALIZE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
STOP POLITICAL CORRUPTION! (And stupidity!!!!!)
LEGALIZE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMFG!….. What were you thinking Michael? You just lost millions of dollars because you wanted to have fun! I have lost some respect not all, but if it really is him, I will never look up to him again, he is a role model I don’t want anymore! I love to swim but I never want to end up like him! I used to be a HUGE fan, but now IDK what to think now! All I have to say to him is to get a life, If all you can do is smoke then you’ve got some serious problems! What were you thinking you have little kids looking up to you to! What do you think they will do when you keep getting caught with crap like that? That was the stupidest mistake of your life! I don’t think many people are going to look up to you now!
Now we know how he was able to eat 10,000 calories a day….
….and who really cares, it doesn’t give him a unfair advantage like roids or HGH. For all you moralists out there, is pot any worse than alcohol or cigarettes? It isn’t in fact the latter two are much worse for your short and long term health.
I still like you Michael. you are young, healthy Happy just get more experience but don’t be stupid. You will never get young age anymore love you and more success in the future.
I know you are all in denial, but the guy admitted it. And who cares if he did toke up. If anything, this goes to show all you kiddies that you can smoke all the bud you want, and still win a butt load of olympic medals. C’mon, he probably won everyone of those medals blown out of his mind. Smoke weed=olympic medals. Keep tokin Michael!
omg! it is him people! he already “apologized”…..haha
weed should be legal. I minored in psychology and found out cigarattes and alcohol are a whole lot worse than weed. The gov just won’t legalize it cause they can’t tax it. They can’t make their money cause folks can just grow it at home. Read about chronic and get informed.
He’s stupid for doing it with a bunch of folks around.
It’s him because he released that statement.they’ve been talking about it everywhere.
Who cares? What he does when he’s not swimmin is his business. Leave the guy alone!
if its not him then why has he already said sorry for it in a statement ……he is a great role model for weed heads everywhere
It’s sad, but not surprising. Everybody smokes pot, but not all is stupid enough to take a photo of it that will remain public for the remainder of his life. He’s a public figure who should be ashamed of himself.
Uhh it is real you idiot
he apologized too the media for this :|
that has to be him. his watch is the same as the other pictures
that has to be him. his watch is the same as the other pictures
First of all its obviously him since he apologized for it, second, yeah he’s a role model i guess but how many kids care about swimming for starters?, third i say im glad to see this picture it shows that those marijuana adds are bs. If a 12 time olympic gold medalist, world record breaker ,in a sport based around strength speed and endurance can do that and smoke pot im pretty sure its not that bad. So i think everyone should get over this he’s still a great athlete, and a good role model as well (he is only 23 what did u do when you were 23 bet it wasnt win gold medals and im sure you still had a little fun once in a while) its not like hes blowing lines and doing steriods worry about pacman jones or somthing if u wanna complain about bad sport role models…
you know i do think its him,…cuz y else would his team bribe a magazine to not show the pic?come on pplz common sense..and as for Phelps let him smoke all the weed he wants who cares… i think pplz would be alot more upset if he were caught using steroids than weed!
Wow. He smokes pot. How could he ever have won all those medals?
This just proves how bad and deadly it is.
But yes, not good as a role model for the kiddies.
alright look, its michael. don’t get me wrong, i like the guy, and he’s a great athlete but it’s definitly him, he has the same watch and to those of you who say he’s not that muscular, it’s not muscle. He obviusly has just ripped the bong (its cleared) and his chest is puffed out, it’s simple as that
He shouldn’t need to apologize or feel the slightest bit bad, it’s just weed he’s smoking not crack. The true immaturity in this story is those publishing pictures of him and saying he should feel bad when he is only living his own personal life how he wants. If he were shooting meth then this would be a serious problem, the guy is only getting baked though, George Washington the first United States President smoked weed several times a day, he had plantations just for his own stash,
It’s ridiculous he should have this pressure and bad publicity brought upon him for this. Smoke on Phelps, live your life.
Who the hell cares? its just a bong, and if people were to READ about weed, and how much “better” for you then lets say DRINKING, . . . . he can still be a role modle, and do what HE enjoys
damn, thats a nice bong
This is where the rubber meets the road re: the collision of American drug dogma and the elevated status of athletes.
I would be shocked (though pleased) if Phelps did not lose most of all of his endorsement deals. Why?
Is he any less of an athlete? No.
Did he cheat by using a performance-enhancing substance? Hardly. Unless he was competing for an olympic medal in pizza eating.
However, he is now irrevocably associated with lazy, perverted criminals. He’s a deviant…
…or he has to be, if the dogma is to hold.
who you callin lazy ill beat yo azz
Everyone deserves a Bong hit every once in a while.
Proof that you can hit the bong and still be productive in life.
This photo will show conservatives or anyone else who looks at weed like its crack that it really is not a big deal.
Phelps earned these bong tokes.
Why should we be dissapointed?
Everybody does it, and I guess it can relieve stress.
Be happy he’s not shooting Heroine, or snorting crack.
It’s just Pot, it’s not totally dangerous.
so if its such a fake picture. then yall obviously dont watch the ******* news. he admitted it was him.
retards…
which proves weed isnt bad for you
cause michael phelps blazes and STILL gets 14 gold medals
TOKE IT UPPPPPP
:):)
it is him. obviously. he’s already apologized for it so he’s come to terms that people know it’s him…
who really gives a hoot, the guy won 14 gold metals if you can do that you deserve a doobie
This guy works so hard to get in shape for olympics and obviously does a good job. (most GOLD medals) Its not that big of a deal and he probably needs to relax and have fun! I still respect him.
look at his thumbs… look at his nails and compare… him and who gives a ****? smoke up mike
so freaking what!
if any other olympic athlete was caught smoking people wouldn’t even care, but since it’s michael phelps everyone is on him like “why?” “i have lost all respect for you” ” your a terrible influence”
he is having a fun time, and he deserves it. he could be totally drunk and having sex with prostitutes every night, but oh no that’s not as bad as smoking. of course not.
Give him a break! he is still amazing, and has worked so hard to get the 8 gold medals and numerous world records, so he is still a good influence of hard work and that it will pay off.
people shouldn’t be so hard on him.
Bad boy Phelps :)
hell yea…I always knew he was a bit “on the edge” i never liked him..he looked mentally restarded with his dolphin body
BUT THIS?
cannibas is illegal ofr a reason u dumbass whyy dont u look at the side effefts ignorant one!!!
im just glad that he lost millions in endorsements
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
hell yea…I always knew he was a bit “on the edge” i never liked him..he looked mentally restarded with his dolphin body
BUT THIS?
cannibas is illegal ofr a reason u dumbass whyy dont u look at the side effefts ignorant one!!!
im just glad that he lost millions in endorsements
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
IF IT ISNT HIM..THEN WHY THE HELL WOULD HE APOLOGIZE U IDIOTS!
I think thats AWESOME!!! New flash idiots, millions of americans smoke pot everyday, haha, More credit to him cause he knows how to have fun and obviously is still a hard working individual. Alcohol and cigarettes are worse than pot, so great choice Michael.
Hey what if he has a prescribed medical card? Has anyone bothered to ask.
This got way too much attention. Since when is smoking pot illegal?
What if this model citizen has a prescribed medical card. Has anyone bothered to ask??
Im not a huge Phelps fan but the truth is you have people Like Supreme court judges and high ranking police doing cocaine…
All kinds of people in the public eye do different kinds of drugs.. as far as I know smoking a bong isnt performance enhancing.. I tried it once and all it enhanced for me was how stupid I was… even more than normal… I cant see his sponsors dumping him and if they do there will be a line up to replace them………..
If he was doing something worse I Might say yes but as a non drug user and a very light drinker I consider a bong the equivalent of booze.
Wow big effin deal…..He has done one of the single greatest thing in olympic history….it’s not like he cheated to win or anything! Look when he is in the swimming pool, he is the best no doubt, and even told the chairman plenty of times that he would love to be tested!!!! When he is outside of the pool, he is just one of us…..he does nothing to impede on his career, i would say that the weed might help him take in deeper breaths! Honestly this is why the media is retarded…..why would they wanna ruin someone who is a WORLD idol??? I don’t get how this changes anything about him at all?!?!?!?!??!?! F the media dude they’re the reason that there is so much hate in our society today!!!!!
Will has power only on red muscles
I love Micheal. I love weed. I love the USA. When are we going to make weed legal. I’m pretty sure there’s another man smoking his weed in the white house, and it only makes him a better person. Bush drank, look where it put us. Go Micheal go!
His behavior has actually led to a whole new slew of endorsements you know.
Check it:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/warren-holstein/top-twenty-new-michael-ph_b_163184.html
His behavior has actually led to a whole new slew of endorsements you know.
Check it:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/warren-holstein/top-twenty-new-michael-ph_b_163184.html
is don’t posibl way pelps smoking
Who cares, it;s not like smoking weed is going to make him a better swimmer if anything it would make him a worse swimmer.
Okay, If it is or is not Mikey. It really does not matter. It is Just smoke. Kids in the day and age don’t really care about Pot. The real people that have done something wrong are the news papers the are printing the crap they are the ones that are tell the young ones about a Adult the smokes pot when more then likely they can’t seem to get there head out of the snow drifts looking for their coke spoons. Leave the Man alone. Just another case of people upset that someone has done something that they can never do, so lets bring them down. He is not hurting anyone. Come on people He does not Pay our bills and we do not Pay His Why Should we care what He Smokes. I say Smoke on Mikey Smoke ON. Just no more Pictures. lol
Hey, he is still the best swimmer in the World!!! come on, weed??? I bet 90% of the population have done it!!!
Is this supposed to ne shocking..teh guy paid his dues and barely has much time out of the water…LET HIM SMOKE WHATEVER…he earned it, its not like he is fucked up..he is an OLYMPIC CHAMPION..i feel sorry for news of the world..considering that mose college students and high schoolers in the US have smoked pot once or more..ITS NOT GOING TO RUIN HIS CAREER…
Pathetic news paper…nothign shocking..diesnt even look like him anyway..cant you sue for printing a likeless…anyone who looks like that picute can make some money by claiming its them ahahahh
Is this supposed to ne shocking..teh guy paid his dues and barely has much time out of the water…LET HIM SMOKE WHATEVER…he earned it, its not like he is fucked up..he is an OLYMPIC CHAMPION..i feel sorry for news of the world..considering that mose college students and high schoolers in the US have smoked pot once or more..ITS NOT GOING TO RUIN HIS CAREER…
Pathetic news paper…nothign shocking..diesnt even look like him anyway..cant you sue for printing a likeless…anyone who looks like that picute can make some money by claiming its them ahahahh
Is it? Or is it no Michael Phelps?
WHO CARES?
It is his life, and if he wants to smoke pot let him! He has 14 gold medals and if I were him I would definately be smoking some pot to take the edge off. He didn’t ask to be a “role model” and if it looked like he had “smoked before” then chances are he did, obviously it didn’t impair him in any way.
POSERR. even if it was him why make such a big deal
This picture is him….If you think not the you need to smoke some pot … Its him but dont care that he smokes the green..
how could a “DANGEROUS” substance prevent a man from 14 gold medals? If weed was to really make someone lose their motivation in life, take a look at this guy. I find it hard to belive that a natural plant would hold him back from his dream. It is evident that his true PASSION is in the swimming pool…but a little weed’s nice too! keep tokin’ it up Mikey!
We have people all over this world starving, parents killing their own children, murders everyday and with all these terrible things happening at an alarming rate, Phelps smoking pot is the big story. What a messed up world we live in.
Thats totally not Michael Phelps. It looks nothing like him. Who ever this poser is shoud get in trouble because he is going to destroy Michael’s rep.
wow
at least he is smoking a ROOR!!!
WHOOOOOOOOO CARES IF HE SMOKES SO WHAT I LOVE THE GUY ‘CAUSE HE SMOKE LIL WAYNE SMOKE WEED BUT WHO DON’T LIKE LIL WAYNE @#@$# YOU ALL
Idiots!
He already came out and said that it was him!
Michael Phelps is a swimming god. All of you people that say he should lose his endorsements are complete idiots. So what, he likes to party, thats human. People that say they never liked him, or that he’s ugly, etc, you’re all just jealous. Don’t be mad because you’re not him. I agree with Rae, if you look at the annual deaths per year caused by marijuana, it’s 0!. Look at the alcohol related deaths, it’s up over a hundred thousand! But hey, we all know why marijuana isn’t legal. haha. The people that sold him out are all LOSERS!!!. Get a life! Stop trying to ruin other peoples’.
ONE LOVE
haha
this guy looks like Jason Wahler from The Hill’s if u ask me.
i’m sorry to say this is really him. I have friends who smoke pot and they said in this pic hes huffing it in( inhaling), it really sucks but hes only human & he makes mistakes but he should be more responsible
Yay finally he smoked somthing like bong even you mom smokes bong
Yay finally he smoked somthing like bong even you mom smokes bong
Everbody smokes even my kid Dannifer and my shemale kid is only 3
Everyone smokes even my kid Dannifer And my shemale kid is only 3 and shemale loves it real name Nick Soli
you are a man michael phelps i wish we could blaze togeter
Makes me proud to be an American.
I’m not kidding.
<3 for Phelps
<3 for BONG
omfgh, get over it. it’s him. it was on the real news too.
get over it.
and besides, they just need to make weed legal. it’s b.s. for every one getting locked up.
Well, it was(is) him and he is a DUMBASS.
Why is he a dumbass?
Why is this such a big deal?
Because he was BREAKING THE LAW!! #AND# He was caught doing it!! so double the dumbass for that.
ohh and BTW, Do Not make people you role models just becuase they are “stars”, appear on TV or won somthing sports realted. You do not know those people!!!
You know what MP’s 8 Gold medals makes him? A really good swimmer. NOT A ROLE MODEL!
You want a Role Model for your kids, look in the mirror and start doing somthing so your kid looks up to you not some dumbass in TV!.
OMG
sooo not him ..
im not going to belive the picture …
but if he did say it was him ..
well thats to bad..
that would be a dissapointment ..
Although what if he did smoke pot ..
thats his deal..=Y
For all of those who say that it’s not him, look at his ears. It’s DEFINITELY him. If you still don’t believe it’s him, that’s your problem.
Leave him alone, with fame comes a couple of mess ups. Just look at Lindsey Lohan.
iF i EVER SEEN MiCHAEL PHELPz i W0ULd SH0′ NUff PARtY WiT HiM!!! HE iSh tHE BESt AND AiNt NUffiN G0NNA ChANGE MAh MiNd!! y0U STiLL R0Ck PHELPz!!!! kEEP D0iN WAt y0U D0iN!!!!
Now he can do a movie with Cheech and Chong
well, as Michael said in his statement, he’s young. probably all his youth has been spent on training that he hasn’t had the opportunity to be his age. i say give him a break. BUT HOPEFULLY this teaches him to choose his friends and who he chooses to socialize with more selectively…FRIENDS are ones that have his back, not people that will sell a photo of him for money.
Google Images is a gold mine
http://archiemanningsbastards.blogspot.com/2009/02/breaking-news.html
Omg Phelps smokes weed ! So what ?!
He didn’t kill sombody with it -.- ..
It’s not like all of his teenage fans are going to smoke weed now!
And so what? It’s healthy !
Grtz
who cares, not a big deal. worked hard for medals, now time to enjoy. bigger things in the world to worry about.
OK First off who’s to say it’s not tobacco. How can you prove that he?
Smoked weed I smoked tobacco out of alot of crazy things in my day
Yes weed is a drug and drugs are bad. But so are cigarettes and beer
I think its Bull **** if there going to take **** away from this guy
Because if he is such a bad person that smokes weed and Parties
How the **** did he get 8 medals in swimming. and he has been a very
Good role model got alot of kids in to sports, swimming,made kids healthily etc.
I mean come on people. People make mistakes and if he was not
Famous honestly would any one give a ****. just let your kids no what
He did was a bad choice and that he made a mistake. but he is still a
Great athlete and a good swimmer and if the press cared so much about
Kids looking up to him why would they make a big deal about it and
Get kids to recognize what he did because they don’t care about you or Ur
Kids. Would have been better if the press didn’t get involved and sat
Down and talked to Michael and told him don’t do this again or this is
What could happen give the guy another chance damn?
Your kids no right from wrong and I say that this dude deserves a
Talking to… but not all this bull ****
At least it was ROOR…
I like the guy all the more for his good humor and honesty–and for his using his reputation to help overcome the ridiculous attitude towards marijuana consumption that now supports our ridiculous laws. Alcohol is more dangerous, and no one in his right mind wants to return to Prohibition. I haven’t touched pot in years–decades, I guess, but I used it (a few times with a bong!) in grad school–to no apparent harm to myself or anyone else.
I like the guy all the more for his good humor and honesty–and for his using his reputation to help overcome the ridiculous attitude towards marijuana consumption that now supports our ridiculous laws. Alcohol is more dangerous, and no one in his right mind wants to return to Prohibition. I haven’t touched pot in years–decades, I guess, but I used it (a few times with a bong!) in grad school–to no apparent harm to myself or anyone else.
Its good to see that Michael is not just a hero up on a pedistal,but a regular person just as many of us are.Doctors,lawyers,carpenters and little old ladies alike,doing their own thing.
This is the perfect time for Michael to tell all his sponsors to shove it,and for all of the hypocryt media and critics to stick it where the sun don’t shine, and stand up and speak for what he believes in,and stop apologizing for something he really likes to do.Why allow the TV networks to exlpoit michael for their own personal gain and ruin a life while doing it.
This is a chance for him to be an advocate for the legalization and decriminalization of pot,at the very least for medical use,and put a stop to the needless spending of millions and millions of dollars wasted every day in courtrooms and jails and free up some space for the more hardened criminals all across America and around the world.
Something is terribly wrong with a country that permits alcohol to be sold openly on every street corner,as thousands of lives are destroyed
anually.Statistics have allready shown that weed does’t even compare with booze.So for you non tokers and skeptics out there,I suggest that you do a little research before you come down on us users like Michael and the rest of us.
As for you heads out there,isn’t it time for us to raise our voices a notch or two and try to prompt some changes in our laws, so that we don’t have to go around looking over our shoulders all the time?
Michael,I hope that you see this message!You have done great and wonderfull things.You have nothing to be ashamed of.
Keep up the good work and Keep’em burnin.You deserve it.
who cares. how many of you dumb asses have hit a bong. leave the kid alone.
Sure if it was just this one pic I would be sceptical but we know it’s him because he admitted to it. And realy, who cares, i’ve smoked pot and being drunk is way worse. Like Nancy said, “He’s won 14 Gold Medals, let him smoke whatever he wants to.”
what the heck it does not look like him.. and soooo what he has dedicatied his life to swimming ..he’s not in a bongathon…leave him alone for Pete’s sake ….. awful! he should have been descrete….
So what kind of friends does he hang out with, you know his supposedly friends leaked this…..and big deal its not the end of the world….whoo he’s smokin dope..he didn’t kill anyone.
Marajuana, the forbidden herb (cf. Genesis 1:29-30; Luke 4:5-6; 1John 2:15-17): permitted by God; forbidden by men (cf. Matthew 16:23; Acts of the Apostles 5:29).
Proof that marijuana is not harmful or causes you to lose your ambition. The guy has one a record amount of gold medals. So what if he smokes it should be legal as it is. Better for you than cigarettes.
I have even more respect for him, who can smoke and swim so much ??
Question: How can the cops charge him with anything if they don’t have REAL evidence? That could be pipe tobacco – RIGHT???????
mr phelps…..you are my hero!!!!!
This shows what a benign drug pot truly is. If someone can smoke pot and perform like Michael Phelps? Well, would that we ALL could do that!!! Alcohol causes way more damage to people’s health/relationships and to society than marijuana!
to @ 01/31/2009 at 8:26 pm ……Spitz, Jenner, any other past Olympians who may have done something that society would have disapproved of..they just didn’t get caught. The media was much much much less intrusive back then.
Well all i have to say is, I have smoked marijuana for 12+years. For him to be able to smoke, and still win That many gold medals is impressive. Smoking effects your lungs, so this guy is a trooper. Everyone should just leave him be.
what is this world coming to when everyone needs to get into this guys personal life. are you saying since you smoked pot once your boss should take away your promotion. GET A LIFE PEOPLE, CAUSE HES GOT HIS OWN
GREAT. THIS MEANS YOU CAN NOW RUNNER FOR PRESIDENT. JUST LIKE BILL CLINTON. It is not a drug, it’s a plant. Aspirins are more dangerous than this natural plant.
ok so what if it is michael?
everybodys allowed to have fun once in a while. and he deserves to aftfer all that hard work he has done this past year. people need to just back off his and let him live his life.
nobody can be a perfect role model. theres no such thing!
leave him alone!!!! its no big deal AT ALL.
i still love you michael.
I agree i dont think that that is him. that guy is way to muscular to be michael. i still love him and i hope its not true but i really hope and believe that it isnt really him in that picture!
i hope that that isnt him. that guy doesnt look nething like him. it cant be him that guy is way to muscular. michael is skinny!!! i mean he has to be hes a swimmer. i also read that he hasnt even admitted that it was him. this is all dumb and i no that he isnt like that. he is to good of a guy. this is all bull and whoever put this pic on the net is a real jerk and must have problems. y would u want to do this to michael? HE DOESNT SMOKE POT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
let him party dude,mistakes happen
Some of your comments is smart as Michael Phelps allowing himself to be in the position he is in. When you are in position like he is, you don’t do what he did. To those who think it is cool your a real plus to society.
go michael phelps.
kick some ass
you guys are retarded it is him he admitted it lol
you guys are retarded it is him he admitted it lol
first of all Iam really appauled about some one trying to smear his name, like this . michael phelps is a hell of an athlete to do what he did is phenominal. I dont care what people say he still one the best athletes in world. you can bank on it……….
so he won some gold, good for him! he is so full of himself.He is so ugly and has a wierd body, big ears,horsey face with a jutted jaw, can’t stand to look at him even in his glory moment. what an idiot! i hope he never makes another dime! If he wasn’t a good swimmer no woman would ever look at him. Go away Michael and save us all from EVER looking at your ugly face again. Hope you go to jail. Kids look up to you. Shame on you!
It is obviously him or he wouldn’t have apologised. And I’d be worried if a 20 something year old never toked up. He was just stupid to have a picture taken of him. He’s famous enough to ask all partyers to give up the camera and picture phones. And personally I wouldn’t let him hit my bong cause he’s got aqua lungs and would smoke it all up. Other than that love u Phelps!
Please, enough with the roll models.
Maybe Parents, Aunts, Uncles, Friends should be roll models to the kids. Why are we looking to people we don’t know. Just because someone is a good athlete or can act doesn’t mean they hold the same values as you. What an unreasonable thing to expect from someone, to be everything to everyone!
he are so stupid!!!!!! xD
If they go after him with charges are they going to go after other sports players with a piss test that shows positive? All they have on Phelps is a picture. No real proof he had drugs in his system. This country is so ass backwards. We have PROOF of other sports figures with hot piss tests but they get a slap on the wrist and sent home to play another day. This is all politics cause it was pot and not steriods. Hell he could have had Cocaine in his system and gotten less gruff.
Everyone needs to get a life. Look at yourselves, you criticize Phelps for not living up to YOUR expectations. He might be an incredible athlete, but moreover, he is a human being. People make mistakes, he is a swimmer, not a saint, not Jesus Christ. Just because he might have smoked once, that does not mean that his life should be over, stop placing people on such a pedestal.
He’s The America’s Assets…and Has a huge futures…please do not killed Him..forgiven,forgotten,then suports him…its not suppose to big news 4 23yearsold man
I love you michael phelps. You make stoners look very awesome. SMOKE DAT **** NIGGA
Honestly guys this isn’t the first time he has a run in on the law
Before it was drinking now its weed
who cares that he smokes pot almost everyone in the world smokes weed!! i like him soo much more now that i found out he smoke weed i think it makes him moree reliable, laid back, an down to earth!! its not that big of a deal why does everyone care some much theres a lot other things he could be doing. just leave him the **** alone!! i think he should just do what he wants and forget about everyone else. hes won 8 gold medals apparently watever hes doing is working.
He is a wonderful swimmer.
It’s just like the media to freak out.
it coooouuuuulllllldddd be hookah.
It could.
Just leave him alone and let him swim!
Seriously? The best news you can get is “someone who looks like someone famous is smoking pot”?
Jesus, it must be a slow day.
alright who cares. alot of people smoke weed whats the big deal its beter then cigs or drinking and the only reason its abig deal is hes famous smae with the stars. people just need to mind there buisness and stay out fo pls lives. Us regular people do the sma stuff. does everyone make a big deal about it? nope. AND ANYONE THAT CAN WIN GOLD MEADALS AND SMOKE WEED SHOULD BE REASON ENOUGH THAT WEED SHOULDNT BE ANYHTING TO COMPLAIN OR MAKE A BIG DEAL ABOUT
who cares its just weed..
just let him live his life jeezz
it doesnt even look like him
I loved him before but now that I know he smokes pot I want to marry him.
i gained respect for him
WHATEVER