Exclusive: Michael Phelps Caught Smoking a Bong
Michael Phelps is America's Golden Boy, but his recent partying has been less than medal-worthy.
The 23-year-old Olympic champion, who has won a record 14 gold medals for swimming, spent a long weekend smoking weed and chugging booze like a college frat boy.
And Star has the startling picture to prove that Michael — who has spent the months since his triumphs in Beijing living it up — is no stranger to marijuana!
"Michael came to town like a bull in a China shop," a source who spent time with Phelps in Columbia, S.C. tells Star. "He was partying out of control from the moment he got here to the moment he left."
In town to visit a University of South Carolina sorority girl he was seeing, Michael instead "ended up just getting wasted every night," says the source.
At a keg party on Nov. 6, the witness describes Michael as "loud and obnoxious and slamming beers from the get-go. He was definitely the life of the party as every girl wanted a piece of him and every guy wanted to be his best buddy. He was eating it up.
"At one point someone asked him if he wanted to smoke some weed. Michael didn't hesitate and headed to a small back room, where he was immediately handed a big red bong. He grabbed the bong and a lighter and ripped a huge smelly bong rip."
The source continues, "He knew exactly what he was doing. He looked just as natural with a bong in his hands as he does swimming the backstroke."
The next night Michael hit a bar in Columbia. "Michael was holding court, throwing back shots of booze two at a time, and pouring drinks to every cute girl," adds the source.
"If he was there to visit his girlfriend, there certainly was no sign of it that night. All the celebrity attention is making him really cocky, and he's going to end up getting burned because of it."
For the full story, be sure to pick up next week's Star, on sale Feb. 4.
Talk Back: Are you shocked by Michael's behavior? Have you lost respect for the Olympic hero?
READERS COMMENTS:
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WHAT MR PHELPS DOES IN HIS OFFTIME IS REALLY NO ONES BUSINESS SO WHAT HE SMOKES AND DRINKS HE SEEMS LIKE A NICE KID AND A A TRUE AMERICAN ATHLETE
-- NEIL
WE ARE ONLY HUMAN YOU KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-- FAGGIS
it doesnt make sense. I mean to be such a great swimmer and star and deside to mess it up like that. but i guess we are only human and sometimes we make the wrong desisions some mabey not as big as others. we all do it and there are consiqeunces. the more harsh the consiquence the more bad the desision.
-- madie
He's only a role model if you make him a role model. Besides it doesn't matter if he smoked weed or didn't young athletes i guarantee will try smoking anyways. When i was in high school it was the athletes that partied more than anyone in the school. Sorry parents your never gonna be able to choose for your kids.
-- fdsagrew654325432tg
Why do people get so worked up over marijuana But then they'll go out and get wasted off of alcohol? I'm pretty sure your under less control when drinking that smokin the reefer. Who cares if its illegal, its a personal choice you should let him live his life the way he wants.
-- anonymous
you really shouldn t have didi drugs the only thing it will do is hurt your career and make you unpopular
-- tori thomas
i am doing a project on him does anyone know more
-- kyle
i think he was stupid for it he got busted and deserved itin my opion
-- personal
yeah i used to have his pic. on my wall i rippeed it off with so much anger running in me it was stupid in alot of ways he won those medles why would he be so STUPID most people say let him do waht he wants but whatabout all those kids i dont think he thout about them
-- alison
I can't beleive he did that!!!!!
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