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Michael Phelps Mom Speaks!

Filed under: Drugs > Zportz > Michael Phelps

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Mamma Phelps is finally talking!

Debbie Phelps' upcoming memoir, A Mother for All Seasons, tackles the highs and lows of her son Michael Phelps' career littered with scandal!

Mamma Phelps' reaction to 'Bong-Gate' when her Olympic winning son was caught on camera takin' a hit of some of the good shiz?

"Déjà vu all over again," Debbie lamented.

In case you guys had forgotten, Phelps was arrested in 2004 for driving drunk when the young swimmer was only 19 years old!!

"It was unreal - like something out of a horror movie - with TV clips of jail cell doors slamming ominously shut, dooming the life and career of one golden boy turned loser," she recalled of her son's DUI.

"He actually had tried to get someone else to drive after he had a few drinks… Apparently someone in the crowd made a crack about not giving the keys to his brand-new Range Rover to someone else," Debbie revealed.

Peer pressure, eh?

Not a valid excuse!

Momma Phelps was distressed over Michael's "disappointing, uncharacteristic behavior" of the toke seen around the world, but she laid the blame on herself when it came to his arrest.

Debbie concluded, "I was sure that I could have done something to better prepare Michael to make better choices."

Don't blame yourself, honey!

Your son is not quite the "golden boy" you see him as!

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76 comments to “Michael Phelps Mom Speaks!”



  1. 1

    You Go - Bong Momma!



  2. 2

    He got high. End of story.



  3. 3

    I'm sorry but this stuff is really getting old…..
    I mean he may be an amazing swimmer but probably not good in other areas…



  4. 4

    i don't get you Perez. sometimes you blame the parents, sometimes you don't.

    as for Phelps, people fuck up all the time, his fuck ups just happen to be made public. hopefully he is learning from his mistakes.



  5. 5

    Fuck me - whats next - books from his sisters?????



  6. 6

    She will probably hit the Best Seller List - hmmmmm How is your book doing?



  7. 7

    What's the big deal? it's not like he's the first guy to ever toke it up? he won't be the last either. Hmmm, 8 gold medal winner pot head. Doesn't sound so bad.
    Got a $1? I Dare you!
    pages.lightthenight.org/il/ChicagoL09/mjrockssf1



  8. 8

    I was gonna swim the pool - but then I got high. Ooooooooh
    I was trying to look so cool - but then I got high. Yeaahhh
    Now my moms writin books and I know why yeaaaahhhh
    Cos I got high, cos I got high, cos I got high.



  9. 9

    hmmm

  10. JBUD says – reply to this


    10

    HAHA "Deja vu all over again" makes a TON of sense



  11. 11

    i think its the mark of a good parent that she is blaming herself. but in the end, he made the mistake. I just wish people could let it go. no one is perfect, and its sad that people focus so much on his flaws when he is clearly an accomplished person who has showed real dedication and skill



  12. 12

    Re: Mistress Says Eat Shit Leona – Hi Mistress!! LOL!! I feel sorry ror that LG now..she sure has slid big time.She used to have some friends but they left her selfish soul!! HaHaHahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa



  13. 13

    Re: Mistress Says Eat Shit Leona – hey Mistress !! how will we have an affair if you marry that cript guy!!!!



  14. 14

    "THINGS COULD ALWAYS BE WORSE"……..AS I ALWAYS SAY!!!
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    FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT IF A VIDEO HAD SURFACED OF HER SWEET LITTLE GOLDEN BOY GETTING FUCKED IN THE ASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    .
    .
    TEE HEE. I'M QUITE A CARD!



  15. 15

    i can't believe that fugly pothead got to fuck all those playboy bunnies in vegas



  16. 16

    Re: Mistress Says Eat Shit Leona – sorry that last one was for MIAR>>>



  17. 17

    get over it he smoked weed lots of people do it . . .



  18. 18

    Re: Sensitivity – What crypt guy????? I don't recall any dead dude proposing marriage. All the wedding flutter around here is for Mel and her love.



  19. 19

    Re: Sensitivity – LOL - I'm glad we sorted that out. My husband wont let me have affairs. Bastard. LOL



  20. 20

    Re: Sensitivity – arrrrrrg I don't think we want him going psycho on us now matey!



  21. 21

    Go Mike!
    .
    Love always to Leona!
    .
    Fuck her haters! Love her lovers!
    .
    All is good again!



  22. 22

    Re: SWEETPIECE! – I THINK YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE….



  23. 23

    Re: carolineyy – The lib bunny does….



  24. 24

    He just smoked weed! Get the fuck over it already, jeez.



  25. 25

    Re: Melissa is always RIGHT – EXACTLY!!! you know he smokes a lot of things. . . one of them being teddy's balls!!!



  26. 26

    Re: Mistress Says Eat Shit Leona – ya sorry.. I think it is getting too serious.They have only known each other for a week or so!!



  27. 27

    Who cares, it's a fucking BONG get over it, Weed doesn't kill. I'd be more worried about people smoking actual cigarettes then weed.



  28. 28

    Wow,perfect are we??? Get a kick out of your site, but sometimes you being so judgmental makes me wonder who you think you are.

    Was your mamma proud when she found out you were gay? Love my gay folks, my point is we all have things that shape us into who we are and can help us help each other. Whether it's choices we make or our lifestyle we can all make a postitive impact.

    Phelps has overcome alot and is inspiritation to many who have disabilities such as ADD/ADHD at just how you can beat the odds and stereotypes and do well despite the adversity.

    Chill out, you should try to be more humble and forgiving it goes a ong way and shows character Perez!!! Still love ya though but stop hatin so much!



  29. 29

    Re: SWEETPIECE! – youRe: SWEETPIECE! – I'll tear a sweet piece of furry strip off you little rat hindin!!



  30. 30

    "Your son is not quite the "golden boy" you see him as! "
    Now you know how your Mom feels about you Mario/Perez/Eddie Munster/Linda Tripp……. I feel for Teresita..



  31. 31

    anyone who wins 8 olympic medals is def a golden boy and the bong pics didnt change that.



  32. 32

    Re: Sassyonela1
    I wouldn't compare being gay to doing drugs. Doing drugs is a choice and is also against the law. Being gay isn't.



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  34. 34

    He smoked weed… just like any other 23 year old. That does not take away from the fact that he is an amazing swimmer and broke many Olympic records. He got 8 gold medals for God's sake- he is an amazing person….. who got high. Big whoop



  35. 35

    Nothing like cashing in on her son's success. 'career littered with scandal'? That's funny. Most Hollywood people see that much scandal in the first week of their careers.



  36. 36

    Fuck that. He smoked a little pot. He's still a golden boy.



  37. 37

    I'm so sick of this anti-marijuana bull.

    If it were a beer bong at his lips, one would be making any fuss. At least after a few tokes you can at least walk a straight line.



  38. 38

    MOMAS BOY .



  39. 39

    I still hold Michael and his family in Very High Regard.

    8 gold medals tells me he's doing something with his life…

    DUI and all was ok…no one totaled a car or got killed - he got lucky but
    If someone got hurt in the process then it would bother me.

    I'm a Phelps fan!



  40. 40

    Cmon Perez. You're no paragon of virtue. Stop judging poor Mike. All your heroes in the music industry smoke pot. Big deal. Mike's mom raised an amazing son.



  41. 41

    His toking = her tanking. Live by the sword, die by the sword.



  42. 42

    Let he who has not toked among you cast the first stone!!! Drunk driving is inexcusable but I imagine having so much pressure placed upon him to be a great athlete and a role model might have led to poor decision making. I don't see why his behavior to be such a controversy. More importantly, if she were a good mother, how could she be so intent to capitalize upon her son's success?



  43. 43

    I wish people wouldn't blame the parents for their kids mistakes, whether the kid is under 18 or not. Teaching your kids your own values and morals isn't always going to work. They'll come up with their own view of life at some point and people shouldn't expect anything but that, no matter how good or bad a parent is.



  44. 44

    I don't care that he smoked pot, but I do know he's a douche because my friend went to high school with him.



  45. 45

    HE'S A TARD!!! UGLY!!!



  46. 46

    Re: Debaucherina – PANCAKE ASS! EWWW



  47. 47

    She looks cool… I'd like to go shopping and play mahjong with her. LOL The one sis is cute… the other, not bad. BUT MY WORD, Michael Phelps is fucking UGLY!!!!!!!!!!!!! Serioulsy, the boy looks retarded. And why does everyone need a fucking book now-a-days? Everyone is attempting to get rich with a book. Fuckers.



  48. 48

    Re: panamajack

    Actually, fuck THAT. If he were a golden boy he wouldn't be breaking the law in front of zillions of young children who look up to him. You and I both know that pot ain't a big deal… but this is a clear cut constitutional thing. Break the law and you look like an ass.



  49. 49

    PEREZ, SPARE ME THE LECTURE. YOU FUCKING VOTED FOR AN EX-DRUG ADDICT THAT IS NOW GIVING A POD TO THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND.-

    IF THE PRESIDENT DID DRUGS AND THE NEW HEAD OF TREASURE IS A TAX CHEATER…..THIS BOY IS GOD, A SAINT!



  50. 50

    Smoking weed or not, he's still the awesome person she sees him as. That was such a moronic comment to say he's not the "golden boy" she sees him as. You're such a hater. Marijuana is completely normal and only the government hates it, not anyone else in their right mind. Hey Perez, read the news? It might even be legal in Cali so you might just want to get past the brainwashing that propaganda obviously put unto yourself.



  51. 51

    I guess if you hit the bong hard enough this will be a good read.

  52. @v@ says – reply to this


    52

    Who cares. It certainly wouldn't enhance his amazing and legendary performances; all they care about is the presence of steroids. America needs to get its head out of its a*s about recreational pot. Chasing convictions etc wastes enormous resources on people who are mostly mellow and wearing Birkenstocks.



  53. 53

    And I suppose your mother should be proud of you, Perez? A son who makes his living by spreading gossip and lies and making fun of people? What a POS you are.



  54. 54

    Hahaha………
    TOo late momma ! !

  55. scpk says – reply to this


    55

    Here's a simple but clear way for me to put this in perspective, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone." I'm glad he did not hurt anyone or himself for that matter. He needs better friends around him to keep things and him in perspective.

  56. kphi says – reply to this


    56

    sometimes you are so infuriating. any NORMAL college kid does all the same shit he does. he just happens to make up for it by being an amazing athlete. at least he's not a woman-beater. or a coke-whore. or a worthless piece like the rest of teen hollywood. back off micheal.



  57. 57

    FUG. Enough already - he's hard to look at.



  58. 58

    why do all these peopl eride the gravy train and try to make a quick buck off this? i dont care about what he did, we are all human and make mistakes,
    now his mothers a writer too? what a lame title for a book as well!!!
    she should just stick to the kitchen…



  59. 59

    ..ANOTHER memoir? shoot me.



  60. 60

    Who really wants to read about this woman's life? Also, who cares if he smokes weed? He can still swim (omg it will not ruin your life like all of the truthful and completely unbiased commercials claim!!)



  61. 61

    mothers take alot of blame for things, alot. I am sure you mother, perez, thinks she did something that made you gay. she will never admit it, but somewhere in the back of her mind, there is something, or something that your father did. it is natural. as for Michael, leave him alone. Ever since he started competing, he has been different, not been able to make mistakes and when he does, everone knows. yes, the dwi was extremely bad, he could of killed someone. and how many times could he have used drugs? he is tested all the times when he competes, so at most, when he is not competing, and he was there, he thought among friends, but of course someone(s) was trying to make a quick buck and try to take the golden boy down. Okay, he hasn't saved any lives, but he still can be looked up to, more than anyone then you hang out with or look up to perez-how many of YOUR 'friends' are role models and dont use drugs?



  62. 62

    Wow! Who gives a shit that he smoked a J? There are alot of Americans that need to stop with the holier-than-thou bullshit. Maybe if you fucks smoked a little more you wouldn't constantly be at war? Phelps would be a god in Canada!



  63. 63

    is it just me, or does he look stoned in that picture?



  64. 64

    wtf…most guys i know smoke weed regularly or at least once in a while….it's his choice and you should be the last person to judge him. He's won 14 olympic gold medals for gods sake.



  65. 65

    Yeah, you're a bad mother so you might as well write a book. How predictable in the US. Just another book I won't buy, just like Homomario's. Z-listers resort to writing books, it's the American way.



  66. 66

    wow those sisters are hot any chance we could THEM in bikinis?



  67. 67

    she shouldn't take the blame on herself. shoot, my parents raised me extremely well, with "morals" "values", they talked to me about safety, drugs, sex, how to be careful and safe. they covered all their bases….and you know what? I partied and smoked and drank all the same when i became a young adult. No matter how good of a parent she was, kids will be kids. It's certainly not her fault as a mother.



  68. 68

    Golden Boy or not he is HUMAN and is going to make mistakes. If everyones moves were in the public eye like his I'm sure they would fuck up a lot more than he has. Big deal, he took a bong hit, he DESERVES IT after winning all those gold medals. Give me a break, no one is perfect!

    And PEREZ I DID NOT REALIZE HOW TRULY CREEPY YOU ARE TILL I WATCHED YOU ON BAD GIRLS REUNION! And you must be starving to eat a damn gummy bear off the fucking floor! YOU look like you've been doing too much METH or something? CREEP!



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  70. 70

    He's got a really flat ass for a swimmer.



  71. 71

    Re: Sensitivity

    I'm not comparing drugs to being gay, I don't think it's okay to judge someone because of mistakes they've made or their lifestyle such as in being gay. I put that out there to compare the level of being judgemental towards a person or person becasue of what they have done or their life or their style.

    I just think we all need to hold the mirror to our faces instead of always being critical and judging others becasue drugs, gay, a mean person, cuss too much whatever no one is PERFECT and we should try to teach and correct with love and respect and not forget about our own "skeletons" or flaws because we all got em!

    What does the bible say??He that cast the first stone..ya'll know it

  72. essie says – reply to this


    72

    who is going to read that crap?



  73. 73

    Oh GOD!!! Who fucking cares?



  74. 74

    Re: COCACOLA – Hahahaha!!! It just kills people like you that a black man is PRESIDENT! And smarter than you too.



  75. 75

    Smoking weed is neither a mistake nor something to be ashamed of. First of all, he is the FASTEST PERSON IN THE WORLD in water. What does that say about the harmful effects of weed? It says they are negligible. Secondly, weed is only illegal because the government is full of racist bastards.



  76. 76

    He has done nothing different than most college age kids have done. He is just a kid still afterall regardless of his medals and skill in the pool. He is also actiing like a typical ADD kid… they make stupid choices but don't we all?