News of the World, a British tabloid, posted a picture on Saturday which they claim is of the 14-time Gold medalist taking a bong hit. (See photo here) Star Magazine also posted the photo. However, it isn't really clear that it actually is Phelps, who appears in profile wearing a baseball cap.
According to the News of the World story, Phelps was caught puffing the magic dragon in November 2009, weeks after his record-breaking performance at the Beijing Olympics. The story contains accounts by anonymous sources who attended the party, which the article says took place at the University of South Carolina, where Phelps pulled an "Almost Famous" moment and showed up unannounced at the shindig.
“He didn’t know many people so you’d think he’d be a little shy. But he was loud, obnoxious and slamming beers from the get-go," one of the unnamed sources is quoted in the article. “Every girl wanted a piece of him and every guy wanted to be his best buddy. He couldn’t get enough of all the attention.”
News of the World also claims Phelps' representatives attempted to stop them from running the story, but the gossip newspaper went ahead with it anyway. They have not yet responded directly to the allegations.
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