Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps tread carefully around Matt Lauer asking point-blank asking if he smoked marijuana at a South Carolina party where he was photographed holding a bong.
"It was a bad mistake. I mean, we all know what, you know, what you and I are talking about. It's a stupid mistake. You know, bad judgment. And it's something that, you know, I have to, and I want to teach other people not to make that mistake," Phelps said during the Today show Friday.
Lauer was quick to roll tape of a similar apology Phelps made on Today in 2004 after the DUI incident.
"I'll be the first one to admit I've made a lot of mistakes in my life in the pool and out of the pool," Phelps said. "But I have never made the same mistake again. I never made the same mistake twice."
They are, after all, two totally different things.
Watch the video after the jump to see Phelps' first interview since Ganja Gate:
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Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps lost a big endorsement deal and suffered a three-month suspension from competition because of a photo of him smoking a bong — but the 14-time Olympic gold medalist won't face any drug charges.
A South Carolina sheriff said Monday there wasn't enough physical evidence to bring charges against Phelps, according to The Associated Press. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said holding a bong is not a crime, and Phelps never admitted using it.
"He never said, 'I smoked marijuana.' He never confessed that," Lott said.
Phelps said he is now focused on getting back in the water...
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Michael Phelps
The price of marijuana keeps going up for Michael Phelps: USA Swimming has suspended him for three months, and Kellogg is dropping him as a sponsor over his pipe-smoking photo.
"This is not a situation where any anti-doping rule was violated, but we decided to send a strong message to Michael because he disappointed so many people, particularly the ...
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Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps is under criminal investigation because of the photo of him smoking a marijuana pipe.
South Carolina's Richland County Sheriff's Dept. is trying to determine whether the swimmer broke the law by ...
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Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps apologized for "regrettable" behavior and "bad judgment" after a photo of him smoking a marijuana pipe surfaced in British tabloid News of the World.
"I engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment," Phelps said in a statement. "I'm 23 years old and despite the successes I've had in the pool, I acted ...
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Michael Phelps, Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Thought you had heard the last of the Olympics until 2010? Think again.
On Saturday, Dec. 27, NBC will broadcast Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony: TV Event of the Year, a two-hour special hosted by Bob Costas and Matt Lauer, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
In addition to reliving the breathtaking production that kicked off the games, the special will ...
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Tina Fey and Michael Phelps by Dana Edelson/NBC
For the first five minutes, Saturday Night Live was brilliant on opening night, living up to our wildest expectations by bringing back Tina Fey (how could they not) to skewer political-media darling Sarah Palin. She nailed the look (those glasses, the blinding red dress), the pinched Fargo voice, the poses (including a hilarious moment in which she toted an invisible shotgun). But where was hunky hubby Todd, preggers daughter Bristol and her boyfriend Levi, and the rest of the clan? They can wait for later satire. The genius of SNL's opening sketch was in giving us Sarah alongside Hillary Clinton, as always played to devastating effect by Amy Poehler (noticeably expecting but game as ever).
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Tina Fey is in the house as Sarah Palin and a very pregnant good sport Amy Poehler rocks her Hillary Clinton impression This was a much anticipated and hoped-for pairing and we got it Not only because Tina is the perfect person to play lookalike Palin but because Barack Obama had to cancel at the last second something about not-so-little Hurricane Ike arriving to beat the crapola out of the Texas Gulf Coast Guess he thought that would be in bad taste good guess Hello SNL fans Erin Fox here back to blog the most exciting episodes this season I wont be covering every single episode just the ones with extra special buzz Why Because Id like a life on Saturday nights Stop laughing Its just gonna be the way we roll this season Now on to the showOpening A Nonpartisan message from Sarah Palin and Hillary ClintonOMG How awesomely perfect is Tina Fey as Palin Thank goodness they coaxed her back She nails Palins mannerisms and accent Poehler is amazing as Hillary
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Barack Obama by Mark Hirsch/WireImage.com
Michael Phelps will be sharing the spotlight with Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama on this week's premiere episode of Saturday Night Live.Obama will swoop into town briefly to make a cameo on the 34th season opener, reports People. This will be Obama's second appearance on the sketch comedy show. He dropped by last season to perform a hilarious Halloween sketch opposite Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton."The details of the sketch are still being worked out," an Obama spokesperson told People. If they know what's good for them, they'll stay away from any farm animal and lipstick references... or not. Saturday Night Live premieres Saturday, Sept. 13 at 11:30 pm/ET on NBC. What kind of sketch do you want to see Barack rock on SNL? — Erin FoxRelated• Fey as Palin? Rudolph as Obama?• Catch Up on Saturday Night Live Episodes with Our Online Video Guide
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Oprah Winfrey by Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com
For its 23rd (!) season premiere, The Oprah Winfrey Show will be paid a visit by more than 150 U.S. Olympic team members.The guest list includes gold medalists such as Michael Phelps (who has become about as omnipresent as Eddie Cibrian on ABC), Nastia Liukin, volleyball queens Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, and hoops stars Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony, Lisa Leslie and Dwayne Wade (who always cracked me up on A Different World).As reported by the AP, the episode tapes Wednesday at Chicago's Millennium Park (to air Sept. 8) and is fancied as a both a "welcome home celebration" for the athletes as well as a showcase for the Windy City, which is among the candidates to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. By noon Saturday, the line of Oprah and Olympic athlete fans hoping to nab one of the 2,000 free tickets up for grabs stretched several blocks. — Matt Mitovich
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