Michael Phelps Suspended For Three Months

WTF?

We understand Kellogg’s, a company whose main spokesperson is Tony the Tiger, dropping Michael Phelps as their posterboy following  the brouhaha about him smoking weed at a University of South Carolina party, but now USA Swimming has yanked the rug out from under the eight time gold medal winner.

Phelps has been slapped with a three month suspension and they’ve yanked his monthly stipend.

He doesn’t need the allowance, but the decision means Mikey won’t be able to compete at a handful of grand prix events in the coming months, although he will remain eligible for the US championships in Indianapolis in July, the qualifying event for the world championships in Rome.

This is ridiculous.

Earlier in the week, Ashton Kutcher spoke out and said, “I don’t smoke and haven’t in quite some time. But I’m not immune to a lapse in good judgment from time to time. The real douche is the idiot that put out the pic. [Michael’s] a good kid. He could be a real douche but he’s not. Maybe the media can quit dragging his dick in the dirt. I’m not saying it was a smart move. But he doesn’t need to be publicly outed for it. Who ever put the pic out is an ass!”

We totally concur!

—Sasha Perl-Raver