If you have eight Olympic Golds, millions of dollars and you could just spend the rest of your life swimming metaphorical laps, what are you interested in? (Yes, you are Michael Phelps.) How about Playboy Playmates? Because that's something that might pique my interest for the remaining 60 years of my life.And, according to Radar Online, Phelps may also have some interest in women who are paid to take their clothes off doing just that.
Radar Staff Writer Neel Shah spent the evening in Las Vegas (more on that later), and was kind enough to send along these fine photos of Olympic hero Michael Phelps "massively skeeving on girls at the Playboy Club" in that city's Palms Casino. Neel notes that the Olympian was accompanied by an entourage of striped-shirted schmucks, one of whose sole duties appeared to be pointing a flashlight at anyone attempting to photograph the swimmer during his efforts to obtain a gold medal in ass-grabbing. ("It was unreal," says Neel. "Within moments of entering the club he summoned two girls over... I've never seen such an aggressive grip.")Sure, it's a little creepy that he's so over the top grope-y and whatnot, but come on; dude is rich and famous beyond his imagination.
Have you ever heard him talk about his social life and its non-existence based solely on the fact that he swims five miles a day and needs about four hours just to pound 12,000 calories?
The guy is dedicated enough to kill off 90 percent of the things he enjoys just to train so our freaking country can continue its worldwide athletic domination; if he wants to take a year and spend all 365 days in a strip club fondling Playmates before getting back on the exercise wagon, well, I'm all for that.
Athletes and Playboy Models
Olympic legend Michael Phelps has certainly lived the good life after his record-breaking performance in Beijing. Among his numerous party appearances, Phelps was also seen getting cozy with some Playboy Playmates. But Phelps isn't the only current or past athlete to be connected to Playboy models.
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St. Louis Blues player Dan Hinote recently married Playboy playmate Amy McCarthy, sister of 1994 Playmate of the Year Jenny McCarthy, at the Keystone Ranch in Colorado.
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NFL safety Adam Archuleta is currently engaged to Jennifer Walcott, who was the Playmate of the Month for August 2001. They had their first child together, Jett James Archuleta, on April 10.
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MLB outfielder and former All-Star Scott Podsednik, now with the Colorado Rockies, has been married to July 1998 Playmate of the Month Lisa Dergan since February 2006.
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Michael Andretti, former Formula One driver and son of racing legend Mario Andretti, married former beauty queen and 2000 Playboy Playmate of the Year Jodi Ann Paterson on October 7, 2006 in Napa, California.
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NFL washout and former No. 1 overall pick Tim Couch is married to the 1999 Playboy Playmate of the Year, Heather Kozar. Tim and Heather have a son together, Chase Scott Couch, who was born on August 5, 2005.
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On January 29, 2005, retired MLB star Mike Piazza married Alicia Rickter, who was selected Miss October 1995 and the 500th Playmate in history. Rickter gave birth to the couple's first child, Nicoletta Veronica Piazza, on February 5, 2007.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jeff Garcia married Carmella DeCesare, the 2004 Playboy Playmate of the Year, on April 21, 2007 in California. They have a daughter together, Presley, who was born on April 28.
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Former NFL linebacker Glenn Cadrez recently married Brande Roderick, who was a 'Baywatch' star and the 2001 Playmate of the Year.
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Not too long after NFL legend John Elway divorced his wife Janet Buchan in 2003, he reportedly had a short romance with Carrie Stevens, who was selected Playboy's Playmate of the Month in June 1997.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 7)
9-05-2008 @ 8:19PM
Cenk Uyrgur said...
Whew! From the headline, I thought he was going gay on the playground!
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9-06-2008 @ 12:38AM
Cippy said...
My thoughts exactly. at least now we know what side of the street he is walking on.
9-06-2008 @ 12:29PM
andy said...
Thats what I thought!!!!! Good for him, grab that *ss like you grabbed the Gold. Good job Mr. Phelps
9-06-2008 @ 10:48AM
Jenn said...
playground.... exactly what i was thinking lol
9-05-2008 @ 10:02PM
DrZaius said...
It'd be funny if he screwed up and started spiraling down the drain like Britney or Lindsay or if he got caught doing something bad (well, at least worse that being grabby like a creep). That'd learn 'im.
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9-05-2008 @ 8:43PM
hank said...
Bang away Mike, bang away!
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9-05-2008 @ 8:47PM
RON said...
REMEMBER MIKE WHAT EVER YOU DO OR SAY SOME ONE WILL ALWAYS HAVE A NEGATIVE OPINION. HAVE FUN AND SCREW ALL THESE USER LOSER. IDIOTS.
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9-05-2008 @ 8:50PM
K said...
He is young, famous, and wealthy,certainly beyond my imagining. He is
allowed to have fun. Go for it Michael! (Just be safe.)
Hey! Whatever happened to "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas?"
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9-06-2008 @ 12:59AM
MrMan said...
What happened was...people were going to vegas and acting completely uninhibited, destroying hotel rooms, gaming tables, mistreating staff...etc....basically taking that saying to the extreme so they changed it.....
9-05-2008 @ 8:53PM
Steve said...
And I bet the girls just really hate being groped by a young, well-built, rich, famous guy - like goupe me here guy, want to play house
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9-06-2008 @ 5:38AM
silverstreak said...
You might be surprised at how well these women play act that they are sex fiends. A job is a job. Some pay better than MacDonalds. This just might be one of them
The world suffer from testosterone poisoning.
Sexism = Terrorism
9-07-2008 @ 8:05PM
Lindsey said...
you cant blame the guy for wanting to have sex. he has been spending most of his life traingin for the olympics and barley has time for life.
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9-05-2008 @ 8:59PM
Byron LeRoy Herrick said...
What a suprise, an American male at the height of his sexual prowes is attracted to a beautifil women. Get a life folks, that's what he is supposed to be doing at his age.
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9-06-2008 @ 1:20PM
matt r said...
get er done and have some fun. you only live once
9-05-2008 @ 8:59PM
Lin said...
This is ridiculous...Phelps is young and single...if he is showing interest in women, good for him..he has a right to relax and enjoy his life for a change after all the hard work and accomplishments he has achieved....this article is NOT newsworthy news, and the headline should not have been written to suggest that he is inappropriately touching someone.
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9-05-2008 @ 11:12PM
Ros said...
Did anyone look closely at the photo ??? Hello, the person in the photo does not look at all like Michael...Why are they trying to insult our intellegence ?
9-05-2008 @ 8:59PM
Byron LeRoy Herrick said...
If it was a female, I'd be thinking "Man that dude is one lucky SOB"
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9-05-2008 @ 9:02PM
msqueen b said...
why is it that guys can be sluts but if it was a girl they r called all kind of names
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9-05-2008 @ 9:15PM
Deb said...
Bet you won't see this picture on the Frosted Flakes box ...
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9-05-2008 @ 9:24PM
bigfish said...
The man just accomplished the singular sporting achievement in modern history. Both in overall medals all time and in one Olympic. Not to mention all the world records.
I am sure the women there have a choice to be near him or not.
I believe evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins said it best. "An organism is expected to evolve to maximize its inclusive fitness – the number of copies of its genes passed on globally"
nuff said. Leave the man alone.
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