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Miley Cyrus: I'm a Stoner

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:25:00 CST

Goodbye innocence: The once-wholesome image of Miley Cyrus and alter ego Hannah Montana has apparently gone up in smoke. Cyrus is a "stoner," she quipped at her 19th birthday party after pals presented her with a Bob Marley cake. "You know you're a stoner when your friends make you a...

Ex Classmate: Rand Paul Kidnapped Me to Do Bong Hits

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:19:00 CDT

It turns out US Senate candidate Rand Paul wasn't always a squeaky clean conservative, and once kidnapped a female college schoolmate to pressure her to take pot bong hits, according to the woman. Paul and a pal "blindfolded me, tied me up, and put me in their car," the woman...

Baby With Bong Shocks Facebook

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:08:00 CDT

Forget that baby who smokes cigarettes —this one smokes a bong, at least if an ill-advised Facebook photo is to be believed. Florida’s child protection agency is investigating the family of the 11-month-old shown in the picture, WJXT reports. A spokesperson says they are “alarmed that any parent would take...

'I Can't Do Anything Wrong Once I'm in the Pool'

Harry Kimball — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:51:01 CDT

In his first post-bong-photo interview, Michael Phelps says he has a sure-fire way to stay out of trouble—get back to the "normal routine" of the swimming pool. In the interview—it airs tomorrow on NBC's Today show, notes Entertainment Tonight —Matt Lauer asks Phelps if he's worried the bong...

Stoner Stuffs Cat in Bong to 'Mellow'

Harry Kimball — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:32:01 CST

A Nebraska man faces a misdemeanor charge—which could become a felony—for stuffing his cat into a homemade bong and smoking marijuana through the contraption, the AP reports. The man, who was also charged with possession, said the cat was hyper and he was trying to “mellow” her out....

Phelps Hides From Paps— at Strip Joints

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:50:00 CST

It’s understandable that Michael Phelps is a little camera-shy after the fallout from his bong portrait. But he’s started “hiding out at strip clubs” to avoid having his picture taken, the New York Post reports. The Olympic champ has also tinted the windows of his Baltimore home in a bid...

Phelps Won't Be Charged

Harry Kimball — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:16:00 CST

South Carolina officials won't charge Michael Phelps for smoking that bong after all, The State reports. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said today he'd investigated Phelps' marijuana use at a November party, but came up short on evidence—even though Phelps had admitted to doing it. Legal analysts said Phelps...

Bong Owner Tried to Get $100K on eBay

Harry Kimball — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:16:31 CST

The bong case grows. Eight people in Columbia, SC, have been arrested on drug charges stemming from the infamous frat party that Michael Phelps attended, WIS-TV reports. Those eight do not include Phelps himself, but they do include the bong's owner, who reportedly tried to sell it on eBay for...

We May Never Know Who Took the Pot Pic

Katherine Thompson — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:12:00 CST

Plenty of people partied with Michael Phelps in South Carolina around the time he smoked marijuana, but the abundance of witnesses doesn't mean we'll ever know who took the picture that got the Olympian into trouble. Some fellow partiers saw iPhones out, but no one's even sure which night the...