It also explains why the IOC was like “Nope, not mugged” rather than “We have no information”, while Mama Lochte was all “My baby was mugged!”. They’d already talked to him and to the police by then.

Right? I think Ryan Lochte actually did think he got robbed at gunpoint— like, as far as he knew, it went down like this: he and his bros were hammered, they stopped to pee, some guys with police badges and guns demanded their money, they handed it over and got away. Because he didn’t even realize they had destroyed…

The judge never said that, though.

But it is ok because after all, Brazil - and Mexico, and anywhere else other than good old US of A - is nothing but a giant Spring Break destination where nothing short of murder has any consequences. Vandalism, picking fights with armed security, pissing anywhere... it is all just part of the fun!

I’ve noticed on the news they referred to Ryan and his friends as boys. They’re three adult men who are representing our country in the Olympics. Not saying it’s wrong to go out to a club and party after finishing their races but their behavior at that gas station was appalling.

I truly believe he thought Brazil was a third world country not capable of having security cameras. He thought there’d be no evidence.

I work in the Visual Department at Macy's and we had an emergency email this morning to remove all the Lochte branded Polo collateral for the Olympics capsule they did. He looks so smug in the photos it was kind of a relief.

It’s traumatic to be out late with your friends in a foreign country - with a language barrier - and have a stranger point a gun at your and demand money to let you leave

I want to apologize for my behavior last weekend — for not being more careful and candid in how I described the events of that early morning and for my role in taking the focus away from the many athletes fulfilling their dreams of participating in the Olympics. being a lying liar who lies. Sometimes I forget regular…

it’s not the words “SORRY USA AND WORLD” written in crayon on a piece of light green construction paper.

This. While the complaints regarding Metzger are valid and I’m glad to see he’s facing repercussions for his statements, it is absolutely bullshit that there’s an expectation that people respond to the Internet Mob in real time. Presumably Schumer just fired someone she has (at least in the past) considered a personal…

Yes! Why do people feel soo entitled to her space? She’s fired the guy and called him out as an ass. There’s nothing left for her to say to you... I'd block you too!

Yeah, anybody can block anybody on Twitter. If the first I hear of you as a person is you up in my @s yelling at me about something (at the same time that THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE ALSO YELLING AT ME IN MY @S) I would feel no compunction blocking you, and fuck anyone who tells me I am obligated to patiently let…

Can we not blame Amy Schumer for the assholery of men she may have employed/known? Let’s stay focused on the true jerks who deserve our anger.

This is how I see it. Those Chinese girls could fit inside all of the USA gymnasts (and most of the other girls/women in the competition) and they’re apparently the “same age”.

Yep, that’s her. Apparently, putting her up for adoption was entirely her bio father’s decision – he never gave bio mom a choice.

From seeing the American team this year, it seems that their coach has moved on from the thinking that all gymnast need to be 70 pounds. The US team not only had the extra muscle to do things the other teams couldn’t but that extra mass gives them extra momentum when they’re in the air or on the bars. Not to mention…

That’s a good theory. I didn’t remember hearing about him being abusive to her, in particular. They seemed to have a special relationship. Perhaps it also has to do with the fact that he became a coach under a communist regime that demanded such a work ethic from its athletes from a very young age.

I don’t think Karolyi abused Nadia. Both have often talked about how she was a natural overachiever even as a little kid; super-introverted, with this crazy ambitious streak that most kids lack at that age.

Lookit, do you wanna be a happy, healthy, well-adjusted person, or do you wanna win?