Hold on while we laugh at our unintentional pun about Playboy poser and Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard “covering up.”
Moving on: Beard is showing off her backstroke prowess, so to speak, in response to remarks she made on a radio talk show. When asked about rumors linking her to Michael Phelps, she did her best to hold in a burst of laughter.
OK, maybe it wasn’t quite that obvious, but People.com reports Beard as saying “Eww, that’s so nasty” and that she “has really good taste.”
The mag also quotes her pulling a 180 and offering an apology. Are we the only ones who suspect …read more

The Alex Rodriguez divorce drama has simmered down in recent weeks, pleas for the Madonna rumors to be false—in lieu of recent paparazzi pics—notwithstanding.
However, with A-Rod publicly commenting for the first time since the July 7 doomsday filing, we couldn’t resist the urge to take another swipe at our least favorite New York Yankee.
People.com ran an article from which we derived these, the top 5 dumb things the All-Star said (via filed documents) about his split from almost-ex Cynthia Rodriguez:
1. He admits that the marriage is irretrievably broken. Um, ya think? Deep thoughts, people, these are deep thoughts.
2. Because Florida …read more