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Michael Phelps

American swimmer (born 1985)

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Jan 13, 2026

Did talk about raging alcoholic

The reporting supplied documents numerous celebrities who have struggled with alcohol misuse and addiction, but the phrase "raging alcoholic" does not appear as a quoted or sourced label in these piec...

Nov 20, 2025

How do other athletes compare to Simone Biles in addressing mental health publicly?

Simone Biles’ public prioritization of mental health—most visibly when she withdrew from the Tokyo 2020 team final—became a defining, global moment that many journalists and analysts credit with accel...