Michael Phelps and Nicole Johnson: Married! Again!

Michael Phelps and Nicole Johnson are married.

This time, however, the ceremony was not a secret.

Last week, we reported on Phelps tying the knot with Johnson many months ago, prior to the former even leaving for Brazil and winning even more Gold Medals at the Summer Olympics.

TMZ broke the news that Johnson and Phelps got hitched in Arizona on June 13.

But now they have gone ahead and done so again.

As confirmed by Nicole’s wedding dress designer in a statement, the couple got married this past Saturday in Cabo San Lucas. And we have the photos to prove it!

“Truly the happiest day of my life @m_phelps00 thank you @boonestudios for capturing this day,” Nicole wrote as a caption to one of the two images featured here.

It’s worth noting that she is now going by the name Nicole Phelps, as well.

Michael, meanwhile, wrote “My best friend…. I love you!!” as a caption to the main picture he shared with followers from his (second) big day.

Johnson was a mainstay in the audience in Rio while Phelps once again excelled in the water.

The camera would often cut to her holding the couple’s baby, a son named Boomer, in her arms as she cheered on the most decorated Olympian in the history of the universe.

During these Olympics in August, Phelps told People Magazine that the couple had a date set for a wedding, but it’s now clear that he was misleading the publication a bit.

Unless he was talking about this follow-up ceremony in Cabo at the time.

“I really can’t wait to get married. It will be a small destination wedding later this year. It’s the next big milestone I’m looking forward to,” Phelps said on August 23.

Phelps proposed Johnson in February of 2015.

In May, they welcomed little Boomer into the world. 

On the day Nicole and Michael got married in Arizona, Johnson shared the above image on Instagram.

“Such a memorable night with my liil fambam. boomer obviously didn’t want to hold still,” she penned as a caption.

At the time, of course, no one knew that her “memorable night” was a reference to a wedding ceremony.

But we know now!

And we’re so very happy for this couple!

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Michael Phelps and Nicole Johnson: Secretly Married!!!

To say it’s been a big year for Michael Phelps would be an understatement on par with saying Ryan Lochte made a bit of a mistake in Rio.

In May, Phelps welcomed his first child, a son named Boomer.

In August, the fastest swimmer on the planet dominated in his fifth Olympic outing and gifted us with the glorious #PhelpsFace meme.

Now, Phelps has reportedly capped off his epic 2016 by tying the knot with his fiance, former beauty pageant contestant Nicole Johnson.

Actually, it seems we should rearrange that timeline.

TMZ is reporting that Nick and Phelps got married in a small private ceremony in Maricopa, Arizona back on June 13.

The news broke today when TMZ reported that the couple had been issued a marriage license on June 9.

Shortly thereafter, Phelps’ agent and longtime friend Peter Carlisle confirmed that Phelps and Johnson had indeed made it official.

Little is known about the ceremony, other than that it was a closely-guarded affair, attended only by family and a small group of close friends.

Judging from the pic Johnson posted the night of the ceremony, the newlyweds decided to make it a casual evening:

“Such a memorable night with my lil fambam,” Johnson captioned the image.

“Boomer obviously didn’t want to hold still.”

Hey, you can’t expect a guy who wears Lycra to the office to put on a tux for his wedding, right?

Phelps and Johnson got engaged when he popped the question back in February.

Just three months later, they welcomed lil Boomer into the world.

Naturally, Nicole and Boomer were on hand to watch Phelps scoop up his 23rd  gold medal at the Rio games.

Though they’d been married for over two months at that point, Nicole handled questions about the couple’s future wedding plans like a seasoned media pro.

“Now we get to have fun,” Nicole said when asked about Phelps’ retirement.

“We get to enjoy parts of life that everybody gets to on a daily basis that we had to step away from so Michael could go and do what he needed to do.”

Pressed about the wedding, she added:

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“It’ll be small and intimate for the wedding, and then we’re throwing a massive bash for everyone in the states.

“I’ve been planning as we’ve been leading up to this, so I think I have the wedding in order and now it’s on to the party for the fun.”

It’s good that she’s do adept at handling public intrusions into her private life, as the media’s interest in one of America’s favorite athletes is unlikely to die down anytime soon.

Our sincerest congrats go out to the happy couple!

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Big Brother Recap: Did Nicole Become the Target?

Nicole Franzel was one of the best houseguests on Big Brother 16. She was a competition beast and had a great social game. 

The fact that no one has tried to get her out of the game before now is pretty crazy. She’s going through the game undetected, but it appears the net is finally closing in on her. 

She and Corey pulled off a nice trick by having Natalie and Michelle target Paul and Victor. It was pretty hilarious to witness the reaction on Paul’s face. 

He was so sure Nicole and Corey were going up on the block, so it raised the tension in the house. He wanted to know why he was sitting on the block. 

Natalie doesn’t like confrontation and tried to steer clear of him, but he made it his mission to get to the root of who was causing the trouble. 

He waited until Corey was called to the diary room to confront her. It was a bit of a douche move because if Nicole was the perpetrator, Corey would have been in on it.

We’re at the stage of the game in which there’s not very many people left, so it makes the whole nominations process more difficult.

Nicole stood her ground against Paul, but Corey proved yet again that he’s oblivious to everything. He ran out of the diary room stripping and hitting Nicole with his costume.

It was hilarious, but awkward at the same time. Poor Nicole was trying to defend herself while being hit with the costume.

Natalie, Michelle and Victor watched all the action on the HOH TV.  You’d think Big Brother would have provided them with popcorn for this momentous occasion. 

When it was all said and done, Natalie and Michelle were on board with getting either Corey and Nicole out. They have got to be the most indecisive people in Big Brother history. 

It’s evident that James is fully on board with voting out Victor, if the opportunity arises. There’s a good chance of James’ plan working because he’s the swing vote this week. 

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This means that there will be a line drawn in the sand on Thursday night. Expect Natalie to follow James, whichever he chooses. 

Nicole was the one houseguest not competing for the veto. It’s not like she got much studying done. Corey just wanted to keep her in bed, while the rest of the houseguests crammed for the competition. 

Does Corey not understand that he was being talked about as a replacement nominee? Geez, send the dude home and hopefully Nicole will start playing the game. 

The POV competition was one of the best in the entire series. Having all the houseguests as weather forecast presenters, while being hit with strong winds and rain made for an exciting competition. 

Paul won the POV.

His win was unsurprising because he pretty much stayed up the whole night and even tried to wake the others up so they had a better chance to get Corey put up. 

As expected, Paul used the POV on himself. 

Corey went up as the replacement nominee. 

What do you think James will do? 

Hit the comments below!

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Michael Phelps: MARRIED to Nicole Johnson?! Rumors Surface in Run-Up to Olympics!

Hard to believe, but it’s been 16 years since Michael Phelps put the swimming world on notice – and became a household name.

Becoming the youngest male to make the U.S. Olympic team in nearly 7 decades, the Baltimore Bullet quickly became a legend.

This year, he will compete in his fifth Olympic games, and needless to say, a lot has changed in his life in the years since he first hit the global stage.

In February of last year, Phelps got engaged to Nicole Johnson.

In May, Phelps welcomed his first child, a boy named Boomer.

Needless to say, he’s come a long way since the brash, occasionally trouble-prone young man we met so many years ago.

And now, there are rumors that Phelps, still only 31, may have recently passed another milestone in his personal life.

You may have seen the headlines pop up in your social media feed:

Something along the lines of “Is Michael Phelps Married?”

Well, as it happens, that question mark is there for a reason.

Because, as far as anyone knows, Phelps and Johnson did not get hitched in a quickie pre-Rio ceremony, as some folks are claiming.

We imagine the couple will walk down the aisle shortly after the games, but thus far, they have yet to announce any specific plans.

And why rush things at this point?

They already have a baby together, and despite global health concerns, Phelps is going to the Olympics, not war.

They may as well wait, and hopefully Phelps will come home with some new hardware to wear to the ceremony.

Just kidding; there’s no way the guy could walk with all the medals he’s won around his neck at this point.

So our premature congrats go out to Michael and Nicole!

All these two have to do now is steer clear of those Brazilian mosquitoes and put past mistakes behind them.

Sorry, Taylor Lianne Chandler. We couldn’t resist.

Big Brother Recap: Nicole Is So Over The Newbies!

You’d be forgiven for thinking that we were way further in the game if you tuned into Big Brother tonight, but we’re actually right at the beginning. 

It felt like one of those episodes in the middle of the season in which alliances are being shook right up. It all resulted in a thrilling hour of television and I can’t wait to see how the rest of the season plays out.

I was skeptical about the multitude of twists that were introduced in the premiere, but the pay-off has been fantastic. 

Nicole started the hour stressed as she knew that she was the target to be evicted first. This is essentially her third chance at the money, so it wasn’t that much of a shock that she would be targeted.  

The SOS Competition was really tense. Nicole done her thing and managed to secure a first place finish, which put her straight into the safe zone for the week. 

Tiffany wasn’t far behind and I’m now wondering why more of the houseguests haven’t guessed that she’s Vanessa’s sister yet.

It’s so freaking obvious. Haven’t they watched the show before?!

Corey and Glenn fought it out to save their game life, but Glenn lost out. 

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Glenn was evicted instantly.

The dude was obviously a bit miffed at being the first to go, but he noted in his exit speech that the amount of love he received from the other houseguests made it much easier for him to go. 

One thing that really bugged me about the competition was that the newbies were all chanting for their side of the house to win.

They made it crystal clear that they did not want Nicole to eke out a victory for the veterans.

It’s like they think because they have the numbers now, they’re going to get all the veterans out, but they couldn’t be more wrong.

After debating who should be the first HOH, Nicole made an alliance with Corey and Tiffany the three of them agreed not to put one another up.

Nicole is the first HOH of the summer!

Victor, Jozea and the rest of the new houseguests looked miserable at the thought of one of them going home. 

Da’vonne went to see where Jozea’s head was at after managing to get Tiffany on board earlier. Jozea was very abrupt with her and claimed that the game is his to win. He’s so damn full of himself that he’s unbearable to watch.

He also revealed to her that the newbies are going to get the veterans out. 

Okay then, Jozea. It’s not like you haven’t already blown your game up.

Da’vonne cut the conversation short and reported back to the group. Nicole told them about Victor telling her that she’s the biggest target in the house and they all agreed that they need to take Jozea out. 

YES!

Da’vonne is playing a much smarter game than she did last year. She’s really going out her way to interact with both sides of the house and I’m certain she’ll get much further this time. 

That’s if she manages to keep her rants for the DR. If she blows up like she did last year, she’ll be out like that a shot.

Nicole then went for a shower and James played the first prank of the season. He pretended to be Victor and it was hilarious. Nicole was none the wiser and just continued her shower.

She then pulled Paulie into the room to have a chat and let him know about the plan to go after Jozea. Paulie was disappointed at the thought of going on the block as a pawn and I can’t blame him.

It didn’t actually make sense to put him up, but Nicole went full steam ahead and put him up next to Jozea!

There we have it. We’re two episodes in and the drama is already making everyone go crazy!

Another twist will shake up the game this coming Sunday. 

Who will win the POV?

What are your thoughts on the new season? 

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O.J. Simpson Manager: I Know Who REALLY Killed Nicole!

O.J. Simpson’s former manager Norman Pardo says he knows who killed Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman that night in 1994.

THG NOTE to Norman Pardo: Everyone else here also knows who killed Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman that night in 1994.

In all seriousness, this guy not only says O.J. is innocent, but claims he knows the identity of “The Real Killer” as well as their motive.

“I know who did it and I knοw why they did it,” Pardo told KNX 1070 Newsradio on Tuesday, however. “I just can’t disclose it right now.”

There’s a shocker.

Norman said he has disclosed what he knows to authorities: “We tried to talk to the police, but they took all my stuff regarding the incidents.”

“We had people working on it,” Pardo insists, vaguely, “and when we talked to the police about it, they raided my office and took it all.”

Brown Simpson and her friend Goldman were infamously and brutally stabbed to death outside her home in L.A.’s Brentwood neighborhood.

The case has received intense interest of late due to FX’s hit show The People v. O.J. Simpson, and by a shocking bombshell last week.

A knife that was allegedly unearthed from the NFL great’s old home years ago by a construction worker made its way into police hands.

The LAPD has confirmed that they are investigating the report that the O.J. Simpson murder weapon was found buried at his house.

The knife was turned over to the LAPD and has been submitted to labs for formal testing, though it’s unclear what evidence it may provide.

O.J. was acquitted in 1995 and cannot be tried for the murders again as a result; Simpson is in prison on kidnapping and robbery charges.

Because of the not guilty verdict, the Goldman-Brown Simpson double homicide case remains and open and active investigation, however.

It remains to be seen what comes of Pardo’s claims, or the LAPD inquiry, but we can pretty much say one thing with almost total certainty:

Reports that Kris Jenner hid the weapon that killed Nicole make for great tabloid fodder, but are likely just that: Rumors and speculation.

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Taylor Lianne Chandler Slams Michael Phelps, Nicole Johnson in Facebook Rant

Much to the chagrin of Michael Phelps and many of his most rabid fans, Taylor Lianne Chandler seems to have no intention of fading back into obscurity.

In case you’re not familiar, Chandler and Phelps briefly dated just prior to his 2014 DUI arrest.

Shortly after he left rehab, Phelps got engaged to Nicole Johnson and cut off all contact with Chandler.

In November of 2015, Phelps and Johnson revealed that they’re expecting a baby boy.

Despite the fact that Phelps is clearly intent on moving on from the chapter of his life that included his romance with Taylor, his ex has remained in the spotlight, both due to her new business ventures (Chandler starred in a porn that referenced her relationship with Phelps, and she has another on the way) and her sometimes hostile relationship with Phelps’ fans.

Chandler addressed the latter in a recent Facebook tirade which also featured some heavy criticism of Phelps and his fiancee:

“[The fans] support a lying, cheating, womanizing, man and a woman that enabled him while cheating on her own man at the time,” Chandler.

“Then they spin this fictional love story and she solidifies her future with a baby out of wedlock at the most inopportune time imaginable!

“But I’m the bad guy for reacting to being lied to and cheated on and my whole world being turned upside down because of one man’s decision to drink and drive.”

“People that have no involvement with him or I but choose to tell me how I’m wrong for how I dealt with what he did to me. The worst part is that Twitter does nothing to stop their constant online hate campaign.”

Yes, it seems the ongoing feud between TLC and the fans of Phelps shows no sign of letting up. 

Meanwhile, poor Nicole Johnson remains stuck in the middle of this. 

We’re not taking sides here. Just sayin’ – this is probably not how she pictured life as an expectant mom.

Real Housewives of Orange County"s Shannon Beador Confronts Husband"s Mistress Nicole McMackin!!!

Even when the cameras aren’t rolling, the drama lives on for The Real Housewives of Orange County.

On Saturday October 24, The Real Housewives of Orange County’s Shannon Beador had a run-in with her husband’s former mistress Nicole McMackin at a USC football game.

According to an eyewitness at the game, Nicole was starting sh*t by intentionally walking by Shannon and David.

Shannon’s behavior on the show repeats the same pattern: try to act poised, then act like a f*cking maniac.  And this remained true at the USC game.

At first, according to the witness, Shannon tried to remain calm by ignoring Nicole as she flaunted through the stadium.

But when 51-year-old Shannon was returning to her seat and ran into Nicole, the proverbial sh*t hit the fan.

The witness said, “That’s when Shannon calmly said to Nicole, ‘You have a lot of nerve being here.’” The witness added that Nicole got “two inches from Shannon’s face” and screamed, “F—k you!”

Shannon, still trying to remain calm, said “Are you kidding me?”

Nicole replied by saying, “You’re sick and you’re crazy.”  And Shannon shot back, “Why are you describing yourself to me?”

Then, the Shannon we all love proudly displayed her true colors.  She yelled to the entire section of the stadium, “NICOLE is the woman who had an affair with my husband!” 

However, according to the witness, Nicole seemed uninterested in Shannon’s outburst.

Her husband’s affair with Nicole took a serious toll on Shannon.  At one point, Shannon blamed herself for her husbands affair.

Earlier this month, Shannon and David appeared on Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live to talk about the affair that nearly ripped apart their marriage.

“I don’t think that people understand the level of hurt,” Shannon said on the show. “I’m just gonna give an example, okay? “

She continued, “When David left me for those two weeks, he would still come and pick the kids up from school. And one day he handed [our daughter] Stella his wedding ring. He said, ‘Give this to your mother, I don’t want it anymore.’”

Though the affair hit the couple hard and nearly ruined their marriage, they have been determined to repair their relationship.

“We want to give other couples hope even if there is infidelity, or something devastating in a relationship, if you both work and make the effort and love each other, you can get out,” Shannon told Us Weekly in June.

“You can get through it and get through in a better position than you started out in.”

Their drive to save their marriage is a rare attempt in celebrity culture. We wish them the best!

And we also hope for more of Shannon’s outbursts.  We can’t help but love them!

MORE "Dear Fat People"? Nope, Nicole Arbour"s New Highly Offensive Video Is All About Abortion!

Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nicole Arbour, we get it. You really wanna be famous.

The YouTube “star” most famous for her Dear Fat People video and subsequent disastrous interview — and then controversy — on The View is back again… with another controversial video!

Related: Too Bad, So Sad, Nicole Got Fired From A Movie

This week, Arbour made a video titled Why Abortion Is WRONG, and proceeded to deliver a rambling, incoherent argument about why abortion wasn’t wrong, while also touching on rape, ADD medication, Joan of Arc, and like nine other things that have nothing to do with each other.

Forget it, it’s too hard to explain. Just watch the video (below) where Nicole is trying waaaaay too hard to hang onto those 15 minutes of fame:

For a self-described comedian, that video was, well… yeah.

How is it that there are so many awesome Canadians, and we’re stuck with Nicole Arbour right now?! Take her back! Take her back!!

[Image via Nicole Arbour/YouTube.]

Nicole Arbour Turns Unfunny Attention to Abortion

There"s a rule most comedians try to follow: nothing is off-limits as long as one is being funny.

Apparently no one explained this rule to Nicole Arbour.

The controversial vlogger, who rose to Internet infamy due to a fat-shaming video she recorded last month, is now back with her take on abortion.

Arbour makes it clear right away that she"s both pro-choice and also pro-say-whatever-I-can-to-sound-edgy-and-interesting.

"Abortions are wrong, said no smart person ever," she begins the video, later saying that sex is sometimes just for "fun," not for procreation, and explaining that some people out there SHOULD have been aborted.

Like Hitler. And also like any parents whose five-year old is on ADD medicine.

"I have a theory that some kids were supposed to be aborted," Arbour says. “And the ones who weren"t turned into murderers and crazy people."

Apparently being destroyed as a guest on The View did little to damper Arbour"s taste for the spotlight.

ABC Denies Nicole Arbour"s Claims, Says She And The View Host Michelle Collins Were Never Backstage At The Same Time!

So much for Nicole Arbour‘s story…

After the YouTuber most famous for shaming fat people alleged that Michelle Collins had some awful things to say about nurses backstage during a taping of The View, ABC has come out swinging in defense of their host!

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According to a representative for the network, Nicole did not tell the truth when she alleged Collins called nurses ‘wannabe doctors.’ The ABC rep said:

“Nicole and Michelle were never backstage at the same time. Michelle was on the stage from the moment the show started until after the show ended. Nicole was brought down to the backstage area after the show started.”

Hmmm… if that were the case, then it sounds like this fat-shaming YouTuber couldn’t have possibly heard anything Collins would have said, about nurses or otherwise!

What do U think — is Arbour trying to take the heat off herself after an inneresting interview about her distasteful video, or is ABC not telling the whole truth??

[Image via Nicole Arbour/YouTube.]

Fat Shaming YouTuber Nicole Arbour Alleges Michelle Collins Secretly Bad-Mouthed Nurses Backstage On The View: "They"re Wannabe Doctors"

Get your popcorn!

Nicole Arbour, the YouTube fat-shamer who produced the video Dear Fat People, went on The View this week to discuss her controversial viral video — and when she was there, she claims she witnessed another controversy on set!

Related: Nicole Does Not Apologize For Her Video On The View!

The hosts of The View are of course in some hot water over comments they made recently about nurses, and now Arbour is inserting herself right into the middle of this controversy, too!

On Thursday night, Arbour went on SiriusXM Radio’s Opie and Jim Norton Show, where the revealed that the hosts of The View had been discussing nurses backstage after the show:

“Backstage, I heard the girls being like, ‘Oh yeah, our nurse jokes didn’t go over well so we have to apologize because they’re Tweeting us too much.’ And I’m like, ‘Y’all are p*****s.’ See, I can sit in my jokes and be like, yeah, I made them, I think it’s funny. Whatever. But they go on there and make a fake apology.”

More shockingly than that, Arbour alleges that Michelle Collins specifically bad-mouthed nurses back stage, away from the cameras:

“When when the cameras weren’t rolling, Michelle [Collins] was like, ‘Yeah, that’s not a real profession. They’re wannabe doctors."”

Wait, WHAT?!?!

Check out the interview in question where Arbour alleges these stories:

WOW… we’re skeptical on this one, but what do U think about this shocking allegation about Michelle Collins??

[Image via YouTube.]

Nicole Arbour Gets DESTROYED on The View

Dear Nicole Arbour: You may want to just go far away for awhile.

The so-called comedian, who has come under major fire for a video titled "Dear Fat People" that called out overweight individuals for their smell and laziness, appeared on The View this week.

And got utterly destroyed.

She tried to tell jokes… no one laughed. She tried to defend herself… and each panelist shot her down with a well-reasoned argument

Arbour once again tried to claim she isn"t a bully, though her basis for this claim made little to no sense.

Considering she"s a comedian, however, the most important thing in this appearance and in her original video is this: she simply is not funny.

Watch her cringeworthy View interview here and take special note of Raven-Symone"s reactions throughout.

Nicole Arbour Fired from Movie Due to "Cruel Fat-Shaming Video"

You know what they say about Karma, right?

YouTube star Nicole Arbour came under major fire last week for posting a video that called out fat people, saying in the footage that body shaming does not exist and that obese individuals should just shut up and work out.

The video was removed by YouTube for a brief period of time before being reinstated.

Many (including THG) were appalled by Arbour’s comments, but believed she should be permitted to make then. Freedom of speech and all.

But what goes around often comes around… and director Pat Mills says he’s dropped Arbour as a choreographer from his upcoming movie due to her controversial viewpoint.

“She seemed like a perfect fit for the project. I shared the script with her,” Mills tells Zap2It.

“She said she dug it and was excited to come on board…and then a crazy thing happened on Saturday – I saw something on the Internet that made me never want to see her again.”

The film, titled “Don’t Talk to Irene,” centers on 16-year old who dreams of being a cheerleader but who is bullied for being fat.

So, yeah. It’s not hard to see why Arbour didn’t make sense for the project.

“I’m gay, I was bullied a lot as a kid,” Mills adds.

“I’m no stranger to ridicule and loneliness. [Her video] is an unfunny and cruel fat-shaming video that guises itself about being about ‘health.’ It’s fat phobic and awful…I was so upset I was shaking.”

That pretty much says it all, doesn’t it?

Nicole Arbour Addresses “Fat People,” Denies Existence of Body Shaming