Michael Phelps Welcomes First Child!

Michael Phelps may won the most Gold Medals of any athlete in the history of the Olympic Games.

But he’s just won something far more important: 

The hearts of Internet users everywhere.

Because the legendary swimmer has shared a photo of his first-ever child!

Phelps and fiancee Nicole Johnson welcomed a baby boy into the world on Friday night, with Phelps confirming the news via the Instagram photo above and the affiliated message below:

Welcome Boomer Robert Phelps into the world!!! Born 5-5-2016 at 7:21 pm !!! Healthy and happy!!! Best feeling I have ever felt in my life!!!

@nicole.m.johnson and Boomer both healthy!!! #boomerphelps ???? @boonestudios.

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The couple, whose relationship was off and on for a number of years prior to their engagement last year, announced they were expecting in November.

Phelps is very close to swimming coach Bob Bowman. This is who many presume he has named his child after, in terms of Boomer’s middle name.

The Olympic legend and Johnson, a former Miss California, have been dating periodically since 2007.

After breaking up in 2011, they rekindled their romance in 2014 and got engaged in February 2015.

Following a pair of DUI arrests, a stint in treatment and six-month suspension from competing, things are much better for Phelps these days.

He plans to compete in the Rio Olympics and hopes to add to his record medal count.

“I feel like I am okay and happy with who I am,” Phelps recently told the Associated Press.

“I feel like I’ve learned so much about myself, who I truly am. I can honestly say there aren’t many people who have seen who I really am.”

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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.

Taylor Lianne Chandler: I"m Over Michael Phelps and I"m Going Back to Porn!

Last time we checked in on Taylor Lianne Chandler, she was lashing out at Michael Phelps on social media, even going so far as to compare the Olympic legend to Charlie Sheen.

But these days it seems the interpreter-turned-Internet-celeb has moved on from her famous ex and is planning to escape from under his shadow and re-brand herself.

“Things feel crazy, but for the first time since things ended with Michael last November, I feel very hopeful,” Chandler wrote on Facebook this week.

“I am going back to school full time using my ex-husband’s GI Bill, I have found what feels like love with an amazing man.

“I know I will never have a normal life again because I will forever be Taylor Lianne Chandler, author, model, pornstar, Michael Phelps’ ex, googled, Wikipedia. 

“I will make a new normal. I still have grown up things that not all of you agree with, and I’m contemplating another adult film that fits me, and more likely Vivid will release Going for the Gold 2 in time for the Olympics.” 

Yes, as you might remember Chandler starred in a porn inspired by her relationship with Phelps and it now it sounds like she’s planning a sequel in time for the Rio 2016 games.

Guess the athletes won’t be the only ones going south of the equator!

Taylor Lianne Chandler Lashes Out at Michael Phelps: He Makes Charlie Sheen Look Like an Amateur!

Yesterday, the world learned that Michael Phelps and Nicole Johnson are expecting their first child.

It was joyous news for Phelps, his family, and his legion of loyal fans. However, one longtime associate of the legendary Olympian was less than thrilled with the news.

You might remember Taylor Lianne Chandler as Phelps’ former sex partner who may have been with him the night he was arrested for DUI. 

In the past, Taylor has dismissed Phelps’ relationship with Johnson as a publicity stunt designed to help the swimmer rebuild his reputation after a number of sordid details from his private life were made public.

Following the news that Johnson is pregnant with a baby boy, Chandler took to Facebook to share her reaction:

“One of the hardest things ever for someone dealing with a gender challenge to deal with is an ex having a baby with another woman,” Chandler wrote. “It reinforces that lack of self worth, being woman enough.

“I did absolutely nothing wrong a year ago. I protected same man for months. He took everything from me, so yes I am bitter. He made me emotionally crippled, broken and a mere shell of who I used to be.”

Chandler goes on to blame Phelps for the loss of her career as a translator, which she says forced her to star in a Phelps-themed porn in order to get by:

“After losing my career I did an adult film, not exactly something I ever would have chosen,” she wrote. “I was trying to survive. That turned into me riding his coat tails…lol.”

Chandler concludes with a vicious attack on Phelps and his reputation, even going so far as to compare the 30-year-old to the HIV-afflicted Charlie Sheen:

“Stop blaming the victim and rethink this man you idolize and call a role model. You haven’t even scratched the service [sic] of who this man is and the events of the last year.

“Let’s just say he makes Charlie Sheen look like an amateur! I hope that baby is born free of STD’s. He’s not the safest when pursuing his extra curricular activities outside the girls he is ‘dating."”

It’s unlikely that Phelps will ever respond to Chandler’s accusations, but we think it’s safe to say he and his reps are not pleased.