Scotty Lago racy photo controversy: Leave Olympic village or be thrown out!
Snowboarder Scotty Lago's racy pictures of a fan kneeling to kiss his bronze medal that surfaced on the Internet led to his dismal from Olympic Village. But Lago did not go gently back to New Hampshire.Sure, he apologized formally for a lapse in judgment to the USSA. But TMZ reports that the US Olympic committee allegedly told him that if he did not leave, they would make him leave.
He was reportedly given the option of leaving quietly and voluntarily or risk being formally ejected. So he left before the Closing Ceremony.
Now he can't say anything more about the incident until March 3. He's officially in a blackout period.
"He did something pretty foolish, but it's nothing illegal," Lago's father, Michael, said from his New Hampshire home. "No one's hurt. That's really all that matters to me."
The Dish Rag suspects the US Olympic Committee is still reeling from Michael Phelps' bong hit photos taken at a party.
Do you think officials forced him to leave? Can you blame them? Or did they overreact?
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Look at that face? If you have seen the racy pic and this face, you will wonder.. Huh? Did he really think twice before letting others eat that medal?... Opinions: http://bit.ly/scotty-lago-fame-or-famine-details
We think the Olympic Committee overreacted.
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I did not know about this controversy with Scotty Lago.Well I can't say any thing about it as I don't know full information..Thank you very much for this informative post.
Oh come on!! Picture is a bit suggestive, but nothing wrong with it! Olympic committee certainly over-reacted to it!
Kids having fun!!
Did you see his body?!?! Who wouldn't want to kiss his medal? I know I would. The Olympic Committee needs to chill out and get over themselves.
I would kiss his medal too he is hot! At least he apologized, he didnt do anything bad enough where he should have been sent home
I would kiss his medal too he is hot! At least he apologized, he didnt do anything bad enough where he should have been sent home
Olympic Committee overreacted?
I think not.
Being a liberal, our job is to be skewed from the norm, the standard or the conservatives.
Since Olympic is representing the whole world, it needs to be more conservative; so to protect and not offend others.
Silly, but that's just the way it is. Get over it.
I'd kiss his metal and whatever else he'd let me!
:) Super Smokin Stud
Get over it
the committee totally overreacted ... yeah the photo is HOT but in no way disses the medal or the olympics or anything else for that matter. and while it's hot, it isn't obscene or even offensive. I mean, I'm a guy and looking at that face and body, hell even I would let my picture be taken doing the same!!! let's get over this prudish attitude that only comes out when something like this is printed in public. in our private lives, none of us would think twice about it. ***** please!