Within hours of a radio interview in which she called Michael Phelps “nasty,” Amanda Beard issued an apology. During an interview with a Tucson radio station, Amanda denied she was dating the Olympic champ by saying, “Eww, that’s so nasty! … Come on, I have really good taste.”

Amanda claimed she was just joking, and was “so sorry” for the slam against her old buddy and fellow swimmer.

“Everyone who knows me knows I can be a jokester, but I guess I took it too far,” the four-time Olympian tells People. “I never meant to say anything rude about Michael. I am 100-percent sorry for what I said. I take full responsibility for it.

“When we are sitting in the stands, we are very grateful that Michael swims for the U.S. It’s cool to be a part of the team on which Michael won eight gold medals. We know each other and Michael is like my little brother. He jokes around me all the time and it’s all good-natured. But obviously people who don’t know me can take it the wrong way.”

Michael has yet to comment on the matter, because he’s too busy looking at his eight Olympic gold medals, while Amanda is conducting stupid radio interviews and not winning shit.

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