Everybodys favorite way to dodge responsibility for their actions lately, rehab. Mel Gibson, Lindsey Lohan, Michael Richards...
...and now...
Will Geoghegan.
Long story short - Geoghegan was Floyd Landis' business manager. Floyd is in arbitration to see whether or not he'll be found guilty, essentially, of using performance enhancing drugs during his win of last years Tour de France. Greg Lemond was going to be a witness for the prosecution. Geoghegan called Lemond the night before, and basically threatened to expose the fact that Lemond was molested as a child. Scumbag move, big time. Landis, upon finding this out, fired Geoghegan immediately.
And now this:
The ongoing saga of Floyd Landis's business manager Will Geoghegan took another twist Monday when it was announced he was entering rehab. That news came via an e-mail letter from Dr. Brent Kay, who is stepping in to Geoghegan's role. Heretofore Kay has served as Landis's personal physician and was with him at the Tour de France last summer when Landis revealed the hip problems that led him to have replacement surgery in the offseason.
"I know that Floyd is eager to get through the last days of his hearing and to turn his focus toward his business responsibilities," Kay wrote. "He is very excited about our anticipated victory and is anxious to support the very few that have supported him. I can personally tell you that he considers the ones that have stood up to support him in this time of crisis as the true champions."
Kay then addressed Geoghegan, who was relieved of his duties last Thursday when it was revealed he'd made a threatening phone call to Greg LeMond on the eve of his testimony at the Landis hearing. Geoghegan later blamed the indiscretion on being angry and having a "beer or two."
"I am sure that you are aware of last week's events and may be concerned about Will's well being," Kay wrote. "He is distraught by his actions and is entering a rehabilitation program [Monday] in an effort to address his problems. The past few months have been remarkably stressful for Will and his decompensation resulted in the unfortunate and embarrassing incident last Wednesday. While Floyd and the entire team find Will's actions regrettable and abhorrent, he is still a friend and we wish him the best in his recovery."
Good fucking god. Can't anyone stand up and be a man anymore? Can't we get past the "my demons made me do it" mentality that allows us to completely absolve ourselves of any responsibility? This makes me sick.
Of course, I take no responsibility if you're offended by my opinion. The Mountain Dew made me do it.
2 comments:
Did you miss the part where he apologized publicly, taking responsibility for his actions?
It must be nice to have never done anything stupid in your life.
I really admire your perfect life.
Simply saying "Oops, my bad", hardly lives up to any real standard of accountability. Lets see how he acts if he gets charged with threatening a witness.
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