Phelps -- Now a Real Homie

Michael Phelps has plunked down $1.69 1000000 for a condo on the waterfront in Baltimore, Md. Here's the headline -- practicing in that pool ain't gonna make headway him any medals.

His new pad is 4,080 sq. ft. (check out the model in the photos). The complex has a rooftop terrace, a private screening room, a state of the art gym, a clubhouse with pool tables.

If you're wondering where the money came from, Phelps was projected to earn between three and five mil this year even before the gold.




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Mariah Carey plays free shopping mall gig

Mariah Carey played a free concert for her fans at a US shopping plaza earlier this week.

The isaac Bashevis Singer performed a number of tracks from her up-to-the-minute album E=MC2 at the Hollywood & Highland shopping centre on Hollywood Boulevard. Rapper Young Jeezy as well made an appearance, connexion Carey for their racetrack 'Side Effects'.

Carey's appearance formed part of a series of liberate summer concerts designed to promote a Samsung mobile phone. Gavin Rossdale, LeAnn Rimes, Nelly, Nas, the Smashing Pumpkins and Good Charlotte are expected to perform like gigs around the US over the coming weeks.

Mariah's concert attracted thousands of supporters to the shopping mall, according to reports. E=MC2 has already sold over 1.1 meg copies in the US.



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