Rumors have been going around that star Olympian Michael Phelps and his teammate, model Amanda Beard are dating. And while it's not true, we doubt Michael would ever want to go out with her! When asked on 93.7 KRQ Tucson's Johnjay and Rich in the Morning show, Amanda denied the rumors in a totally mean way. When asked whether they've kissed, she mocked in a Valley Girl accent, "Eww! No. Come on." And when the DJ said Michael might want to date her, she said, "Eww, that's so nasty! ... Come on, I have really good taste." Ouch!

But before you're too hard on her, Amanda is really sorry for her comments. "Everyone who knows me knows I can be a jokester, but I guess I took it too far," she 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." She also talked about what it's like to be his teammate. "When we are sitting in the stands, we are very grateful that Michael swims for the U.S.," she says. "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." Sweetie, it's like our mom always told us, it's not what you say, it's how you say it…

For the record, Amanda does have a BF -- just not Michael. "He's been here [at the Olympics] – he's always with me," she says of her man, who's a photographer. "He's totally fine with [the romance rumors]. This is just the way things go sometimes. But to Michael, I am so sorry for the things I said."

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