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Brazilian police more concerned with making the country look better instead of stopping actual crime LMFAO.

this is the goofiest way to have ur career ended. yea he might if drunkenly lied but I don’t see it being that big of a deal honestly

This is so sad. A politician can compulsively lie on a daily basis for a living, but a drunken athlete gets one detail wrong when recollecting a stressful event and the entire media decides to make an example out of him.

Patrick doesn't remind us to drink water anymore, I've been dehydrated for months now

Wait, so Lochte actually did get held up?! How am I just now now hearing about this in 2024? Media did that man dirty.

The fact that news channels were trying to call this 28+ year old a “kid” is hilarious

"The gun was not held against his head but rather pointed at his chest?" - Well this changes everything!

Being drunk in a foreign country is so dangerous. There will be always some people just waiting to have reason to rip them off. Being hold at gunpoint and yelled at in a foreign langauge is crazy.

Whether it was at his head or chest, at close range or head... they held him at gun point over a sign and lied!

That’s what I like about Patrick . One week he can go from hip hop drama to sports drama the following week or any other unrelated subject while keeping us invested .

His poor mom must feel so guilty too, she thought she was just venting to a man on the bus about something scary that happened to her kid and everything imploded from there.

So to summarise: - Swimmer gets drunk, pulls down a sign from a wall. - Armed men see this and pull their guns on him and his friends, and demand money. - He then gives an interview whilst still drunk and didn't get the facts 100% accurate. - He later admits to the vandalism and says that the gun wasn't to his head. - But him and his friends were STILL held at gunpoint until they gave over money to random men. So what should the punishment be? 🤔 1. Be made to pay for the damage and issue a public apology? 2. Be arrested and sentenced for the vandalism? 3. Loose all of your sponsorships, your career, and be vilified for being held at gunpoint until you gave over yours and your friends money to random men.

this was blown way out of proportion. at this point, you just gotta feel bad for the guy.

Moral of the story is never apologize, I think he would have been able to save his public image

A lie can make it around the world before the truth can get its shoes tied

This paired with how outraged everyone was when Phelps got caught hitting a bong at a party makes feel so bad for these athletes. The pressure they're under to be inhumanly perfect in immense.

as a brazilian, i clicked on this video with my own preconceptions formed from the articles i read when this was all happening. i never really thought about this situation again so i had no idea of the all ryan went through as a result of this. thank you for talking about this. i hope he is well

Jimmy Feigen became an injury attorney and represented my sister in a dog bite case. He really wanted to learn the law after getting kicked out of Rio LOL

His only mistake was trying to make up a story and then apologizing. NEVER APOLOGIZE.

Wow I remember when this happened and not a single network reported on the truth. I remember every story saying he was drunk, vandalized the bathroom and lied about being held at gun point. Such a shame he lost so much

The Olympic committee should look after their athletes properly and do their own investigations instead of what happened here

Fun fact: ALL of Michael Phelps’ world records have been broken, but Lochte’s 200 im record still stands. GOAT!

The one headline ‘liar, liar, speedo on fire’ 🤣

That footage towards the end where he looked like he was about to cry almost made me cry. You can tell when he said he sometimes thinks it'd be better if he went to sleep and never woke up would be better for everyone else. He wasn't saying it as a way to garner sympathy. He actually meant it. He was so broken, so tired of everything going wrong, and tired of feeling like he let everyone down. He felt like he let down his family, his country, and other swimmers... He just looked like he was over all of it. I also remember back when it was being reported. First, that he had been held up, then that he was lying, and basically nothing really after that. I don't remember anything coming out after that which was unfortunate. He had been labeled a liar by the world's media. All because he embellished part of the story while he was still under the influence and had been up for over 24 hours. Poor guy. Glad his GF (now wife) stood by him and saw the positive in him. He has a beautiful family and it seems like life is much better now.

What a circus of a situation

Poor Ryan. This video legit makes me feel terrible for him. Seems the punishment outweighed the crime.

This story just shows that when the spotlight is on u everything you do is x1000, the amount of people that have destroyed a sign and just had to deal with average consequences versus this is crazy media ran with it like a wild fire

Still waiting for Diddy Video. Stop being Scared😂

The mother could learn not to overshare

I was a swimmer my whole life and got to meet Ryan Lochte a couple times. He was also super nice and treated all the younger swimmers great

Its baffling the US Olympic team believed an obviously fabricated story by a notoriously corrupt government... in a country where paying your way out of police interaction is the norm. The sign wasn't broken. They nocked a paper/cardboard sign out of a metal frame. Metal frame was intact and the cardboard/plastic-board sign could be put back in... he was robbed at gun point.

You mess up one time and people want you to off yourself. Don't give them that satisfaction. Yet another banger video from Patrick. 👌🏾

I watched the whole ad before I realized it was an ad. 10/10

Man. This was sadder than I thought it would be. What a huge blow up over basically nothing. I can't imagine how he feels

All because his mom told the reporter about it. Even the dude himself didn't see it as a big deal till the reporter went out of his way to ask him for detail.

895 MILLION on security??? Is that what you meant to say? That sounds unbelievable.

This man deserves Justice

This is a good case study for why, when you strike it big, you should continue to live below your means and immediately start saving/investing. A lesson too many people learn too late.

Another hit Patrick! Thanks for keeping the quality content on my feed and showing me new stories!

a whole country fucked his career up only because he wanted to sound cool in found of the cameras...

This is easily one of the best channels on KZfaq.

I've never felt so sorry for an athlete to this level before. The injustice is ridiculous.

Great work as always, Patrick.

I was so bummed when this all happened. I got to hang out with him at the Olympic trials years ago and he seemed like a very stand up guy.

Dude you pick the most perfect topics!

Patrick never miss 🔥 Another masterpiece. Keep up the great content 💯

i love that patrick can report anything. i really like the way you tell the stories. same with sunny v2

GREAT JOB on involving the add with the story, because I usually fast forward through it, you did a great job on that.

Good job man!

Banger video love that you’ve expanded horizons to actors and athletes

Even if I’m not THAT interested in what you’re talking about, I listen for your soothing voice! Big fan! Much love 💕

When will people learn that the worst things you can do is apologize. Don’t accept defeat.

i really like the concept of the sponsor of this video

Great video Patrick. I never knew a lot of this information.

This dude was just embarrassing by his behavior ALONE.

High quality vids, as always.

The intensive research Pat puts into every video is why I keep coming back. Highest quality investigation, reporting, and presentation.

in depth videos where i actually learn something every time. thank you.

The first sin was them publishing the story from the mom SO shortly after without confirming anything.

Anyone watching from prison?

Wow I can’t believe that was as long ago as it was. Crazy story.

You’re so good at your videos bro and your voice is sharp 💯

I actually grew up with one of the 4 swimmers involved. We were on the same swim team, and I always looked up to him because of his insane work ethic and drive. He was also a lovely person, and went out of his way to mentor younger swimmers. This scandal ruined his life and the swimming career he dedicated his entire life to. I haven’t seen him in years, but my heart goes out to him.

Rio proved themselves to be exactly what they were trying to disprove 😂 🤦‍♀️

Patrick, you sure tell a good story man. Keep em coming! Drink Water.

I have to say I love how you advertise your sponsor😂😂 I did not know you were advertising until the very end so I couldn’t even skip, nice one👏👏👏

Great stuff mate!

Honestly, thanks for covering this, I always thought he was truly a D-bag with no defense but didn’t know what he did wasn’t that bad

I remember this like it was yesterday. I was following every swimming competition on rio 2016

Good video Pat 👍

They u for sharing this story Patrick I never knew about this god bless this man

The news first broke out about the "robbery," I remember thinking, "There's something not adding up here."

I hate people who are so happy to cancel someone, ruin their life, rejoice in their downfall and the forget about them, and move on

Really cool story thanks for the video. So happy to hear he happily became a family man and they lasted through everything!

Ok, Pat that Ads segment transitions was SMOOTH!

Why didn’t the other swimmers back him up? They seemed to just let him fumble the bag on his own

I loved that "Kim, i got robbed too 😉😉" meme lol

I am so glad you're covering this. I never knew he was actually held at gunpoint! There's people who have done way worse and still have careers. It's ridiculous his ended over this.

You’re a pro with these ads it’s like the one time I love ads

There's an interview he made some days before the trials for Tokyo 2021; turns out some time after the Rio fiasco, he had a HUGE fallout with his mom cause she was super controlling and she actually stole some money from him. Not only that, he realized she had been planting ideas on his head to provoke a rift between him and his dad. A real piece of work that woman. Plus he admited while he was at his worst he became addicted to painkillers. It's sad cause in the interview you can see that left him some damage. Dude was never the sharpest tool in the shed but now he seems too slow

i see Pat Cc posted. I click.

I appreciate you and the work that you do…

I completely forgot about this years ago until you bought this up!

This is sad and just reinforces my reasons for never trusting what’s said in the media.

i remember just how huge of a deal this was! totally forgot about it. thank you for your extensive research, some of which i never heard about!

This is one of the best channels on KZfaq.😊

I’ll always remember him as being not as good as Michael Phelps.

Things like this happen every time here in Puerto Rico with tourists. I used to work in a Hotel and an one guy even called me the "S" slur one time and he didn't know i knew English.

Would love an article on Obie trice,your content is always very accurate,wise and clear,much love from Angola ✌

Come to Brazil my g Pat cc, we got u 🔒🖤

Your content is crazy🔥🔥

I'd be surprised if even 1 person goes for that news pitch 😂

I honestly feel so bad for the guy. Imagine living in Michael Phelps shadow and then getting this p.R nightmare once you've finally made a name for yourself. I think a good theme in this video is how family will pick you up when you are down. He is a very lucky guy at the end of the day. Great video sir 🫡

I know you get this a lot but your transition to talking about sponsors is top tier 👌

Wow! I remember this story when it happen but has NO idea about these details until today. I feel horrible and oddly can relate in a way, much smaller scale but sometimes something unfair can begin a cascade of more in a domino rally out of control. Amazing job by Patrick Cc: on this this one, the best yet imo.

An ethical sponsorship that blends so easy with a well rounded, incredibly interesting video. You outdo yourself with every video!

I remember this story, it’s the reason why I don’t wanna go to Brazil or South America at all reall, I believed it him bc we all knew Brazil wasn’t the best country, and the footage to me was proof, idk why ppl thought it was a lie, the security footage explained it all to me

this ground news sht actually seems so sick, i think imma try that !! thanks pat 😃

Thank you for covering this!! Lochte will be in the books as one of the greats…no doubt