Celebrity Justice
Juiced Jones Gets Six Months

A judge has just sentenced disgraced Olympic champion Marion Jones to six months in prison. Gimme that medal!

Jones, who recently returned her three gold and two bronze medals, had begged a judge to keep her out of the slammer. The 31-year-old former runner and long jumper was one of the most celebrated female athletes in the world -- until it was revealed she routinely used performance-enhancing drugs.

She recently admitted to lying to a federal investigator in 2003, and confessed that she took steroids "several times before the Sydney Olympics and continued using it after." What a role model.

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46. It makes me feel sad for the choices she made as she would have been a great athlete without the doping and continued to enjoy a wonderful life on behalf of her children.

Hopefully, this isn't another Martha Stewart (example) and that all the MALE athletes (professional or Olympic) who have lied to Grand Juries confront their own karma.

So sad....

Posted at 5:54PM on Jan 11th 2008 by Mary!

47. These drug-taking American cheats!! Their only real competitors are the Jamaican sprinters and to get ALL the glory from a tiny, tiny island; they have repeatedly taken performance-enhancing drugs! SHAME, SHAME, SHAME! GO JAMAICA, YOU ROCK!! I don't feel an ounce of sympathy for her. Sit back and watch Jamaica kick some American ass in the sprints in the Olympics later this year!!

Posted at 6:18PM on Jan 11th 2008 by Nix

48. I think she's too pretty for jail.

Posted at 9:03PM on Jan 11th 2008 by Biker 1957

49. She got what was coming to her sooo happy, she did drugs she lied in court over and over again yea jail

Posted at 10:59PM on Jan 11th 2008 by SHAME

50. I find it real funy that she recievd months jail time when i have never heard of any man recievng that and ter have beena hell of a lot more mae athletes that av tan that drug, admitted and gotten off scott free. I thin it is a good exampe of how women are stillreated unfairly....

Posted at 12:12AM on Jan 12th 2008 by Melaie

51. Taking illegal drugs, lying, and cheating are ok because everybody else is doing it? How morally bankrupt can you be. How pathetic, Grow up or go to prison. What a lame role model she was. She only came clean because there were to many informants willing to testify against her. She is clear proof that you can compete in the Olympics juiced up and still "pass" the drug tests. Flojo knew this all to well.

Posted at 12:43AM on Jan 12th 2008 by GhuGha

52. At least she admits do doping unlike Lance A**hole.

Posted at 7:21AM on Jan 12th 2008 by The Expatriot

53. Isn't that the runner I see on TV bragging about her Q-ray bracelet that helped her run faster? Now I know what's behind the Q-Ray bracelet hahahahahha Give me a break!
She is on the commercial as 'one of the many athletes who use the Q-Ray bracelet to enhance their performance.' Are her steriods just called 'q-ray' or is it the bracelet behind her speed?

Posted at 5:18PM on Jan 12th 2008 by Duality

54. She is still a superior track and field woman and was one of THE hardest working athletes. I can't help but wonder whether she could have achieved Gold without the pharma help.
I guess she and we will sadly never know.

Posted at 3:06PM on Jan 12th 2008 by Flames Fan

55. BUT I BET UNLIKE PARIS HILTON SHE WILL HAVE TO DO ALL OF HER SENTENCE!!...HMMMM!

Posted at 2:51PM on Jan 15th 2008 by cravena

56. Excuse me Expatriot but Lance Armstrong did not use performance enhancing drugs. They tried to frame him for that but he never had an unclean urine test. Some people are good athletes and if you knew the way he trained you would be able to dominate the Tour de France too. Lance Armstrong is an inspiration

Posted at 6:57PM on Jan 12th 2008 by Melaie

57. NO MATTER WHAT, U WILL ALWAYS BE MY FAVORITE ATHLETE MARION JONES, MUCH LOVE....

Posted at 2:17AM on Jan 17th 2008 by ROBERT

58. HEY MARION, I WILL ALWAY'S BE YOUR FAUTHFUL #1 FAN, NO MATTER WHAT, IM MY EYES YOU R STILL A GREAT ATHLETE, I LOVE U MARION..... ~ROBERT~

Posted at 12:38AM on Jan 18th 2008 by ROBERT

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