Lindsay Lohan & Michael Phelps?

By: Shannon Gossage

Rumor has it that Lohan, 22, has been texting Phelps, 23, for the past two weeks and allegedly begging him to take her out on a date. It has been reported that she first texted him two weeks ago while he was still in Beijing during the Olympics. He has reportedly told a number of his friends that she keeps calling and texting him. A source reportedly said, "At first he thought it was a joke when she got in touch, but she’s since been phoning and texting constantly."

The source added that Phelps is "flattered" by all the attention but isn’t really taking it too seriously. Both Lohan and Phelps will be attending the MTV Video Music Awards next month so we shall see what happens. The news must come as some surprise to Lohan’s BFF Samantha Ronson. It has been rumored that they are definitely much more than friends and have been dating since Lohan last got out of a rehabilitation center to treat her addiction to drugs and alcohol.

Phelps won 8 gold medals in Beijing, and now has a total of 14 gold medals under his belt. His popularity is soaring. He will host the season premiere of Saturday Night Live on September 13 and is scheduled to appear on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Monday. He will guest star on HBO’s hit series Entourage and last week he landed a deal to write his memoirs in a book appropriately titled Built to Succeed.