Watch Shark Week Online Etonline' title='Watch Shark Week Online Etonline' />AOL latest headlines, entertainment, sports, articles for business, health and world news. Watch Shark Week Online Etonline' title='Watch Shark Week Online Etonline' />E Online Your source for entertainment news, celebrities, celeb news, and celebrity gossip. Check out the hottest fashion, photos, movies and TV shows Read reviews, watch trailers and clips, find showtimes, view celebrity photos and more on MSN Movies. News Michael Phelps Responds to Shark Week Race Criticism For Those Who Are Disappointed, Im Sorry. TV Michael Phelps Gets Up Close and Personal With a Toothy Great White in Shark Week Sneak Peeks WatchMichael Phelps Responds to Shark Week Race Criticism For Those Who Are Disappointed, Im Sorry On Sunday, The Discovery Channel aired a special where the Olympic swimmer tried to beat the speed of a great white in a 1. Many viewers were left disappointed after it was revealed that he raced a digitally added CGI shark due to safety concerns. Following the criticism, Phelps took to Facebook Live on Tuesday to defend the special. For those of you who are disappointed, Im sorry for that, Phelps expressed. But I absolutely had one of the most exciting two weeks of my life being able to dive with these animals, and see these animals up close and personal, and really, just honestly learning more about them. Scrapheap Challenge Episode 6. This is one of the coolest, fun weeks of the year for me. Being able to watch Shark Week and just seeing everything about them. The swimmer, who is huge shark fan, continued to share exciting moments from his experience, saying that it was a dream come true. When a fan made a comment about people complaining about the special, Phelps responded, Everybody wants to try to pick on something or say something or complain about something. I had fun racing a shark and seeing those animals up close and personal. If someone actually wants to get in the ocean and race a great white, go ahead you arent going to get the shark to swim in a straight line and it would be interesting to see. Phelps continued to defend the television event, telling another viewer, You can believe whatever you want. Everything was either presented on air during multiple interviews that I did throughout Shark Week or the beginning of the show. Sorry you feel that way. I was honored to be able to do it. Im sorry that you feel that way, I feel very different. He also mentioned that everything was disclosed to viewers up front and that some people decided not to listen to what they were told. Adding that it was not his fault that people didnt listen, Phelps explained that it wasnt a fake shark, it was a real shark that they had someone make swim in a straight line. As far as all the nasty tweets he received, the gold medalist insisted that he doesnt pay attention to them, he pays attention to people who are supportive, adding that he just lets things go in one ear and out the other. There are so many people out there who try to hide behind a computer screen and talk trash, he said. I think its sad I live my life how I want. For more on the Phelps vs. Shark backlash, watch below. Breaking Celeb News, Entertainment News, and Celebrity Gossip. Translate to English Translate to English Translate to English Translate to English This content is available customized for our international audience. Switch to US edition This content is available customized for our international audience. Switch to Canadian edition This content is available customized for our international audience. Switch to UK editionThis content is available customized for our international audience. Switch to Australian edition Mchtest du zur deutschen Version wechseln Do you want to go to the German edition Souhaitez vous vous rendre sur ldition franaise Do you want to go to the French edition Ns especializamos nosso site para sua regioVoc gostaria de ir para E Online Brasil We have specialized our website for your region. Would you like to switch to our Brazilian editionHemos especializado nuestro sitio para tu regin Quieres ir a E Online Latino We have specialized our website for your region. Would you like to switch to our Latino editionYes Yes Yes Yes Ja Yes Oui Yes Sim YesSi Yes.