OlderKellogg’s Dumps Michael Phelps
Cereal maker Kellogg’s is the first sponsor to dump Olympic champion Michael Phelps over his bong incident.
A Kellogg’s spokesperson said that the company will not be renewing Phelps’ endorsement deal, which expires at the end of this month.
Kellogg’s statement said, “Michael’s most recent behavior is not consistent with the image of Kellogg’s.”
In addition, Phelps was suspended from swimming competitively for three months by USA Swimming.
“This is not a situation where any anti-doping rule was violated, but we decided to send a strong message to Michael because he disappointed so many people, particularly the hundreds of thousands of USA Swimming member kids who look up to him as a role model and a hero,” the federation said in a statement. “Michael has voluntarily accepted this reprimand and has committed to earn back our trust.”
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WELL, WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES. WE LIVE WE LEARN. WE CAN ONLY FIX SOMETHING THAT HAS HAPPENED FIRST. IF IT DIDN’T HAPPEN IT WOULDN’T NEED TO BE FIXED. I THINK HE HAS FIXED IT BY APOLOGIZING, AND NEXT TIME HE SMOKES, I BET HE WILL DO IT IN PRIVATE. I’D RATHER HAVE HIM SMOKE AT THE PARTY THAN DRINK ALCOHOL ANYDAY.
…I think this is a little ridiculous. 23 years old IS an adult age, yeah. But tons of people are still in university in their early 20s, and campuses everywhere are full of pot. Of all the drugs he could have done, pot is the most generic and common among people that age.
Furthermore, it’s not like he was smoking on the steps of the Smithsonian or something. He was at a friend’s party. He was doing it in a private place with people he probably trusted. This stuff about how he should have kept a low profile is crap. He was betrayed, plain and simple.
Plus, he has accepted the consequences with real poise. I think he’s been very mature about the whole thing. The whole issue is way overblown.
I LIKE THE WAY YOU THINK KAYTEY. I CAN’T BELIEVE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE BOYCOTING KELLOGG’S BUT GOIN TO SUBAWAY ALL THE WAY!!! TOO BAD MR. KELLOGG.
Who the hell is Leonardo? I’m Tyler. Stop associating me with another user.
Isnt it ironic? how michael seems like the good boy, but hes actually a bad boy. i mean that girlfriend of his? is definetly the bad boy type. and now this? he is definetly NOT a role model to anyone.
I will never buy another Kellogg’s product again.
Cannabis is not a drug, its a flower. If Kellogg’s has a problem with Mr. Phelps’ behavior, then I have no problem buying cereal products from one of their competitors.
Many intelligent hard-working people (like Mr. Phelps, winner of 8 gold medals) choose to use cannabis responsibly as a way to unwind and relax. It is physiologically safer than alcohol, and is less damaging to an athlete’s performance than alcohol; yet nobody would have cared at all if Mr. Phelps had been photographed with a beer in his hand. The fact of the matter is that most Americans are horrendously ignorant with regard to psychoactive substances.
Americans fear mind-expanding drugs. Yet paradoxically, there is a drug store on every corner — so it can’t be the drugs that people are scared of; it must be the mind-expansion!
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