Michael Phelps

<b> <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id=" PEFCC000040" title="Tony the Tiger (fictional animal)" href="/topic/economy-business-finance/consumer-goods-industries/food-industry/tony-the-tiger-%28fictional-animal%29-PEFCC000040.topic">Tony the Tiger</a> no fan of Phelps</b><br>
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Michael Phelps is not the first Olympian to make headlines for bad behavior. When he pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in 2004, he got off lightly. Apparently, smoking weed is a much more serious offense. After a photograph of the swimmer inhaling from a big bong surfaced, his sponsor Kellogg's decided to give Phelps the heave-ho.

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Tony the Tiger no fan of Phelps

Michael Phelps is not the first Olympian to make headlines for bad behavior. When he pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in 2004, he got off lightly. Apparently, smoking weed is a much more serious offense. After a photograph of the swimmer inhaling from a big bong surfaced, his sponsor Kellogg's decided to give Phelps the heave-ho.

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