Should Michael Phelps Lose His Sponsorship Deal with Kellogg’s?
Kellogg’s
cereal will not renew its sponsorship deal with Olympic champion Michael Phelps
because he inhaled from a marijuana pipe.
The 23-year-old swimming star has apologized for his
"regrettable" behavior and "bad judgment" after a photo
appeared on Sunday in the British tabloid News of the World that showed Phelps
with a marijuana pipe during a November party at the University of South Carolina.
Most of his major sponsors, such as Visa Inc., Speedo,
luxury Swiss watchmaker Omega and sports beverage PureSport's maker Human
Performance Labs, stood by the athlete following the news, even if they didn't
condone his behavior.
Kellogg’s placed Phelps’s image on boxes of Kellogg's
Frosted Flakes and Corn Flakes. But the Michigan-based cereal maker said
Phelps' behavior was "not consistent with the image of Kellogg’s."
Give Him a Break
I think Kellogg’s should give Michael Phelps a break. I don’t
know how most of us would react if we were 23 years old with so many
temptations in front of us all the time. Michael Phelps did get knocked off his
hero pedestal and he did something stupid, but he has apologized for it.
Do you think Kellogg's shoud pull their sponsorship deal from Michael Phelps?
Please let me know your comments.
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