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Phelps Suspended and Dropped by Sponsor

180px-frosted-flakescbxAs Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps contemplates possible criminal charges, he has already been dropped by sponsor Kellogg Co. (K) (K) and suspended by his team for three months.

The complaint released a statement simply observing that the pictures of Phelps smoking pot was “not consistent with the image of Kellogg.”

Given munchies that the company produces like Cheez-it and Chips Deluxe, I would think that the pictures would simply appeal to a different segment of their customer base. Besides, I am not sure how the company came up with the Keebler elves, but it wasn’t from smoking tobacco. Sure, Phelps may be a bit more frosted than the usual flake but who better to market the new Kellogg “Gold” cereal?

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