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This is a familiar photo of Michael Phelps gracing 빛내다 the cover of Sports Illustrated, following an historic performance at the Beijing Olympics. But this photo could tarnish 더럽히다, 손상시키다 that golden boy image. Michael Phelps reportedly smoking marihuana at a party. “This kind of thing is harder for his image to sustain 유지하다 than someone with a bad image.”
The British tabloid, News of the World, posted 게재하다 the photo reportedly taken this past November. Just 3 months after Phelps swam his way into the history books, winning an unprecedented 전례가 없는 8 gold medals in Beijing. In a statement released Sunday, Phelps said, “I acted in a youthful and inappropriate way, not in a manner that people have come to expect from me. For this, I am sorry.” Legal experts say he could even face charges 문책, 혐의 based on the photo.
4 years ago after competing at the Athens Olympics, he pleaded guilty 유죄를 인정하다 to drunk driving and was given 18 months probation 집행유예. I spoke with him about that on TODAY. “The mistake that I made is a big mistake. And, you know, this is something that every single morning I have to wake up and, and, you know, I look at myself in the mirror and I have to live with a mistake that I made.”
But this time, the consequences could be even more severe. If not in the court of law, then in the court of public opinion. Now the US Olympic Committee released this statement on Sunday, “Michael is a role model 역할모델, 본보기 and he is well aware of the responsibilities and accountability that come with setting a positive example for others, particularly young people. In this instance 사례, 경우, regrettably, he failed to fulfill those responsibilities.”