Michael Phelps back in pool—and Subway ads

One year after Michael Phelps took home his Olympic golds—and nearly six months since the publication of photos showing him smoking marijuana—the Olympic swimmer is appearing in Subway ads. “The Subway campaign … proves that Phelps’ popularity as an endorser survived the publication of a photo showing him inhaling from a marijuana pipe last February,” Associated Press reporter Rachel Cohen wrote.

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