Days after Michael Phelps was seen in a photo inhaling from a marijuana bong, the Olympic great has lost swimming competition privileges and a major endorsement deal.
The USA Swimming has suspended Phelps for three months of competition and cut off his financial support during that period.
The 23-year-old Phelps also lost an endorsement deal with cereal and snack maker Kellogg.
Phelps recently apologized for his "regrettable" actions and "bad judgment."
Meantime, he has held onto his major sponsors -- Visa Inc., Speedo, as well as others.
Former American Idol finalist Kellie Pickler made an unusual announcement on her MySpace page recently: She adopted a marmoset monkey! In a post entitled "Monkey See...Monkey Do," Pickler wrote,
"The "Pickler Family" has gotten bigger....(and no I didn't have a kid)...I adopted a Marmoset Monkey! She is the cutest little thing. She is so tiny, only weighs 3 ounces right now. I'm not sure exactly what I am going to name her....so maybe you guys can help me out. I'll post a picture of her and you guys can comment on what you think I should name her....she is so sweet and she has the best personality. I absolutely love her!!!....and I love you guys too....xoxo pickler :)"