Marijuana Olympian: Michael Phelps bakes, Brit tabloid quakes

The AP reports:

The International Olympic Committee expressed confidence Monday that Michael Phelps will learn from his "inappropriate behavior" and continue to serve as a role model after a British newspaper published a photo of him inhaling from a marijuana pipe.

Phelps, who won a record eight gold medals at last year's Beijing Olympics, apologized and acknowledged "regrettable behavior" after the picture was published Sunday by the tabloid News of the World.

Oh, those ever-so-proper Brits. Here's the tabloid's tut-tut story, and the pic is below.

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