Entertainment & Sports
May 16, 2012
Social media complicates Olympians lives
Swimmer Michael Phelps, gymnast Kerri Strug and track and field star Carl Lewis gained celebrity status, thanks to the Olympics. But lawyers say the digital world has complicated that transition for up-and-coming athletes and artists.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Every two years, groups of largely unknown amateur athletes become household names overnight competing as members of the U.S. Olympic team, as they will this summer in London. But up until their moments of international fame, many lead relatively normal lives - aside from all the training.
Swimmer Michael Phelps, gymnast Kerri Strug and track and field star Carl Lewis, for example, gained celebri...
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