Nightly News   |  August 18, 2012

Controversy around Phelps pictures

Photos of U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps are raising questions with the International Olympic Committee. NBC's Lester Holt reports.

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>>> michael phelps 's agent is saying the swimmer did not violate international olympic committee rules when a set of provocative photographs of him were released during the london games. the pictures were a louis vuitton ad campaign . rule 40 of the ioc prohibits athletes from promoting nonolympic sponsors around the time of the games. his agent says there is no issue because phelps didn't approve the unauthorized pictures which appeared on several sites on the web.