Olympic stars struggle to score showbiz gold

Seeded on Thu Aug 14, 2008 5:00 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Michael Phelps may have racked up more medals than any other Olympian in history, but turning his gold into Madison Avenue or Hollywood cash will be far trickier.

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