Why do tabloids like to do do this?

I just read this article on Michael Phelps.

Why do tabloids publish these pictures that do nothing but harm?

What would this accomplish if the Olympic committee decided to strip away his Olympic medals? (Luckily, they didn't)

Phelps is young, he's allowed to make mistakes. That's part of what being young is about, you learn from your mistakes... Despite the fact that he's a role model for winning eight Olympic gold medals.

Also, he might also lose endorsements... Great.

I hope that the person who decided to run the picture is able to sleep at night. This was an absolutely useless move.