#mary-lou-retton

#mary-lou-retton

Some readers reacting to the People magazine story couldn't help but bring up those controversies: Retton's DUI arrest in May and the backlash that erupted when her four daughters solicited $500,000 in donations after revealing that the decorated athlete didn't have health insurance and needed help paying medical bills for a life-threatening bout of pneumonia.

Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton, known for her groundbreaking achievements and recent health struggles, was recently arrested for DUI in West Virginia.