Tiger Woods Apology: Reaction to His Speech on Scandal. Making an extraordinary appearance before the press in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Tiger Woods on Friday morning spent more than 13 minutes apologizing for his sexual affairs, while remaining vague on his plans for returning to the PGA Tour.
"I do plan to return to golf one day," he said. Tiger Woods' "Canned Apology" Draws Mixed Reactions. What Tiger Woods' Wife Could Do with a Divorce Settlement of $100 Million. There are shocking divorce settlements, then there's the expected divorce settlement between pro golfer Tiger Woods and his wife, Elin Nordegren.
Media reports around the world have bandied around a $750 million settlement for Woods' estranged wife and mother of their two children. This week, websites with supposed insider information have put the figure at an equally shocking, but somewhat more realistic $100 million. It's a figure that is more in line with Forbes magazine's claim that the settlement has to be a portion of Woods' estimated net worth of $600 million. It's still a heap of money, considering the average American with a bachelor's degree or higher will earn $1.8 million over his or her lifetime, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. $100 Million May Not Go So Far But considering the lifestyle Nordegren is used to, that possible $100 million may not go as far as you'd think. Homes Will Eat up a Portion of Settlement Nordegren, a former model, also must project the right image. Tiger Woods - Elin Nordegren divorce settlement - Who gets what: money, custody, property and more - National infidelity.
Here’s the latest breakdown of who gets what in the final Tiger Woods – Elin Nordegren divorce settlement – money, child custody, property, division of marital assets, and more, according to the leaks, this far .
Until the final divorce papers are actually filed in court, there could still be more last minute changes in the terms of Tiger's and Elin's divorce. Below is what has been reported, thus far. Elin Nordegren • $100 million – NOT $750 million, as rumored for several months. Accenture ends sponsorship of Tiger Woods - Business - Sports Biz. Global consulting firm Accenture Ltd. is ending its sponsorship of Tiger Woods, saying the golfer is "no longer the right representative" after the "circumstances of the last two weeks.
" Accenture's announcement Sunday marks the company's first statement since allegations of Woods' multiple infidelities surfaced in recent weeks. The move makes Accenture the first sponsor to cut ties altogether with Woods since his marital troubles came to light and since his statement Friday that the 33-year-old is taking an indefinite leave from golf to work on his marriage. The relationship between Woods and Accenture goes back six years, with the New York-based firm in 2006 crediting its "Go on, be a Tiger" campaign with boosted its image significantly. Accenture has used Woods to personify its claimed attributes of integrity and high performance.
Accenture said it will immediately transition to a new advertising campaign, with a major effort scheduled to launch later in 2010. Accenture Ends Sponsorship of Tiger Woods. Tiger Woods reacts after missing a birdie putt on the fourth hole during the third round of the U.S.
Open Golf Championship at Bethpage State Park's Black Course in Farmingdale, N.Y., Sunday, June 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) AP Photo/Mike Groll Last Updated 4:25 p.m. ET Global consulting firm Accenture Ltd. is ending its sponsorship of Tiger Woods, saying the golfer is "no longer the right representative" after the "circumstances of the last two weeks. " Tiger Woods taking hiatus from golf, admits 'infidelity' in Web site statement. "I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused," Woods says on his Web site.
NEW: Nike issues statement saying Woods and family have company's "full support. "No word on how hiatus will affect lucrative sponsorshipsStatement: "I am deeply aware of the ... hurt that my infidelity has caused" Woods' statement: "I am profoundly sorry and ... ask forgiveness" (CNN) -- Tiger Woods announced that he is taking "an indefinite break" from professional golf, according to a statement posted on his Web site Friday. "I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children," the statement says.
"I want to say again to everyone that I am profoundly sorry and that I ask forgiveness. The 33-year-old golfer, who tops the sport's world rankings, has been mired in controversy since he crashed his car outside his Florida mansion late last month. Tiger Woods taking hiatus from golf. Tiger Woods Car Accident: Alleged Affair, Mistress, Wife Fight (UPDATE, PHOTOS) UPDATE: Click HERE for the list of Tiger Woods' alleged mistresses -- photos, info, more! UPDATE, 1:32 AM: Rumors have surfaced that Jamie Jungers, a Las Vegas model, has been involved with Tiger Woods. Click here for possible photos of the blonde. Tiger Woods injured in early-morning car crash, but released from hospital. Jaimee Grubbs: I had affair with Tiger Woods - and have 'naughty' sexting messages to prove it. Jaimee Grubbs, a Los Angeles cocktail waitress, claims to have had a lengthy affair with golf great, Tiger Woods.
Tiger Woods has more girl trouble. A Los Angeles cocktail waitress named Jaimee Grubbs claims she and the world's top golfer carried on a torrid 31-month affair - and says she has photos and hundreds of "racy" text messages to prove it. "Send me something very naughty," Woods reportedly wrote in a text message that Grubbs turned over to Us Weekly. "Go to the bathroom and take [a picture].
" Jaimee Grubbs PHOTOS, VIDEO: Pictures Of Tiger Woods' New Alleged Mistress. Click HERE to see Jaimee strip down in Maxim.
UPDATE: Listen to the alleged voicemail and read the steamy purported sex texts Tiger Woods sent to Jaimee Grubbs. TMZ is reporting that cocktail waitress Jaimee Grubbs has told Us Weekly that she had a 31-month affair with Tiger Woods. According to TMZ, Grubbs, 24 and best known for her stint on VH1's "Tool Academy," claims to have voicemails and text messages to corroborate her story of an affair. TMZ adds: According to Us Weekly, Grubbs has more than 300 text messages from Tiger -- who married Elin Nordegren in 2004. On Wednesday UsMagazine.com promises to post a voicemail Woods left Grubbs. Tiger Woods Apologizes After Alleged Mistress Jaimee Grubbs' Releases Texts, Voicemail.
The day after a Los Angeles woman claimed to have had a nearly three-year affair with Tiger Woods, the golf star released a statement of his own, apologizing for his "transgressions" and vowing to be a better husband and father in the future.
"I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart," Woods said in a statement posted to his Web site. "I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves. Rachel Uchitel Claims. In an explosive, exclusive interview with The Post, Tiger Woods’ alleged mistress reveals how she innocently came to meet the golf superstar — and dishes sensational details about the rumors behind their reputed extramarital hookup.
‘THIS is ridiculous. Not a word of it is true,” Rachel Uchitel told The Post. “I told the Enquirer and Star that it wasn’t true. I told them not only did I have information to disprove the story, but I offered to take a lie-detector test. “It’s the most ridiculous story. Rachel Uchitel, Tiger Woods' Alleged Mistress, Finally Opens Up About Her Affair. Rachel Uchitel, the first alleged mistress of Tiger Woods to be named when the sex scandal unraveled, finally broke her silence and discussed her affair with the Daily Mail.
"I'm only telling my story now so that people can discover what sort of girl I am and learn the truth about me," she reportedly explained. "If they still choose to hate me, then so be it. But I never set out to hurt anyone. " She disucussed how her life changed on September 11, 2001, when her 32-year-old husband-to-be, an investment banker named Andrew O'Grady, died in the World Trade Center. According to the report, Uchitel talked about how she "went through hell" and needed to leave New York City, resulting in her moving to Las Vegas. Brief History of the Tiger Woods Scandal - Photo Essays. Tiger Woods chronology, 2009-2010.
Here is a recap of the noteworthy events in Tiger Woods’ life since Thanksgiving of 2009: Nov. 25, 2009: The National Enquirer publishes a story alleging Woods had been seeing New York nightclub hostess Rachel Uchitel, and that she was photographed at his hotel in Melbourne during the Australian Masters. Nov. 27, 2009: The Florida Highway Patrol reports that Woods crashed his Cadillac Escalade into a fire hydrant and a tree outside his Isleworth home in Windemere, Fla., at about 2:30 a.m. The report lists injuries as serious.
Tiger Woods and Sex Addiction: Real Disease or Easy Excuse? Tiger Woods is scheduled to break his months-long silence about the sex scandal that has plagued the world's most famous athlete. It's not clear how he will explain himself, though according to some reports Woods has been attending a private rehabilitation clinic in Mississippi that treats addictions — including sex addiction. Infidelity is not uncommon among men (and women) all over the world. Plenty of people cheat on their spouses: according to one survey, 25 percent of men and 17 percent of women have been unfaithful. That, of course, doesn't make them sex addicts. Woods's alleged actions — cheating on his wife with several women and/or visiting prostitutes—is not particularly unusual behavior, especially for a celebrity.
Addicted to Sex? There's good reason to believe that people can be physically and psychologically addicted to specific substances (such as drugs). But can a person be addicted to sex? Addiction Services - Addiction Recovery - Pine Grove Behavioral Health. Tiger Woods is 'being treated for sex addiction' in U.S. clinic, new reports claim. By Daily Mail Reporter Updated: 20:18 GMT, 15 January 2010 Tiger Woods is being treated for sex addiction at a clinic in Mississippi, according to US reports. The shamed golfer has checked into the Pine Grove Behavioral Health and Addiction Services clinic in the town of Hattiesburg, according to RadarOnline.com. Woods, who admitted cheating on his wife Elin Nordegren last year, has not been seen since his infamous November car crash outside his home in Florida. Woods, seen here with wife Elin Nordegren, is said to have entered a rehab clinic for treatment for sex addiction It has been rumoured that the sportsman has been in a string of different locations, but so far there has been no sighting.
Pine Grove is considered one of the top clinics in the US for sexual addiction under the direction of Dr. People attending Pine Grove for sex addiction follow the Gentle Path program, developed by Dr. A lot of Woods' treatment will be under the supervision of sex addiction expert Dr. Dr. Tiger Woods’ sex addict claim sure to be tee’d up. Confirmed: Tiger Woods in Treatment For Sex Addiction. A New York Times Magazine writer confirmed last night what rumors have suggested for days: that Tiger Woods is a patient at Gentle Path, a sex addiction program at Pine Grove, a private treatment center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Benoit Denizet-Lewis, who has written extensively about his sex addiction, including his own, confirmed on his personal blog Monday that Woods is at the clinic.
In his book America Anonymous: Eight Addicts in Search of a Life, he notes that Gentle Path "is directed by Patrick Carnes, one of the world's leading experts. The official website for Pine Grove says that the Gentle Path program is "for those suffering from sexual addiction, relationship addiction and sexual anorexia. " Denizet-Lewis speculates Woods may have begun sex rehab treatment elsewhere - such as the Meadows treatment center in Arizona, where he was allegedly spotted. What does sex addiction treatment entail, exactly?