Tiger Woods' mother is 'angry and disappointed' over son's infidelity. By Anny Shaw Updated: 09:18 GMT, 22 December 2009 Kultida Woods says she is 'angry and disappointed' with her son Tiger Woods' mother has hit out at her son, saying she is 'angry and disappointed' with him, according to a family friend.
However, Kultida Woods has vowed to stand by her 33-year-old son, despite being 'furious' over his infidelity. '[She] is hurt, angry and disappointed in Tiger,' the friend told People magazine. 'She wants to know how he could do this to his family.' But, despite reportedly dealing with infidelity in her own marriage, 65-year-old Kultida is trying to forgive her son, according to the source. 'She loves him and will support him through anything, but she needs some time to work through this.' 'It was devastating to her. Electronic Arts Standing Behind Tiger Woods. Electronic Arts Inc. said Monday it will stand behind Tiger Woods — at least for the release of a new online golf game featuring the embattled athlete.
The relationship between EA and Woods stretches back more than a decade, and Tiger Woods-branded games have pulled in hundreds of millions of dollars for the company over the years. Woods’ image has been tarnished following a Thanksgiving holiday car accident at the golfer’s Florida home, which led to an admission of extramarital “transgressions.” He is taking a break from golf and has been dropped by major corporate sponsors AT&T Corp. and Accenture. Gillette, a unit of the Procter&Gamble Co., and Swiss watch maker Tag Heuer, a unit of LVMHMoet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, have also said they will cut back their use of Woods in their advertising campaigns. Moore added in a statement that the company has spent “considerable time” developing and testing the new “Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online” game, which he called a “breakthrough experience.” Steve Williams on Tiger Woods: ‘I’ve wasted two years of my life’ - Devil Ball Golf - Golf Blog.
Gillette ends endorsement deal with Tiger Woods. Tiger Woods reacting during the second round of the Australian Masters at Victoria Golf Club in Melbourne.
Many of the young players on the tour, who were spotlighted in 2010 when Woods struggled, think they are going to see a renewed Woods in 2011. Procter & Gamble's Gillette brand is ending its endorsement deal with golfer Tiger Woods as of Dec. 31. The men's grooming company will not renew its sponsorship deal with Woods as part of a plan to phase out its Gillette Champions marketing campaign in the first quarter of 2011, said Gillette spokesman Michael Norton Thursday. TIGER'S MANAGEMENT COMPANY: IMG's losses at $4.6M GATORADE DROPS TIGER: Woods loses another sponsor Under the strategy, Gillette is cutting ties with Woods, soccer players Thierry Henry, Kaka, Rafa Marquez and Lionel Messi and other athletic endorsers around the world, said Norton.
Woods hasn't won a tournament since the Thanksgiving car crash in 2009 that ignited a wave of news coverage over his extramarital affairs. Nike chairman stands by Tiger Woods: report. Tiger Woods, Tag Heuer Split: Golfer Loses Luxury Watch Maker As Corporate Sponsor. Gatorade becomes third major sponsor to cut ties with Tiger Woods. Tiger Woods loses another sponsor. Updated Jan 7, 2010 5:11 PM ET AT&T Inc. said Thursday it would no longer sponsor Tiger Woods, joining Accenture in dropping support for the world's top golfer, who's taking a break from the sport to focus on his marriage after his admitted infidelity.
The phone company hasn't used Woods' image extensively in advertising, but its logo appeared on his golf bag. That deal had been billed as a "multiyear" agreement when it was signed early in 2009, after Buick ended its endorsement one year early because of its financial woes. Woods has also been the host of the AT&T National PGA Tour event since it started in 2007.
Tour spokesman Ty Votaw said that since Woods is on indefinite leave from professional golf, he will not serve as host for the 2010 event. AT&T said it would continue to sponsor the event. Tiger Woods scandal update: Fans attack Woods calling him 'phony', 'fake' and 'fraud' - National Celebrity Fitness and Health.
Tiger: I let down my family. Elin Nordegren Gets $750M, Custody of Kids in Exchange for Silence in Tiger Woods Divorce. Tiger Woods, his wife Elin and their children in happier times.
(AP)AP Tiger Woods is banned from letting girlfriends near his kids in a divorce deal netting his ex a record $750 million settlement, The Sun reported Wednesday. The golfer agreed to keep single women away from daughter Sam, three, and son Charlie, one. He can bring a new flame into their lives only if he marries her. In return, former wife Elin Nordegren ,30, gets the biggest payout ever seen in a celebrity divorce. But she can never publicly speak out over his alleged flings with socialite Rachel Uchitel, reality star Jaimee Grubbs, porn queen Joslyn James and up to 17 others.
A pal said: "Elin is desperate to protect the children from the womanizing side of their father.