Peter Moore says Tiger Woods Scandal hasn't Affected Sales. Following Tiger Woods's media-saturating infidelity scandal, a lot of the golfer's sponsors ended their relationship with him -- but not EA Sports. They made a very public decision to stick with the athlete who's been the cover star of their golf game franchise since 1999, and in an interview with CNBC, president Peter Moore says they haven't seen any affect to sales as a result. "We've looked actually at the overall franchise for calendar year 2008 and 2009 and are slightly up when we look at all platforms for the Tiger franchise," Moore said. "Despite what has gone on in his personal life, we've seen no negative impact on sales. " This is, however, potentially a bit misleading. Woods's scandal didn't go public until late November, leaving only a little over a month for the controversy to really affect sales.
Tiger Woods scandal: TAG Heuer announces support of golfer who cheated on wife, Elin Nordegren. Tiger Woods scandal – Woods in intense marriage counseling | City Brights: Zennie Abraham. UPDATE: Jesper Parnevik, who introduced Woods and Nordegren, blasts Woods. Tiger Woods is in intense marriage counseling. This comes as reports fly around regarding what his wife Elin Nordegren would get if she filed for divorce. For example, if the Tiger Woods scandal (which continues with Rachel Uchitel’s press conference today) ends with a divorce between Woods and his wife Elin Nordegren, the Herald Sun reports she would realize a settlement payout of $300 million.
But that $300 million figure has been floating around unsubstantiated, so I’m not going to use it as anything more than a jumping-off point for blogging. The matter of a divorce payout is more complicated than the Herald Sun presents and Nordegren’s already receiving a “stay home” gift. For those of you math challenged that’s at least $1 million.
Moreover, Zwecker writes that Woods original prenup required Nordegren to remain married to Woods for over 10 years, and then she would receive $20 million. Stay tuned. Focus Blog | Tiger Woods Scandal Update: People are talking about it! Tiger Woods Attacked By Hot Dog-Slinging Fan. Even uber-serious, oft-maligned, down-in-the-dumps Tiger Woods had to laugh off an incident in which he was attacked by a flying hot dog while putting Sunday. Yes, this actually happened. And it was not Joslyn James. A male fan ran toward the 7th green where Woods was lining up a putt, screamed out "Tiger! " and - relish the thought - threw a hot dog at the golfer. It missed. By a lot. He was pummeled by security. Insert inappropriate joke about Tiger Woods and meat-slinging here.
Reports say the perpetrator dropped to the ground in waiting-to-be-arrested mode upon letting the frank loose. "Some guy just came running on the green, and he had a hot dog, and evidently, I don't know how he tried to throw it, I was kind of focusing on my putt," said Woods. "Next thing I know, he was just laying on the ground, and looked like he wanted to be arrested because he ... put his hands behind his back and turned his head. " Tiger Woods Scandal: The Best Jokes We've Heard So Far. Tiger Woods Scandal Tab: $100 Million and Counting | TheImproper. The Tiger Woods 'scandal' reaches a tipping point | Sport.
Saturday Night Live is an American institution; a weekend "satire" show that lampoons - or at least tries to - the news of the week and those who make it. Once upon a time, when the late, great Chris Farley was around, SNL was funny. It was briefly funny again last year, when Tina Fey did a brilliant send up of Sarah Palin. Otherwise, the show has been awful for years. How awful? Well, take a look at the sketch broadcast on Saturday night, in which a terrified "Tiger Woods" is repeatedly beaten up by his "deceptively strong" wife.
Apart from being unfunny, the sketch was deemed by several bloggers - and the US-based National Coalition Against Domestic Violence - as being in extremely poor taste, given that it did make light of what, after all, is alleged domestic violence. TVsquad.com summed up the criticism: Meanwhile, the New York Times was prompted to ask "Did Saturday Night Live go too far? " There is only one answer to that; yes. Tiger took every bit of the money his image delivered. Tiger Woods scandal 'will be a career blip because golf needs him', experts say. Tiger Woods scandal keeps tabloids busy. Rachel Uchitel, left, pictured at a 2005 fashion show, is one of the women allegedly being linked with Tiger Woods. Gossip, celebrity magazines reportedly receive a flood of tips about Tiger WoodsThe pro golfer is embroiled in a scandal involving allegations of infidelityUs Weekly published report from an alleged mistressThere has been no further statement from Woods since his apology for his "transgressions" (CNN) -- It is an around-the-clock affair for news organizations hoping to break the latest information in the Tiger Woods scandal.
With more than one alleged mistress in the spotlight, gossip and celebrity magazines and Web sites are fielding a flood of news tips a day from women desperate to be a part of this media maelstrom. "What happens in cases like this is once there is one allegation then there are always 10 more," said Bonnie Fuller, editor in chief of HollywoodLife.com and former head of magazines Us Weekly and Star. Video: Will wife stand by Woods?