Yeah, not quite - US Weekly's cover story - coming out tomorrow I believe - will feature a Las Vegas waitress who claims to have had a 31 month affair with him. Who knows if it's true or not but the magazine is stating they have texts, voicemails, etc to back up their claims
i wonder if Linda Tripp is behind these new allegations.
either way, this is good news. when the case was closed yesterday, i just felt so bad for the media and i thought that they might actually miss out on the chance of ruining Tiger's image.
I keep thinking about the conversation in Batman Begins when Bruce Banner is speaking with Henri Ducard. .
if she really does have 300 messages from him, I think it's safe to say she deliberately kept them rather than lazily failed to delete them..
With the latest allegations, Tiger has released a new statement admitting to "transgressions":
TigerWoods.com: Tiger comments on current events
Ha.
I had this conversation with a buddy of mine this morning. The fact of the matter is that this isn't going to affect Tiger's "image" much at all. Tiger does not and has not marketed himself as a celebrity. He didn't let people into his personal life when he came onto the tour. He didn't let people into his personal life when he got married or had children. He didn't let people into his personal life when his father died.
Tiger's "image" isn't wrapped up in the idea that he is a good guy. It isn't wrapped up in the idea that he is a smart guy. He doesn't go around spouting his views on things that don't relate to his golf game (he hated being asked about Obama during the last election). He doesn't pop up at celebrity events to let people ogle him. His image is simply that he's the best golfer in the world and no one can stand before him. That's it.
Essentially Tiger Wood's public image is closer to Batman than it is to Shaq O'Neil. As I think about Tiger's situation (and why I would advise him to say nothing to the media), I keep thinking about the conversation in Batman Begins when Bruce Banner is speaking with Henri Ducard. Ducard teaches him, "No, no, no. A [celebrity] is just a man lost in the scramble for his own gratification. He can be destroyed, or locked up. But if you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, and if they can't stop you, then you become something else entirely." That's what Tiger has done. He's made himself into more than a man. We know very little about Eldrick the human. All we know about is Tiger the legendary golfer.
The only way this situation will affect Tiger's "image" is if he succumbs to media pressure and let's people into his personal affairs. Then he becomes the punch line to the jokes. If he says nothing and comes back and dominates next year, he will remain Tiger.
tiger claims it wasn't cheating... winter rules.
i couldn't agree more. i'm a little surprised that he came out today and made the statement that he "let his family down". but i guess the girl must have had enough evidence that he knew he had to say something.
as far as the girl who came out with the allegations, i hope she gets AIDS. people like that are worthless.
That's really nice mikal. Because she's the only one that cheated.
Man, listening to that voicemail just made me cringe. Ugh. Hearing the world's best athlete in panic mode desperately trying to plead with this waitress...damn. That sucks that this is all out there now. I feel really bad for Tiger.
The whole thing reminds me of the Kobe thing. I'm a huge Kobe fan, and when that whole adultery thing came out in the media, I was bummed. Similar to what I'm feeling now, being a Tiger fan. But, as we all know, that Kobe thing is pretty much completely in the past and is in the back of most people's memories and he has regained his status as one of the best and most popular basketball players in the world. I'm rambling but I guess what I'm trying to say is that this will be forgotten.
And hopefully Tiger wins the Masters in April.
Tiger comments on current events
By Tiger Woods
I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart. I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves. I am not without faults and I am far short of perfect. I am dealing with my behavior and personal failings behind closed doors with my family. Those feelings should be shared by us alone.
Although I am a well-known person and have made my career as a professional athlete, I have been dismayed to realize the full extent of what tabloid scrutiny really means. For the last week, my family and I have been hounded to expose intimate details of our personal lives. The stories in particular that physical violence played any role in the car accident were utterly false and malicious. Elin has always done more to support our family and shown more grace than anyone could possibly expect.
But no matter how intense curiosity about public figures can be, there is an important and deep principle at stake which is the right to some simple, human measure of privacy. I realize there are some who don't share my view on that. But for me, the virtue of privacy is one that must be protected in matters that are intimate and within one's own family. Personal sins should not require press releases and problems within a family shouldn't have to mean public confessions.
Whatever regrets I have about letting my family down have been shared with and felt by us alone. I have given this a lot of reflection and thought and I believe that there is a point at which I must stick to that principle even though it's difficult.
I will strive to be a better person and the husband and father that my family deserves. For all of those who have supported me over the years, I offer my profound apology.
That's really nice mikal. Because she's the only one that cheated.
Bruce Banner??
Come on. If the situation was reversed and a man was trying to gain notorioty by talking to the media about how he sexed up some woman, you'd (rightfully) crucify him for being a pig.
Now, I would never wish AIDS (or any sickness really) on someone for being immature, but let's not pretend what she's doing isn't despicable.
I think she deserves some credit for saving them. She obviously knew how this story was going to end and she was going to take Tiger down too. She should get even more credit since this she was on Tool Academy - Tool Academy!!! A show that doesn't exactly display the finest members of society.
i hope she gets AIDS. people like that are worthless.
she could have handled it privately just like Tiger and his family were trying to.
i feel the same way. there's no doubt Tiger made an error in judgement. but i personally think that the girl that just came out and US Weekly are 10 times more in the wrong than Tiger.
Anyone else have a cell phone? I do, in fact, it was made for text messages specifically. It holds a maximum of 100 text messages. I'd have to do some fanagaling like hook it up to my computer and export them or something to save 300 text messages dating back 2 years. Maybe more expensive phones save more messages, but it really kindof begs the question why she was saving them all in the first place...did she have plans to out him from the get-go?