And so … the latest installment of the Tiger Woods Cheating Scandal is upon us. Late afternoon Friday, Woods posted an official statement on his official website first acknowledging his marital infidelity and secondly announcing that he is taking an “indefinite break” from competing in professional golf. Here is the full text of his latest statement:
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. I want to say again to everyone that I am profoundly sorry and that I ask forgiveness. It may not be possible to repair the damage I’ve done, but I want to do my best to try. I would like to ask everyone, including my fans, the good people at my foundation, business partners, the PGA Tour, and my fellow competitors, for their understanding. What’s most important now is that my family has the time, privacy, and safe haven we will need for personal healing. After much soul searching, I have decided to take an indefinite break from professional golf. I need to focus my attention on being a better husband, father, and person. Again, I ask for privacy for my family and I am especially grateful for all those who have offered compassion and concern during this difficult period.
In order for a person who so desperately tries to protect his privacy to release 3 official and very public statements (first one HERE, second one HERE) in the wake of a firestorm of cheating allegations, you just KNOW the shit had to hit the fan, like, Whoa! In the span of a couple of weeks, Tiger‘s assessment of this Cheating Scandal went from a mere “embarrassing situation” to “transgressions” and now to admitted “infidelity” … at least he seems to be more comfortable coming clean about what it is that is really going on. I’m not sure who he’s referring to when he thanks those who offered “compassion and concern” for him during this “difficult period” … I’d be very interested to know who these people are that feel bad for him because he got caught cheating on his wife with reportedly (and at last count) 10 different women. With this announcement, I suspect that Tiger Woods will find himself a dank hole to crawl into in the hopes that this mess will eventually go away. It remains to be seen what his wife Elin Nordegren will do with the couple’s children but I’m guessing that she will not be following faithfully behind him as he tries to hide away from the world in said dank hole. At least Tiger Woods is being more forthright about this behavior … I guess we’ll have to see what will come next from this ongoing and UNBELIEVABLY messy saga.
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I’m just going to say it: I’m REALLY pissed off by his behaviour. While I acknowledge that we are all human, and will invariably make mistakes of some kind, his behaviour is completely unacceptable on many levels. Furthermore, while I understand the argument about granting him privacy in his personal affairs (and aside from the fact that he made these statements), he is a public figure, and fact is that many people look (looked?) up to him. To mess up on that level, fully well knowing that you’re THE most successful golfer (and athlete?) ever, with a massive fanbase, it’s just wrong. Doesn’t he realize he has kids looking up to him? Perhaps even whole communities? And question: Did he not think he was going to be caught? Hasn’t it been a tried and true fact that if you cheat in the public arena you will get caught?
Sorry, I’m just disturbed by this whole affair. But for once I’d like someone in the spotlight to be able to go through the motions without any major indiscretions. Okay, rant done.
i hope he starts golfing again. so he cheated, yes it a lousy quality in a person ..but that doesnt take away from the fact that he’s an amazing golfer. hes not the first to cheat..he wont be the last.
I hope his wife Elin finds the strength to leave him. Tiger’s behavior doesn’t warrant a second chance IMO. He put his wife’s health in jeopardy (while she was pregnant no less) when he had unprotected sex with these women. Holly Sampson (the porn star one) claims she had sex with Tiger at his bachelor party. He may have been creeping around since day 1 behind Elin’s back. What a prince! (sarcasm).
I agree 100% with Taylor. He risked his wife’s health, and cheated with sooooo many women! One “accident’ might be forgivable, but so many? (I have heard the count is 13!). Not to mention that there are so many texts and stories about him bashing his wife!! Not only does he endanger her, but he disrespects her like that????? Horrible. I am not a golf fan, so his career doesn’t hang in my hands, but I would NEVER support him or buy anything associated with him. Considering that women make the majority of purchasing decisions in a household, I would think that his endorsements from anything non-golf will be forever flacid (couldn’t help it).
I think it’s clear that Tiger cheated, but I also have to wonder just how much truth is coming out of the mistresses’ mouths as well. I think the truth is somewhere in the middle, I’d put money on it that these women are exaggerating because they want the attention. Yes what he did was wrong, but he seems honest in realizing what an ass he’s been…still in situations actions speak louder than words…I am a firm believer that words never make an apology, actions do…
I am sure the mistresses are lying to some extent…but many of them have texts. We haven’t even seen the pictures and/or video yet, and we know that is on the way. He wouldn’t have filed the suit in the UK if they didn’t exist.
I still don’t care about this……..*then why are u commenting on it* cause I’m bored and cold OK!
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I am so dissapointed in him…no… I am disgusted by his behavior. I could never understand cheating on a spouse in the first place but someone with as much richness as he has (both in his career and personal fortune with a beautiful wife and two healthy children). Why on earth would he be able to do this? In the end, we are all human, and while Tiger may never be looked at in the same light again, he still has the chance to redeem himself. He has the opportunity to look at his destructive behavior and try to change. he has hurt his family so much that I do not blame her for maybe wanting out, but in the end, they made a commitment to one another and those vows remain sacred. I hope that he is able to repent for his beahavior and work out things in his marriage and if he needs to spend the rest of his life making it up, so be it. Tiger let a lot of people down. We are all human, but what makes us good is the ability to turn our lives around when we realized we have made mistakes.
I wonder if he has any cubs from his romps?
He’s going to try to claim he has a sex addiction on Oprah at some point, I can see it now. He talked smack about his wife though at many points in these texts… if she has any self-respect left she’d leave his ass. Bastard.
What a man or a woman does in their marriage is completely between said man and said woman. These choices while dispicable don’t change the fact that he is an amazing athlete and shouldn’t tarnish his reputation in that sense. Did he mess up? Yes. Did he try and lessen the extreme in the begining? Of course. Is ANY of this our business, not really! So, leave them alone to figure this all out. I don’t mind finding out who’s dating whom and what movies are coming out… birthdays and generic gossip. But when families are on the line, children are involved. That needs to be looked at and taken into consideration. This is more than just Tiger and Elin… this is also ruinin those kids lives, tearing a family apart. They don’t kneed the camera’s there to document it all.
i can no longer look at golf as a serious game anymore. there’s a level of respect people have for golf, at least to me. and to see this drama unfolds itself? such a disappointment. he looked so bloody innocent, such squeaky clean image. but i didn’t know he had it in him. his wife is beautiful, his kids adorable. what more does he want???
What’s the difference between Tiger Woods and Santa Claus? Santa stops after three hos! :)
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Its just so crazy. His image was that of such a wholesome person with amazing talent. That he is capable of that is so mind blowing. I could forgive him if it was one woman, but multiple woman. What was he thinking, he knows hes a public figure. I just can’t get over it. I think he has to have something wrong with him, whether it be a sex addiction or hes a sociopath. Something is seriously wrong with him if hes capable of something like that yet comes off as completely normal and role model worthy.
I am pleased to see that Tiger is acknowledging the pain that he has caused his family and that he is putting his priorities in order. However he obviously has a serious womanising problem and clearly needs to work through a lot of issues.
I wonder if he’s pulling a Michael Phelps. Remember when everyone was going stupid over him smoking some Pot and he was all I think I’m going to quit swimming and everyone was all of a sudden WOW WOW WOW it was just some pot we don’t care anymore just don’t quit.
I guy cheats on his hot wife and puts his beautiful world with his beautiful children and fame in jeopardy. It’s an old story and we’ll hear it again. But he puts all that in jeopardy for what multiple romps in the sack with mediocre looking and sometimes fugly women? Looking at some of these mistresses, one has to wonder if something psychological isn’t going on. Is he a sex addict?
What I want to know is why the hell you would want to tell the world you helped a man cheat on his spouse. Who purposely stitches a scarlet A to their chests? All in the name of what…fame? Infamy? Most of these women will remain nobodies known for nothing other than being whores. I simply don’t get it, nor do I get people wanting to give women like them book deals or reality shows. It seems like a slap in the face to marriage and an makes a joke of the institution that so many people are still fighting for the right to do.
Golf is like watching paint dry to me so I could care less about what he does with his career. I just hope he takes the time to really get to the heart of his obvious issues.
With some time away from the media circus hopefully Woods can recover.
I enjoyed watching him dominate.