Following months of rumors, speculation, and various alimony reports, the union between Tiger and Elin has finally been dissolved!

After almost six years of marriage, Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren’s divorce was finalized on Aug. 23. The couple released a statement saying, “We are sad that our marriage is over and we wish each other the very best for the future. While we are no longer married, we are the parents of two wonderful children and their happiness has been, and will always be, of paramount importance to both of us.”

The former pair went on to say, “Once we came to the decision that our marriage was at an end, the primary focus of our amicable discussions has been to ensure their future well-being. The weeks and months ahead will not be easy for them as we adjust to a new family situation, which is why our privacy must be a principal concern.”

This comes almost 9 months to the day after the couple’s much publicized Nov. 27 altercation over news of Tiger’s various affairs. It has been reported, though not confirmed, that Elin would be receiving $100 million from the golfer.

Initial reports had Tiger cheating on his wife with club promoter Rachel Uchitel, though within a few months the number of women who came forward saying they had been with the golfer topped 15. One woman, porn star and escort Devon James, even claimed Tiger was the father of her 9-year-old son.

Soon, stories of Tiger’s sexual habits, including his predilection for the sleeping drug Ambien during his various rendezvouses, became public knowledge. Rachel even went so far as to say the golfer was addicted, shortly before she herself checked into rehab.

The attention has also wreaked havoc on Tiger’s golf game, as he is having his worst season ever, failing to win even one tournament.

This was the first marriage for Tiger, 34, and former model Elin, 30. The pair have two children, a 3-year-old daughter Sam and a son Charlie who is 18 months.

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A former porn actress who says she had a three-year intimate relationship with Tiger Woods posted text messages online Thursday that she says the golfer sent her last year.

"I just wanted to let the public know what the relationship was and that he has not taken responsibility for his behavior," said Veronica Siwik-Daniels, who goes by the screen name Joslyn James.

"Everyone else can draw their own conclusions from that," she said.

The Web site -- www.sextingjoslynjames.com -- displayed 120 text messages purported to have been sent to her by Woods between July and October of last year.

The messages document "just a brief part of the time we had together," Siwik-Daniels said.

Woods publicly apologized for his extramarital affairs last month, but he has never disclosed the names of any of his lovers. The golfer's management company did not immediately respond to a CNN request for comment on the text messages.

Many of the texts provide information on hotel room numbers and times for meetings, including instructions to be discreet. A number of messages are explicitly sexual.

The final series of texts suggest that the person communicating with Siwik-Daniels was upset with her because she was almost seen by the sender's agent during an encounter in early October.

Siwik-Daniels told CNN she considered the messages to be "typical of those between someone you are in a relationship with."

She said she gave up her career in pornographic films because Woods was jealous of the idea of her with another man.

Her Web site said she "is now receiving many requests for personal appearances, television shows, film opportunities as well as product endorsements."

But she is not ready to announce her next career move, she said.

"Stayed tuned to find out," she said.

At a news conference last month, which immediately followed Woods' televised apology, she called on the golfer to publicly acknowledge their relationship.

"I would be open to a telephoned apology from Tiger, but I really feel that I deserve to look at him in person, face-to-face, in his eyes, because I did not deserve this," Siwik-Daniels said.

Tiger Woods apologized for more than 13 minutes Friday for cheating on his wife.

"I convinced myself that normal rules don't apply," golf superstar Tiger Woods said during his public mea culpa on Friday. "I felt that I was entitled." Psychologists suggest that's a sentiment shared by many famous and powerful men who stray.

Following the affairs of Tiger Woods, John Edwards, Mark Sanford and dozens of other prominent men who've been caught up in sex scandals over just the past two years, it's tempting to ask whether there's something about the famous and powerful that makes them more likely to cheat.

The answer is both yes and no.

"If you're famous, even if you look like a beluga whale in a suit, you're going to be far more attractive to people than you were in high school," said Keith Campbell, a University of Georgia psychologist.

Occasions of Sin

Powerful and famous men tend to be presented with more "occasions of sin" than, say, carpenters and teachers. Power may be the "ultimate aphrodisiac," as Henry Kissinger put it back in 1973, and people in entertainment and politics tend to be away from home a lot more often than most people.

But celebrities don't need any special circumstances to cheat. David Letterman's tactics were time-honored: those of the older boss hitting on the staff.

Attention Will Be Paid

Of course, it may only seem like celebrities stray more than average men. It's hard to get good data on adultery, which is all based on self-reporting in social science surveys. Researchers can't be sure that people are telling the truth about infidelity one way or another. The best estimates suggest that at least 15 percent of men will cheat sometime during their first marriage.

When men in the general population stray, and they get caught, only their wives' divorce lawyers will care. They're not going to dominate news coverage for days the way Woods and Sanford did.

Celebrities and politicians are "subject to more scrutiny, and they also have enemies who are eager to put this into public view," said Jack Pitney, a political scientist at Claremont McKenna College.

'Legends In Their Own Minds'

That's not to say there isn't something about people who succeed in high-profile professions that makes them liable to temptation. Pursuits like politics and sports require enormous self-confidence, as well as the ability to win the affection of strangers.

"People don't arrive at these positions if they're passive or let other people take credit," says Charles Goodstein, a psychiatrist at New York University.

Once they reach peaks of power and fame, their innate confidence often translates into a willingness to take risks. Powerful men become "legends in their own minds," as Goodstein says, imbued with the sense that they can get away with anything they want because of who they are.

"He [felt he] was entitled to seek out and obtain what he craved, instantly." That's something historian Robert Dallek wrote in his biography of John F. Kennedy, but Dallek could have just as easily been describing any man who feels that flings should count among the spoils of success.

"I convinced myself that normal rules don't apply," Woods said during his public mea culpa Friday. "I felt that I was entitled."

It's A Guy Thing?

Though there have been some high-profile examples of women in power getting caught cheating (see the case of Irish politician Iris Robinson, who was exposed last month for having funneled thousands of pounds to her teenaged lover), for the most part, it does generally seem to be powerful men who stray.

That gender bias tracks with trends in the general population: Married women commit adultery less frequently than men — perhaps as few as 5 percent, according to psychologist David Schmitt of Bradley University in Peoria, Ill.

But it also may reflect some differences in what men and women find sexy, suggests Gunnbjorg Lavoll, a psychologist at Northwestern University.

"Attractive women find power extremely attractive," Lavoll says. "Attractive men in general don't talk about powerful women as attractive."

Tiger Woods hugs his mother Kultida after his apology for "irresponsible" behavior, made at his first public statement since revelations of his affairs surfaced in late 2009.

Tiger Woods publicly apologized on This morning for his infidelity to his wife, Elin, saying he was “deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behaviour.”

“I was unfaithful, I had affairs, I cheated. What I did was not acceptable and I am the only person to blame,” Woods said at his first public appearance since admitting he cheated on his wife and announcing in December he was taking an indefinite break from golf.

“I brought this shame on myself.”

He said he intended to return to professional golf one day, but “I just don't know when that day will be.”

Woods, one of the great golfers of all time and a huge draw for sponsors, said that he had undergone 45 days of therapy and had “a long way to go.”

He said he would be returning to the treatment centre – which he did not identify – starting on Saturday.

The 34-year-old American was speaking to reporters at the headquarters of the U.S. PGA Tour in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

He defended his wife and denied media speculation that there had been physical violence between the couple. The speculation arose after a bizarre minor car accident outside his Florida home Nov. 27, when he ran his SUV over a fire hydrant and into a tree.

“Elin never hit me that night, or any other night. There has never been an episode of domestic violence (in our family),” Woods said.

Woods spoke to a small group of “friends, colleagues and close associates” in the Sunset Room on the second floor of the TPC Sawgrass, home of the PGA Tour. Just one video camera broadcast the event and there were no questions.

His statement came during the Match Play Championship, sponsored by Accenture, the first company to drop Woods as a pitchman.

Ernie Els was among players who were upset to learn that Woods had chosen the week of a World Golf Championship for a public appearance that was sure to take attention away from the tournament. “It’s selfish,” Els told Golfweek magazine.

Finchem told reporters in Marana, Ariz., earlier this week that he didn’t think Woods’ appearance would undermine Accenture, and that Woods’s handlers “have their own reasons for their schedule.’’

In the letter, he said the tour discussed the timing with Accenture and “they understand that the PGA Tour was not involved in determining the timing of the statement.” Finchem also noted that Woods’s comments would be over well before television coverage of the third round from Dove Mountain.

The PGA Tour made available its sprawling, Mediterranean-styled clubhouse for the announcement, and was helping set up adjacent ballrooms at the nearby Sawgrass Marriott for media, where they watched Woods on closed-circuit TV. Finchem said in the letter that Woods’s management asked for the facilities, and “we agreed as we would for any member of the PGA Tour.’’

No other PGA Tour player could command this kind of attention, though.

Woods is one of the most recognized athletes in the world. Television ratings double when he is in contention, which has happened a lot on his way to winning 71 times on the PGA Tour and 14 majors, four short of the record held by Jack Nicklaus.

No other athlete had such a spectacular fall. Accenture and AT&T have ended their endorsement contracts with him, and Woods has become the butt of jokes on everything from late shows to Disney performances.

In the hours leading up to his appearance, it already was shaping up as a major event.

Along with familiar faces, Woods’s management team invited limited media.

“This is not a press conference,” Mark Steinberg, Woods’ agent, said on Wednesday.

Three wire services — the AP, Reuters and Bloomberg — were invited. The Golf Writers Association of America was offered a pool of three reporters, negotiated for six reporters, then its board of directors voted overwhelmingly not to participate.

“I cannot stress how strongly our board felt that this should be open to all media and also for the opportunity to question Woods,” said Vartan Kupelian, president of the 950-member group. ``The position, simply put, is all or none. This is a major story of international scope. To limit the ability of journalists to attend, listen, see and question Woods goes against the grain of everything we believe.’’

Woods had not been heard in the 78 days since a magazine released a voicemail he allegedly left one of the women to whom he has been romantically linked, warning that Woods’s wife might be calling.

Has Tiger Woods donated a mobile hospital to Haiti? If so, kudos to him. Haiti is in an intense medical crisis.

Hospitals in Haiti are turning away patients due to overcrowded conditions. The medical group Doctors without Borders has stated that most of their medical facilities were destroyed in the earthquake. Getting prompt medical care after the earthquake is currently a nightmare scenario in Haiti.

Thus, if Tiger Woods has sent a plane with a mobile medical unit it is a heroic good deed.

Russell Simmons put up a "tweet" on Twitter noting that "Heard Tiger Woods donating to send a cargo plane with a mobile hospital out there" according to TMZ.

Tiger lives in Florida, which has a large population of people from Haiti. Thus he may be quite familiar with the needs of Haiti and the urgency of the help needed there.

He certainly has the financial ability to make this sort of massive donation that will save lives. Medical care is an urgent priority in Haiti now. Many hospital buildings have been demolished in the earthquake. Some medical staff members are missing or killed in the earthquake. The medical staff that is available is in dire need of supplies and medications.

If making a humanitarian donation to Haiti to help the injured people there get help is Tiger Woods' first public act after his accident on Thanksgiving night it is a noble act indeed. Philanthropic good deeds might show that Tiger Woods is still a person who cares about others, despite his allegedly high number of mistresses.

It is always nice to hear that those people blessed with a talent that allows them to earn massive amounts of money use some of that income to help others. It will be interesting to see which other famous Americans use their talents to help Haiti. There will surely be some benefit concerts and events coming up shortly.

You Can Help Haiti Too

There are many ways to donate to help Haiti. Text "Yele" to 501 501 to donate $5 to Haiti. Go to http://yele.org for more information.

Text "Haiti" to 90999 to donate $10 to Haiti via the Red Cross.

You may also wish to donate to Haiti via donations to www.unicefusa.org, www.savethechildren.org, or www.mercycorps.org.

Also, many local churches and organizations will be having food and clothing drives to help the people of Haiti. We can all go through our homes and collect items we no longer use and donate them. Many people in Haiti have lost their homes and everything they owned.

They are in an unimaginable crisis.

If we each spend a little time donating items and holding garage sales or selling stuff at the flea market to raise funds to donate perhaps it will make a dent in the help needed in Haiti.

Pulitzer Prize winner Buzz Bissinger, author of Friday Night Lights, explores Tiger Woods' downfall in the new February issue of VanityFair.

One interesting insight into the real Tiger , whom Bissinger refers to as a "sex addict," comes from a 1997 GQ interview Bissinger digs in which a 21-year-old Tiger is making a "series of profane quips" about women, sex and athletes. 

This cover shot, photographed pre-scandal by Annie Leibovitz, is one of a full portfolio inside the magazine of never-before-seen shots of a raw Woods.

AT&T Inc. said Thursday it would no longer sponsor Tiger Woods, joining Accenture and Gillette in dropping support for the golfer after numerous allegations of infidelities.

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 "multi-year" agreement when it was signed early in 2009. Woods has also been the host of the AT&T National PGA Tour event since it started in 2007. The phone company said it would continue to sponsor the event, which will be held in Newtown Square, Pa., in July. 

AT&T did not comment on its reasons for dropping Woods, or how much his contracts were worth. Woods has taken an indefinite leave from playing.

Consulting firm Accenture dropped the athlete two weeks ago, saying he was "no longer the right representative" of the company's values. Gillette, a unit of the Procter & Gamble Co., said that it won't air ads that feature Woods promoting its razors or include him in public appearances.

Swiss watch maker Tag Heuer, a unit of luxury goods empire LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, also said that it would "downscale" its use of golfer Tiger Woods' image in its advertising campaigns for the foreseeable future.

Electronic Arts Inc., which puts out the "Tiger Woods PGA Tour" series of golf video games, has not said what its plans are for the franchise. The company did not immediately return requests for comment Thursday.

I would think in the wake of the Tiger Woods "scandal" that Las Vegas nightclubs might be the ones hit hard by this the most "other than tiger and his family"  What i mean is Vegas has a slogan "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas"  and i've been many many times and when im in town i frequent all the hot clubs and trust me it's not at all hard to get a table in VIP (money talks).

The nightclubs in Vegas use that slogan to sell their clubs to celebrities, they (celebrities) count on that discretion and they (clubs) find the hottest girls around to be hostesses and get the celebs and big money people inside their clubs. So now what will happen when the clubs hostess is the one dishing dirt on celebs? I think celebrities are paying attention to this alot for that angle. I mean if im a celeb and i know that the clubs employees are going to kiss and tell eventually then why go there?

For one i hope that it has a negative effect on the nightclub industry in las vegas even though i love the clubs in vegas i get upset thinking about the way they market the city and nightlife and it's all just a joke with employees keeping and taking secret cellphone pics, having the audio recording on your cell when your in earshot of a celeb whose talking after a few drinks etc...  Saving these to sell at a later date really makes me ill to think about it.

So i will still go to Vegas but i suggest they change the slogan, since the one we all know and like is a joke and so far from the truth, the truth is that Las Vegas and especially the nightclubs in vegas are no place for any celebrity to be incognito, i for one never believed "what happens in vegas stays in vegas" i dont see it as possible at all.

I think the only thing to do is try and salvage the reputation of las vegas nightclubs by firing Kalika Moquin and Rachel Uchitel to send a message at least to the rest of the host and hostesses that breaching confidence won't be tolerated.

Try getting hosts to sign strict confidentiality agreements i think that would be a good start to restoring the confidence thats been lost to this whole tiger woods scandal.

I personally hope they never work in vegas again.

Uchitel seemed to appreciate the attention overnight at 251 Sunrise

With philandering golfer Tiger Woods in seclusion somewhere, the part-time Palm Beacher first outed as his main squeeze has been quite visible on The Island’s nightscape.

Rachel Uchitel, 34, has been doing what got her into the married-with-children Woods’ crowded bed, I mean, Hanging in nightclubs!

 

The surgically enhanced hottie, a club VIP room hostess by trade, was spotted at 251 Sunrise overnight. She downed Dom Perignon and Veuve Clicquot champagne, chain-smoked, danced and looked pretty for a bevy of dudes who thought they’d died and gone to heaven.

She told fellow partyers that she’ll be in Palm Beach until after New Year’s Day.

Uchitel’s grandfather was banker Warner Bishop, who moved to Palm Beach in the 1980s with a wife younger than his daughters.

Uchitel came in about 11 p.m. with eight friends from New York who ran interference with autograph hounds and paparazzi. 

 Tiger Woods's cheating was no secret to other golfers, Swedish LPGA star Helen Alfredsson said Wednesday, while Golf Digest announced it was putting the 14-time major winner's advice column on ice.

Alfredsson became the first professional

golfer to say she had heard stories about Woods cheating on his Swedish wife Elin, the New York Daily News reported, citing her interview with Swedish television station TV4.

"I heard it last summer during the British Open," Alfredsson said, describing Woods as "cold" and saying there was "something odd about him" that belied the clean image he enjoyed until the sex scandal erupted four weeks ago.

"In the quietest water swims the ugliest fish," Alfredsson said.

Woods, a week shy of his 34th birthday, has indefinitely halted his golf career to cope with personal issues in the wake of a media storm that has seen at least 14 women claim affairs with him.

"If he just paid for the escorts, I understand it a bit more. Then no one needed to know," Alfredsson said. "But now he did everything and a girlfriend and everything."

Alfredsson, 44, said she wondered why Woods even bothered to marry when he was reportedly using Elin's pregnancy as an excuse for not being with a woman a full 12 months before his first child was born.

"When he says to the girl that he cannot see her because he has family matters, when Elin will give birth, is he not a bit cold?" Alfredsson pondered.

Elin Woods has reportedly hired a divorce attorney and was said to be most upset about Woods carrying on one relationship for three years and another while she was pregnant.

Golf Digest, which pictured Woods and US President Barack Obama on its latest cover before the scandal broke, said Woods will not write his usual monthly pieces for the magazine during his professional hiatus.

"Golf Digest has had a long-standing relationship with Tiger Woods to provide instruction articles for the magazine, and we do not have any plans to change that," the magazine said in a statement.

"We respect Tiger's decision to take a break from professional golf and focus on his family. Tiger's bylined instruction articles will not be published in Golf Digest during his time away from the game."

Woods has writen for Golf Digest since turning professional in 1996.

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