Tiger Woods Statement: ‘I Let My Family Down’
Golf great Tiger Woods has been forced to face the music in light of new evidence of his past transgressions with groupies and jump offs.
According to TMZ.com, Tiger Woods has just released the following statement on his website:
“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.”
Obviously this means Elin will accept her role as the long-suffering wife and stick by her man. They’ve been married since 2004 — long enough for her to know her role as mother to his children and occasion lay. No matter what she does or says, he will still stray. That’s the way it is was ordained.
FAIL: Obama Sending 34,000 More Troops To Afghanistan
While running for president, Barack Obama criticized outgoing president George Bush for the war in Iraq.
Obama lashed out at the Bush administration for starting the war in Iraq without “giving either Congress or the American people the full story.”
Obama promised to withdraw troops from Iraq and cut the military budget if he was elected.
Remember when Obama said:
I intend to end this war. My first day in office I will bring the Joint Chiefs of Staff in, and I will give them a new mission, and that is to end this war — responsibly, deliberately, but decisively.
During a nationally televised speech last night, Obama announced his plans to send an additional 34,000 troops to fight a war in Afghanistan that no one wants.
As of December 8, 2009, the Iraq war cost 4,326 American lives since the start of combat in 2003. Obama’s Afghanistan war has cost nearly 850 soldiers lives and is on pace to eclipse the Iraq total. Meanwhile, Obama will tee up on the golf course this weekend.
New Music: Chris Brown – Famous Girl
Convicted woman beater Chris Brown has a new track out titled “Famous Girl” — yet another shameless attempt to use the publicity surrounding his tribulations with ex-girlfriend Rihanna to fuel his comeback.
Chris Brown needs to stop groveling at Rihanna’s feet. His cruel treatment sent her running into the arms of her BFF Melissa — as it should be.
Brown’s creativity is lacking and what little talent he had doesn’t shine through on this wack track.
Did he really say his “love knocks hurts”?
Win Tickets To the 2009 Winter Ball Honoring Nicole and Boris Kodjoe *Contest Closed*
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Special thanks to Angela Watts of AW Media Group for giving Sandrarose.com readers a chance to win tickets to the 2009 Winter Ball honoring actors Nicole Ari Parker, Boris Kodjoe and Rainforest Films’ director/producer Will Packer and Rob Hardy.
There are 4 tickets up for grabs. Each ticket will admit the winner and one guest.
WHAT: The Collective Renaissance Guild (CRG) will honor Nicole Ari Parker, Boris Kodjoe and Rainforest Films’ Will Packer and Rob Hardy for their artistic innovation and contributions to film.
WHEN: Saturday, December 5, 2009. Doors open at 8pm and program starts promptly at 9pm
The event will be hosted by former Hot 107.9 on air personality Rashan Ali with DJ Trauma & DJ E-Clazz providing the sounds. It’s an event you don’t want to miss!
In order to qualify for the tickets, you must answer this question:
What is the quote Andrew Young said about the Collective Renaissance Guild? Hint – quote is on the CRG website.
The first four readers to give the correct answer will win the tickets!
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Celeb Style: What Is Halle Berry Wearing?
One thing you can never call Halle Berry is a style icon. Her style is too hit and miss. It’s clear that she could benefit from the services of a stylist. Yesterday, the paps caught up with Halle as she was leaving a friend’s house in L.A.
What is she wearing? Is that a shirt dress up under a sweatshirt with fangs on it and leggings with boots? This getup looks like something a teenager would wear — not a fully grown woman with child.
Do better Halle.
Photos: Splash News Online
Tiger Woods To Jump Off: ‘My Wife May Be Calling You’
Us Weekly magazine just posted a voicemail left by golf great Tiger Woods on a jump off’s cell phone on Nov. 24. Woods can be heard begging his jump off to change her caller ID after his wife, Elin Nordegren-Woods, went through his phone and found her number. “My wife may be calling you,” says a nervous Woods.
Listen to the voicemail below.
In a revealing interview in the new Us Weekly (on newsstands today), Jaimee Grubbs, a Los Angeles cocktail waitress said she had a steamy 31-month fling with Tiger Woods and has 300 text messages to prove it.
Grubbs, now 24, told Us Weekly the affair with Woods, 33, began in 2007 and she had 20 sexual encounters with Woods, who wed Elin in 2004.
This new evidence, and other rumors of rampant infidelity with various trollops — along with evidence of a possible painkiller addiction — brings Tiger Woods’ integrity and wholesome apple pie image into question.
Yesterday, the Florida Highway Patrol held a news conference announcing plans to cite Woods for careless driving stemming from a single car accident in his driveway on Friday.
No other charges are expected despite the fact that evidence strongly suggests Woods was under the influence of prescription drugs and incapacitated at the scene of the accident.
Tiger’s neighbors, Jerome and Linda Adams, spoke to the media yesterday through their attorneys. The Adams explained their son, Jarius, saw Woods lying in the road and called 911.
“He was lying in the road. Mrs. Woods was beside him trying to help him and he couldn’t get up,” said Bill Sharpe, an attorney for the Adams family.
“They did not witness any domestic violence and Mr. Woods’s minor injuries were not consistent with somebody being beat up with a nine-iron.” Mr Sharpe added: “Mrs. Woods was with him, had him down on the ground . . . she was sitting there. She was really… upset, and he’s unconscious . . . she was trying to help him. She weren’t trying to do any further damage.” [link]
Woods remained holed up with his wife in their mansion in Islewood, a gated community in Orlando, Florida yesterday. The couple have two children together, 2-year-old Sam and 10-month-old Charlie.
KASIM! Atlanta Has A New Mayor
Photo: Hyosub Shin, hshin@ajc.com
Atlantans got out the vote yesterday and ushered in a new mayor who has the best interests of the local entertainment industry at heart!
Kasim Reed didn’t win by a landslide over his opponent Mary Norwood, but he got enough votes to win the runoff election even though a recount is still likely.
In fact, Kasim’s win margin is so slim that Norwood has not yet conceded defeat. But she will.
“It is my hope tonight that we will unite this city and make Atlanta the city shining on a hill,” Reed told about 300 supporters at the Hyatt Regency. “Tomorrow we have hard work to do to make Atlanta the best city in America.”
Kasim says his first priority as Mayor of the city of Atlanta is to find a new police chief to replace the outgoing chief who resigned under fire last week.
Reed is seeking a police chief with experience in dealing with gangs. “I believe that Atlanta has a growing gang problem that we’re not confronting enough in an aggressive enough way,” said Reed.
Reed also plans to repeal the controversial 2:30 a.m. nightclub curfew that was put in place to combat the violence and murders outside nightclubs in Buckhead a few years ago. The curfew drove club owners outside the city limits where bartenders could pour liquor all night long.
Reed, a 40-year-old single attorney, also intends to hire 750 new police officers to bolster the 1,600 man police department that has come under fire recently for prolonged delays responding to emergency 911 calls.
Reed served as the campaign manager in Shirley Franklin’s successful election campaign to become the 58th Mayor of Atlanta. On May 21, 2009, Reed caused controversy in Atlanta’s GLBT community when he stated that he supported civil unions for gays, but not gay marriage.
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