Woods, 33, apologized yesterday for defrauding his family in a statement that alluded to “personal sins” and the forced exposure of “intimate details” of his life.
There has been speculation about the golfer’s personal life since he crashed his car into a fire hydrant and tree outside his Florida home in the early hours of Friday morning, with sensational allegations that he had an affair with the hostess, Miss Uchitel. But Miss Uchitel has previously denied having an affair with the world’s number one billionaire golfer. Her attorney Gloria Allred told reporters that she will “make a statement about Ms. Uchitel’s relationship with Tiger Woods” at a news conference in Los Angeles later today.
It is understood that Miss Uchitel, 34, will attend, but is not expected to speak.
The development comes after Us Weekly reported that a Los Angeles cocktail waitress claims she had a 31-month affair with Woods.
The magazine published what it said was a voicemail, provided by waitress Jaimee Grubbs, that a man who identified himself as Tiger left on his phone three days before his accident.
Miss Grubbs told the magazine that she met Woods at a Las Vegas nightclub the week after the 2007 Masters, two months before Woods’ wife, Elin Nordegren, gave birth to their first child.
On the magazine’s published voicemail, a man says to Ms. Grubbs, “Hey, it’s, uh, it’s Tiger. I need you to do me a big favor.” Um, could you please remove your name from your phone. My wife checked my phone. And, uh, he may be calling you. “If you can, get your name out of there and, uh, what do you call it? Just have it as a voicemail number, just have it as your phone number. That’s it, okay. You have to do this for me. . Huge. Quick. Okay. Bye. “
US gossip websites suggested that reports of an affair may have led to a domestic dispute between Woods and Miss Nordegren, 29, which led to the accident.
Yesterday Woods, who was cited for careless driving and told he had to pay a fine of $ 164 (£ 98.57) in connection with the car accident, did not comment directly on the claims. But he said, “I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all my heart. I have not been true to my values and the behavior that my family deserves.” I am not flawless and far from perfect. “She said she was” dealing with my behavior and personal flaws behind closed doors, “adding,” I will live to be a better person and the husband and father my family deserves. “To all those who have supported me over the years, I offer my deepest apologies.” He continued: “The stories in particular that physical violence played a role in the car accident were completely false and malicious. Elin has always done more to support our family and has shown more grace than anyone could hope.” He also criticized the way he was harassed to expose “intimate details” of the couple’s lives. “Personal sins shouldn’t require press releases and problems within a family shouldn’t mean public confessions,” he said.
Woods was left dazed, bloodied and in need of medical attention from the cuts to his face after the accident at 2.25am (7.25am GMT) on Friday.
His wife told police he used a golf club to break the rear windows of the truck in an attempt to get her injured husband out of the vehicle. But since the incident there has been growing speculation about the circumstances that led to the accident. Police tried for three days after the accident to talk to Woods, but were repeatedly frustrated.
On Tuesday, the Florida Highway Patrol announced that it had concluded its investigation into the incident and found that the golfer was solely responsible for the accident. You were cited for careless driving, an offense for which you will be required to pay a fine and a four-point fine will be applied to your driver’s license upon conviction. But he added that he would not press criminal charges and that neither party had filed any domestic violence claims in connection with the accident. Woods and Miss Nordegren have been married for five years and have two children.
To date, Woods has benefited from a flawless image that has helped him amass a fortune through product promotions and filing fees.
