Official Tiger Woods Drama Thread - Page 18

FSETH · #**171** 12-18-2009, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlexK

Tag Heuer Dials Back Tiger - WSJ.com

"We will downscale the use of his image"

Yep...Accenture dropped him and Gillette is going to "stop airing his ads". No fret, Gatorade and Nike aren't going anywhere, but he is losing money left and right because of his actions (not that he can't afford to).

Just saw this by the way. Seeing as we were discussing whether Tiger should have just come forward and admitted everything as soon as possible or just keep quiet becaue it was a private matter, here is Tiger's own opinion.

or this link...

YouTube - Woods' Advice To Michael Vick In 2007

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motordavid · #**172** 12-21-2009, 03:17 PM

Very interesting read, from Frank Rich of the NewYawkTimes...

I only put the link here, for those interested in his long column,
and it's from the Op-Ed page and thus, might be considered "political";
I also C&P'd it to a new thread in the Politics Forum. It discusses
Tiger, Enron, and other fallen heroes and those groups that seemed to
have bamboozled us for this past decade.
BR,mD

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/20/op...pagewanted=all

LeMansX5 · #**173** 12-31-2009, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by FSETH

Yep...Accenture dropped him and Gillette is going to "stop airing his ads". No fret, Gatorade and Nike aren't going anywhere, but he is losing money left and right because of his actions (not that he can't afford to).

AT&T also dropped him.

motordavid · #**174** 12-31-2009, 12:24 PM

In some of the rags, it was reported that he is off to some joint in AZ,
for "sexual addiction rehab", or "sexual compulsion" as they termed it.
And, some possible addiction to Vics and Ambien

...
poifect: blame that bar slut chasing on that ol'debbil addiction thing,
vs some moral responsibility that was lacking.

Weasel · #**175** 12-31-2009, 01:59 PM

But isn't that the normal celebrity way of getting away easier with things? Just claim an addiction and go to rehab?

motordavid · #**176** 12-31-2009, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weasel

But isn't that the normal celebrity way of getting away easier with things? Just claim an addiction and go to rehab?

I agree, Weasel; that was my point. A decade plus of chasing, including
a half decade's worth while married, is not going to get "fixed" in a couple weeks, at the Joint.
That place must have a Celebrity Wing ...

Maybe they block all the free skin sites on the Web.

SuperGreg · #**177** 12-31-2009, 04:25 PM

Tiger is staying at my place.

motordavid · #**178** 12-31-2009, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SuperGreg

Tiger is staying at my place.

...

Hope you get a few swing tips while he's hanging with you, SG!

LeMansX5 · #**179** 12-31-2009, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SuperGreg

Tiger is staying at my place.

Oh boy.....Tiger changed sides.....he is not a straight guy anymore.

motordavid · #**180** 01-19-2010, 08:02 AM

That hinted at sex addiction angle seems to be accurate...
I wonder if he was "demanding" and "addicted" at home, with
his wife.

GL, mD

Tiger Woods sex scandal: Golfer being treated for sex addiction at Mississippi rehab, says author

BY Jose Martinez
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Tuesday, January 19th 2010, 6:38 AM

Tiger Woods is reportedly in rehab for sex addiction at the Pine Grove Behavioral Health & Addiction Services in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Tiger Woods is being treated for sex addiction at a posh clinic down South, a journalist and author of a book on the affliction said yesterday.

Benoit Denizet-Lewis, a recovering sex addict, said a source with knowledge of the golfer's treatment has confirmed Woods is at Pine Grove Behavioral Health & Addiction Services in Hattiesburg, Miss.
Among Woods' first lessons, Denizet-Lewis said, will be that the oft-questioned addiction to sex is very real.

"We mock or it we say it's not a real addiction," said the journalist, who regularly contributes to the New York Times magazine. "But it's very much the real deal."

The world's No. 1 golfer will not have an easy time of it as he tries to conquer the demons that led him to repeatedly cheat on his stunning wife with multiple women, Denizet-Lewis said. "He's not going to be allowed to go out and golf in the morning," said Denizet-Lewis, author of "America Anonymous: Eight Addicts in Search of a Life," and his new book, "American Voyeur."

"He'll do like everyone else - get up early, eat the same food and go through the same emotions. ... It's a really intense experience," he said.
Denizet-Lewis, who chronicles people grappling with addiction, said Woods will likely feel intense shame at first.

Patients sign a "celibacy contract" that bans all sexual contact - including masturbation - while in treatment. Also included in the pricy program are 12-step meetings, arts-therapy sessions and brutal honesty.
"People tend to come in and be pretty freaked out," Denizet-Lewis said.

"You arrive, and suddenly it hits you, 'My God, I'm going to rehab for sex addiction.' "

Despite widespread skepticism about rehab for sex addicts, Denizet-Lewis said the addiction is no less crippling than a bout with booze or drugs.

"You can put down a drink or a drug and not have to see it for a while," he said. "But you can't go anywhere without your genitalia or your brain - those are attached to you."

The woodsy, fenced-in Mississippi clinic, which would not confirm Woods' arrival, is considered among the best at setting sex addicts straight, Denizet-Lewis said.
He added that no one should hold onto the "glib perception" that entering rehab for sex addiction is akin to landing a prize invite to an orgy.

"Trust me, you're not going to score a lot in sex rehab," he said.
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Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/01/19/2010-01-19_tiger_woods_sex_scandal_golfer_being_treated_fo r_sex_addiction_at_mississippi_re.html#ixzz0d3hEae eI

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