There’s been a flurry of reports by several news agencies over the past few hours that Tiger Woods is about to head to Arizona to enter a rehab facility for sex addiction. At least four Phoenix-area television stations are reporting it, but the blog SportsbyBrooks did some digging, and it turns out that all the reports are based on one paragraph from a story today in the London Daily Mail; and that paragraph is buried midway through the story.
So, believe this one if you will, but it seems rather shaky. From the London Daily Mail:
Meanwhile Woods, 33, was reportedly planning to go into rehab in Arizona in the New Year for treatment for ‘sexual compulsion’ and his use of Vicodin painkillers and Ambien sleeping pills.
Two of the stations reported that Woods would be treated at The Meadows, a rehab facility located a few miles outside of Phoenix. But there’s no solid verification for that either. From SportsbyBrooks:
So while Fox 10 is already backing away from its report last night — the online report contains no mention of “The Meadows” — the story is still picking up speed on NBC 12, ABC 15 and Independent 3.
And for the record, I did talk to Valerie Allen, public relations person for The Meadows today. When I asked her if Woods was coming to The Meadows, she said, “I can neither confirm not deny any reports.”
In case you’re wondering of Woods is attending rehab to save his marriage, the answer is probably no. ABC News.com is reporting that “the divorce is 100 percent on.”
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Fox/NBC/ABC News In PHX: Tiger To AZ For Rehab? [SportsbyBrooks]
Tiger Woods might be coming to Arizona soon [ABC 15]
Tiger Woods was ‘traumatised by his father’s many affairs’ [London Daily Mail]
Tiger Woods: Divorce Looms for ‘Athlete of the Decade’ [ABCNews.com]
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- dorktobillionaire - Dec 19, 2009 at 11:04 AM
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Let’s face it, Tiger Woods has always been a big dork growing up a golf prodigy under his dad’s control. He gradually becomes famous with his golf abilities along with hundreds of millions of dollars and now the girls and power are at his doorstep. He never really got laid before all this and now he’s like a kid in a candy store and doesn’t know how to control himself. He’s just a big dork who now can get laid because of his money. And let’s face it, he looks like a cartoon character – guy would never get laid otherwise. Total loser…sexual addiction??? PLEASE…just a lame ass excuse…Elin should dump his ass…if tables were turned, Elin would be out on her ass no questions asked, he would take the kids and the rest of the world would be just fine with it.
And for the record, that Rachel Uchitel chick is way hotter than Elin…sorry Elin.
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- Blue Moon - Dec 19, 2009 at 4:37 PM
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Tiger is already at the Meadows. Flew in around midnight on Thursday.
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- reimann - Dec 19, 2009 at 7:02 PM
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in a country where 50% of marriages end in divorce, and of those who are married close over 40% have had affairs ,,,please, america take the plank out of your eyes…. a bunch of hypocrites …maybe folks need ot focus more in the over 10% unemployment and stop reading tabloids to fill their sorry jobless lives…losers…
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- comeon - Dec 20, 2009 at 10:18 AM
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Come on now. You are making excuses for Tiger’s behavior! Whatever their relationship in the bedroom does not make what Tiger did right. Go for counseling or better yet sex counseling ok. In our society, it is too easy to say the man or woman stepped out because they didn’t give or get what they wanted in the bedroom. I agree with the person who commented Tiger is selfish, pure and simple. When a man decides he wants what he wants sexually and he is going to get it no matter what….there goes your communication and trust. Also, Tiger likes the power and ability to use that power to get what he wants from people in general especially women. This doesn’t bode well for a sexual relationship with his wife. What about Elin’s sexual needs. She apparently was happy in the relationship sexually and if not did she go out whoring around just because she could? We as a society let the spouse off the hook who does way too easily. The concept and premise that sex between a husband and wife is sacred and special has some how lost favor in our society. You don’t have the freakiest sex with your wife or a downswing in frequency and it is alright to jump in the sack with anyone you want? Many aspects of his screwing around show a lack of respect and consideration for anyone other than himself. It isn’t just the number of lovers but the total disregard to not only his wife but the other lovers by not wearing a condum. It just goes to show that money and power go together yes. However, using both in the way Tiger did shows a total lack of character, any character. Tiger wanted to screw around because he knew he had the power and money to do so. I doubt whether Elin did cartwheels in bed or not would have prevented this sort of greedy and selfish individual from whoring around. What Tiger hates is that he was found out and his sterling personna has become forever sullied not that he made numerous mistakes or was morally wrong in his actions. I think he deserves whatever he gets. Elin wanting a good divorce settlement is only fair and equitable. It doesn’t make her a golddigger! Tiger looked out only for himself. Why should she not get the correct percentage for her and her children? We aren’t talking about your normal, middle class type divorce money wise. It is at a whole other level. You go girl and don’t look back at the scum bag!
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- nunyabeezwax - Dec 20, 2009 at 3:43 PM
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Sounds like irresponsible reporting. The media maanufacturing a story. No way he would go to arizona now for any reason let alone rehab. He may never step foot in that state again, even for a tournament. He’s got a good case for slander on this one. And besides a guy like Tiger would never air his dirty laundry in a group setting. He would just hire a professoinal to meet with him privately.
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- rikitikitavi - Jan 8, 2010 at 4:02 PM
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“Cry Me a River”, all you pathetic Tiger Wood fans.
Do you really want to know why the Media and decent people
of the world are giving No slack to this phony Imposter?
You do really want to know why? o.k. Here’s why!
The word Adulterer/Adulteress comes from the word: to ADULTERATE.
It’s a “PHARMACEUTICAL-CHEMICAL” term.
It means to TAINT, to CORRUPT, to DEBASE.
to take a SUPERIOR SUBSTANCE and Make it INFERIOR.
To PRETEND to be SOMETHING you’re NOT.
That’s why Tiger Woods and his Skanks are Despised.
It’s Not the “porking around” that makes us want to VOMIT on him,
it’s the Pretending that he was Something he wasn’t,
(a Loyal and Faithful Family Man who Pretended to the Media, that he Loved his Succulent and Foxy and Sexy blonde Wife and Kids),
all the while Capitalizing on his many Lies, Deceits, and Denials,
to hustle his undeserved Multi-Million Dollar endorsements.
No, we don’t feel sorry for him.
Don’t you get it?
Adulterers an/or Adulteresses always think they’re Above the Law.
thinking they’re speciality cut Pieces of “Prime Sirloin”.
when in Reality they’re Nothing more than
green-grey moldy pieces of “Bad Tainted Meat”. Yuck!
Tiger isn’t just “Falling from Economic and Spiritual Grace”.
He’s “Already Fallened” Ouch!
p.s. Is this a Great Post, or what?
What say you? All “comments” welcomed.
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- Wayne - Jan 21, 2010 at 8:35 PM
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Tiger doesn’t have an addiction to sex. He has a serious lack of self control in this particular area of his life. I have had an off and on obsession with pornography all my life, but I don’t consider it an addiction. I used it to help cope with my own difficulty with anxieties. I still look at pornography, but honestly, there’s so much of it on the internet, I think I tired of it. I also took some one else’s advice and more seriously starting pursuing legitimate hobbies that use up the time I was wasting. Tiger needs some hobbies to occupy his free time.
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- Safe_Harbor_ - Feb 9, 2010 at 7:22 PM
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Tiger’s sudden interest in rehabilitation is definitely no coincidence, but that doesn’t mean treatment will be fruitless for him. Most addicts (of all varieties) enter treatment because of some type of outside motivator, be it threat of losing a marriage, a job, a home, or ending up in jail. Some of these individuals find that their hearts aren’t in it and go back to their old ways, but some are able to absorb what they learn and start living right. Tiger may be a public figure, but there are millions of others (men and women alike) who are in the same position. Everybody deserves a chance to get better, no matter how poor their conduct.
Women – Recover from sex addiction, drug addiction, and other disorders at Safe Harbor: http://www.safeharborhouse.com
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- Bettyann Fauntleroy - Feb 14, 2010 at 1:45 AM
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Would love her a long time, if I just could!
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