Tiger Woods' Mom Defends Her Son: "He Didn't Do Anything Illegal"
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Following his public apology Friday for cheating on his wife Elin, Tiger Woods' mother stepped out in her son's defense, hugging him and telling him she is "proud" of him.
Later, Kultida Woods spoke to reporters, saying that just like the game of golf, her son, 34, "wants to get better ... He will start getting better ... it's just like that. Golf is just like life, when you make a mistake, you learn from your mistake and move on stronger. That's the way he is."
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She said her son, 34, has been treated unfairly.
"I am upset the way media treated him like he’s a criminal," she said. "He didn't kill anybody, he didn’t do anything illegal. They've being carrying on from Thanksgiving until now, that’s not right."
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Explaining how he has helped countless children with his foundation, she added: "People don’t understand that Tiger has a very good heart and soul. Sometimes I think there is a complete double standard ... He tried to improve himself."
Kultida said right now it's "not easy" to be her son.
"[People] go to work 8 to 5 and go home to have a life with the family," she said. "Tiger can’t do that."
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She said her son will survive the sex scandal, in part with help from Buddhism.
"Buddhism teaches you to go deep inside your soul and look through from himself, and correct the bad thing to be a good thing," she said. "When he realized, he said okay, and went back to practice Buddhism and that will make him a much better person."
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307to tiger mother: Excuse me but yes there is something is illegal here it's called GOd's law you stupid B@t*h. What is wrong with you woman. didn't you teach your son any moral in life
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To jamiesmnotafan Like he should even CARE beyotch and who the HELL are you to tell him he shouldn't have a livlihood?!! Spare me you are just a jealous,bitter old buzzard looking for someone to pick on because YOUR life is so boring and pathetic! And for that pissant 'bob' and others saying they have a 'right' to judge him please you don't have a 'right' to a FREAKING THING is this man's life! And all your fake,phony,whiny obsession with bullying someone else to follow your little moral code is very sick. You people have NO business butting into this man's life and so WHAT thou shall not commit adultery I'm pretty sure GOd isn't too happy with you hypocrites trying to act like you are in any way,shape or form more qualified than him to do HIS job!! He doesn't need your help and the rest of us don't need your FAKE hypocritcal sicko whining jealous ramblings either!!
To 'speedy' Come off IT you selg-righteous jacka## and if ANYBODY is 'fake' it;s all of you whiny a## beyotches acting like he owes you something when he doesn't and acting like this gives you some sort of free-wheeling 'birthright' to act like you are the sole judge and jury of others morals while you are running around behind closed doors DOING THAT SAME FREAKING THING!! Get over yourself arrogant a-hole because you AIN'T Jesus so stop trying to do his job!! I'll tell you it doesn't take mauch for racist hypocrites to get their flames all fanned over PETTY crap but let this be something REAL involving some sleazy white male and you beyotches say nothing how typical!! Where was all this suppsoed 'outrage' when the dumb a##es in Hollyweird were defending a CHILD RAPIST because he's such a 'great director'?!! Last time I checked raping a child WAS illegal and should be but obviously not in their eyes or all of you two-faced phonies as long as he is a rich,privileged white male like you!! And please the public doesn't like to be 'conned' and lied to are you kidding me?!! You all had NO qualms about electing Arnold Scarwanzapig into office despite his YEARS of groping unsuspecting women but oh NOW let's be all righteous and act like 7 year-olds who have just been told the Easter bunny ain't real give me a break! This is NOT your business it's NOT your life and you all are just fake a## PERVERTS using technology and the media to play virtual 'peeping toms' because you need to get 'your nosy on'. Fake phony a## hypocrites a clump of dirt in New York is where you all's 'morals' are!!
If that's the case then EVERY white male politician who has been with a prostitute should be in jail!! You hypocrites trying to be oh so pious like you are Jesus and the internet is your own personal little 'Mount' are completely and utterly FULL OF CRAP!! And what is Tiger now Santa Claus?!! Spare me this doesn't have SQUAT to do with his 'image' or anything else this is about RACIST beyotches in the media who couldn;t stand that a black man,even a HALF one,was killing it in your precious lily white sport of golf which is BORING anyway. And gives you sorry a## LOSERS who have nothing in your life or world so you have to live vicariously thorugh others a chance to jump in the middle of drama that has ZERO to do with you and is NONE of your freaking business in the first place!! you high and mighty jizzholes are so obsessed with your 'soap opera' culture mentality that you try to part of anything to get away from your boring,humdrum,do nothing,have nothing,pathetic lives! Adultery is 'illegal' my A##!! And now you pissants are doing everything humanly possible short of placing Tiger on the 'grassy knoll' to justify your very RACIST and very phony sermonizing!! You all are full of crap and NO amount of arrogant fueled privilege is going to hange the fact that what he did wasn't the LEAST bit illegal nor is it for everybody with a pulse and opinion to blither blather about. Especially when the people making them are biased,racist,selective,fake,and trying to find any way to satisfy their cravings for tearing others down to feel superior moral or otherwise. You people are SICKENING and just like the bigoted media that spawned you are a total JOKE!!
You people are the most hypocritcal,RACIST,phony,self-righteous,deluded,fake a##,snide,gossipy,bigoted,tow-faced holier than jackals on the freaking planet!! Granted what he did was immoral but it ain't YOUR place to say so and it's not your job to play 'purity police'. Especially when you are the very SAME people to gush and glorify COUNTLESS white male celebrities who cheat,have MULTIPLE babies out of wedlock,have mutiple DUI's which puts many OTHERS lives at risk,marry/date little girls,RAPE little girls,and beat their wives!! Not to mention the COUNTLESS white male politicians who cheat so freaking much it should be a job requirement but you bigoted,fake hypocrites elect them in anyway so save the drama for your momma a-holes!! Bill Clinton not only cheated and had many affairs but lied about it under oath now that IS ILLEGAL but I sure as hell don't remember all this pious demonzing of him. OR Mark Sanford who spent TAXPAYER dollars to whisk his mistress overseas or Eliot Spitzer who spent TAXPAYER dollars for high priced prostitutes or Gary Condit who was suspected of killing his mistress Chandra Levy. But NOW all of a sudden you people want to pretend you have 'standards' don't think so!! Please you'd think he shot his wife in the face the way you RACIST jizzholes and the racist hypoctie media are acting and you all don't give a RAT'S A## about his wife NOR if he is bringing back any diseases. this is just another chance for whiny,jealous,RACIST,pathetic haters who have no life/money/looks/prospects/enjoyment/values. Or much of anything except jumping on the PETTIEST of a 'so what' story that is frankly NONE OF YOUR FREAKING BUSINESS IN THE FIRST PLACE to play 'polly pureheart' and act all judgemental like someone died and made them the kings and queens of what is or isn't morally 'righteous' enough in this world!! Which is laughable considering the LAST group of people who should be playing 'purity police' are ANY of you hypcorites in fact you alls so-called moral ramblings aren't worth what a bear would CRAP in the Tiger Woods!!
No mom, it's not illegal. But it is immoral or didn't you teach him anything about that?
That mother should be ashamed of that son but no, she defends him. She cannot be too bright, but then again, her own husband was screw ing around on her. Screwy family
She's a tool too. Lame excuse. Who even cares if it's illegal...the point is that it's immoral, and momma seems to be missing the point.
Paying $60.000 for for a threesome is illegal in all 50 states.
Let's see - if he, as alledged, was cheating when he signed the pre-nup, well, my friends THAT IS illegal...it i s call fraud and I hope she gets to take him to the cleaners! Then perhaps we can hear what his money does for others instead of wanking on all his toys..sheesh...what a freaking idiot...and a waste.
No, it's not.
adultery is ILLEGAL!!!
So what. Dude cheated on his wife. Not that serious, we see it everyday.
10:07AM Michele-adultery is illegal in Florida. 8:56AM Radar get a dictionary. NR Davis keep your name calling to yourself. By the way Davis-a good parent lets their children take responsibility for their own actions. TW knew what he was doing and had been doing it prior to his marriage. To risk transmission of stds to a wife and children is sociopathic. Too bad that TW did not make his apology in private to his family where it counted most.
Such a lame public apology. Tiger is so ridiculous. And, what is his mom saying when she said at the end "When he realized, he said okay, and went back to practice Buddhism..." - Whatever, he didn't "realize", he was caught by Elin with that text. He'd probably still be doing the same thing if he wasn't...PATHETIC!
This was not a one time fling people, a "mistake". He had so many affairs it boggles the mind that anyone could do that while married, with children and have unprotected sex with prostitutes. Who knows how many women never came forward. I am a mother too and would never stick up for my son if he did that. Tiger supports his mother so she puts up with whatever is thrown her way. He endangered the life of his wife and is a horrible father to put his own wants in front of his family. If he golfs again, he will cheat. The temptation is too great, traveling all over the world when your wife is at home. Next time he will be more careful. His ego will not let him be a decent, honorable man.
OMG people who are you to judge him!! Leave the man alone. He knows what he has to do, we are nobody to tell him anything we are not GOD!! Yall are some sick people.
OMG people who are you to judge him!! Leave the man alone. He knows what he has to do, we are nobody to tell him anything we are not GOD!! Yall are some sick people.
His mom says here: People go to work 8 to 5 and go home to have a life with the family," she said. "Tiger canâ??t do that." GEEZ, Tiger COULD have had a life with his family, he has the money and means to have them with him WHEREVER he's at. He just chose to keep them away so he could hit the nightclubs and pick up h0's. That was Tiger's choice, to NOT have his family with him so he could mess around and be with all these tramps. How stupid is his mom, making excuses for bad behavior. He could have given his wife AIDS, HIV, STD'S, she'll have to be checked forever. This was NOT just a "mistake", this was Tiger's lifestyle. NOT just one little mistake. Elin can't follow him 24/7 and he will be on the phone and texting. Can't trust this lying cheat, he WILL do it again. RUN, Elin, find a guy who respects you and your kids. Your husband sure doesn't. He got caught, that is the ONLY reason he is apologizing. He lost money, otherwise he'd still be hooking up with the h0's.