Yesterday Tiger Woods confirmed to Tom Rinaldi of ESPN that he had more than one extramarital affair.
Rinaldi: You’ve said you’ve made transgressions. How would you, in your own words, describe the depth of your infidelity?
Woods: Well, just one is, is enough. And obviously that wasn’t the case.
During his Sunday interview with Kelly Tilghman of The Golf Channel, Woods denied that any of his “inner circle” knew of his now-admitted multiple affairs. An inner circle that undoubtedly includes his longtime friend and President of Tiger Woods Design Bryon Bell.
Tilghman: It’s been reported that members of your team, your inner circle were involved in your misdoings, is it true?
Woods: That is not true, it was all me. I’m the one who did it, I’m the one who acted the way I acted, no one knew what was going on. I’m sure if more people would have known in my inner circle they would’ve, they would’ve stopped it…or tried to put a stop to it but I kept it all to myself.
Woods denial that his “inner circle” knew of his extramarital affairs is contradicted by documents obtained by TMZ.com. TMZ reported that emails and a travel itineraries attributed to Bell helped facilitate the golfer’s “rendezvous” with Rachel Uchitel in Australia.
TMZ has obtained the flight itinerary along with emails between Rachel and Bryon Bell — detailing how Bryon organized a trip for Rachel to fly last month from New York to L.A. to Australia to Dubai and back to L.A.
In the emails, Bryon wrote, “Here are the details for all the flights. Sorry for all the changes. I look forward to meeting you tomorrow. Bryon.” Rachel sent an email to someone afterward, forwarding the itinerary and saying, “My schedule so u have it in case the plane goes down.”
As we first reported, Bryon Bell, President of Tiger Woods Design, purchased the plane ticket for Rachel and flew with her to Australia, where Tiger was playing the Australian Masters. He also paid for Rachel’s room at the Crown Towers Hotel in Melbourne — the same place Tiger was staying.
A NATIONAL ENQUIRER reporter confronted Uchitel in person at the Crown Towers Hotel and reported Uchitel taking an elevator to the same floor that Woods was staying.
National Enquirer executive editor Barry Levine has also since confirmed to Ben Houser of ESPN that Uchitel admitted to him personally that she traveled to Australia to meet Woods:
The story blew up in Australia where we caught the woman [Rachel Uchitel] going up to Woods’ hotel suite and visiting him there and that’s when we first went to her for comment.
When we finally confronted Rachel she denied going to Australia to meet Tiger Woods. She said she had met him once at a nightclub because she worked as a hostess, as an events planner at a nightclub and once or twice bumped into Tiger.
In fact she told me on the telephone a few days later that she had lied. She was obviously trying to conduct damage control so we knew we had caught her wrapped up in a series of lies about her relationship with Tiger Woods.
In the definitive account of events leading up to the Woods Thanksgiving accident, DailyBeast.com investigative reporter Gerald Posner reported on Jan. 24, 2010, in a piece titled, “Tiger’s Thanksgiving Mystery — Solved“:
On November 25, the day before Thanksgiving … Internet rumors spread of the about-to-be-released Enquirer story.
On Nov. 25, 2009, the day before Thanksgiving, I transcribed the text and uploaded the photos of the National Enquirer story about Woods and Uchitel onto SbB. (The Enquirer didn’t upload the story onto its own site until days later.)
One of the main tenets of Posner’s Daily Beast piece is that the Enquirer story emerging on the web is what helped lead to Woods’ Thanksgiving car accident. The same Enquirer story that reported Woods was having an extramarital affair with Uchitel.Meanwhile, Woods hasn’t denied his alleged extramarital affair with Uchitel, nor sexual trysts with adult film performer Joslyn James.
It was James who last week released text messages alleged to be from Woods. Those text messages appeared quite credible, containing private though verifiable information alleged to be from Woods. (The messages included the day and personal room number of a Woods hotel stay.)
Yesteday James confirmed to a New Zealand radio outlet that she plans to release more material documenting her relationship with Woods. TMZ reported last Friday of that future release:
We’re told Joslyn will release emails — on www.sextingjoslynjames.com — that she received from Bryon Bell in 2007. One e-mail details an alleged meeting in Charlotte from April 27-May 2. Woods had a PGA event that began May 3 in Charlotte — he won.
The second alleged trip was in July 2007 to Washington D.C. For that trip Joslyn was in town during the actual PGA event — Tiger finished tied for sixth.
There’s also plenty of conjecture about if Woods agent Mark Steinberg knew of his client’s extramarital affairs.
Greg Stewart of Steinberg’s hometown PEORIA JOURNAL-STAR reported on Dec. 12, 2009:
Steinberg was with Woods last month in Australia, where his alleged affair with Mistress No. 1, Rachel Uchitel, was first reported. It is incomprehensible that a person who manages every aspect of Tiger’s public life had no knowledge of his now-disastrous private life.
The same Steinberg said of Woods to the MELBOURNE HERALD-SUN before the golfer’s fateful trip to Australia:
“In the years that I’ve worked with him, there’s been a dramatic change in Tiger the man.
“Obviously his family is the most important thing in his world and he is a fantastic father and husband because he works at that, too.
“Not that it’s a chore, he savours the time with his family whenever he gets that chance.”
That comment came on Nov. 7, 2009, just before Steinberg and Woods traveled from China to Australia. The same Australia trip that documents indicate, reportedly from Woods associate Bell, the golfer planned to meet up with Uchitel.
3:16 pm on March 22nd, 2010
OMG
4:49 pm on March 22nd, 2010
I just don’t see the story. Why would any of us think that his inner-circle would screw him and bring this public?
Good for his friends for keeping it quiet. If they wanted to tell his wife, I get that but there is NO REASON to go public about this now or previously.
I wouldn’t sell out my friends like that either
4:52 pm on March 22nd, 2010
The key here is long time friend … Like your buddy knowing your cheating on your girlfriend, Bryon Bell the friend knew while Bryon Bell the President of Tiger Woods Design did not. Had Tiger hired some hump off the street, he sure wouldn’t have let him in on the secret, just like he probably didn’t let Steve Williams in despite their the friendship they made through their business relationship. It’s different than a business relationship made through a friendship.
5:03 pm on March 22nd, 2010
Steve Williams was probably borking Uchitel too.
5:58 pm on March 22nd, 2010
I am really not sure what is the point. “Inner circle” at work and at home are different. I have people that know every detail of my life, and trust, they ain’t my coworkers. Tiger is smart enough to not let that kind of info get out to anyone except someone like Bell who is a lifelong friend. Anyway, Tiger cheated on his wife and took the blame. I am not sure why people are so determined to blame others for his behavior. So what happens if someone else knew and it is made public? Are they in trouble because they knew a grown man was unfaithful? Were they supposed to stop him? Tiger is doing the right thing by keeping quiet about Thanksgiving to deflect from Elin and taking all the blame and keeping his friends out of it. I would have less respect if he did anything else.
10:01 pm on March 22nd, 2010
This ins’t a story…..old news…….the horse is already dead…. he / we have moved on
10:15 pm on March 22nd, 2010
Brooks…not sure if you noticed but you can clearly see that Tiger’s front tooth is clealry a crown and a different color. Look at the interview on ESPN.com and zoom. in. He denies getting dental work but it is clear Elin took out his tooth with the famous blackberry.
11:31 am on March 25th, 2010
So why should anyone believe one iota of cheatah wood’s stories… cough cough.. I mean lies??? He does not know how to tell the truth!!
9:17 am on March 27th, 2010
what’s the differance? Leave the man alone. He screwed up so what, given the same opertunity most of us would be hard pressed to resist the same temptation. let him get on with his life and get back to being the best golfer of all time.
9:21 am on March 27th, 2010
If Gerald Posner the reporter had devoted his research expertise to a more relevant newsworthy story, I might respect him. But, to “research” dirt for a rag mag in my opinion detracts from the end result. I do wish these erstwhile “reporters” would delve into Congress’s backyard or maybe some criminals whose deeds have yet to be punished because of lack of evidence. Now, those would be researchable stories that would aid rather than just dig up dirt. Just my opinion
7:29 pm on March 27th, 2010
Now we have to wonder whether Tiger told the truth on whatever he said.
First, before the Thanksgiving car accident, he effusely claimed that to him, family is first. Then, POP, the worm can was open and more than thirteen mistresses, from cocktail waitresses to porn stars all claimed to have affairs with him and some claimed that Elin could not provide him enough with sex.
Then, he said, that it was all him, and no one else knew his affairs. Then, POP, Bryon Bell, his childhood buddy, made all arrangements to ship girls to around the world to satisfy his sex appetite.
These lies made me to wonder if he told the truth that Elin did not hit him prior to the car crash. He had repeatedly rejected the police request for the interview.
Tiger will never be at peace if he continue to lie to the public.
9:13 pm on March 29th, 2010
what does it matter if Tiger went to bed with 1, 20,100 or 1000 women? what does it matter if Elin hit him? what does it matter if he duped those immoral girls? Can it put food on our table? Can it help the housing crisis? Can it give your children an education? Will that knowledge stop you from dying and keep you living? Emphatically NO! NO! NO! Let it go guys!!Let it go for heaven’s sake
9:55 am on April 1st, 2010
These girls that have come out of the woodwork should not get any empathy. What would make them think Tiger would leave his wife and children.? Did they really have some illusion of life with Tiger? I am tired of the feel sorry for me from these wormen. They were just a booty call and need to except that fact. This is just about 5 minutes of fam and getting money from someone famous. These women should hide in disgrace. My heart goes out to Tiger’s wife and family for this constant story fthat will not go away. It is TIME to stop.
11:22 am on April 1st, 2010
Everyone needs to let it go, they were booty calls and all these women should have know what it was about. They are looking for a quick payday that’s all. So what he had an affair big deal it’s not like he killed someone. LET IT GO!!!!!!!!!!!!
9:52 am on April 2nd, 2010
It cracks me up that all these women want to come forward and admit that they are nothing more than booty call Ho’s. Me too…..Me too….I was one of Tiger’s booty call girls. Why are you so proud of that act?
I don’t get it. You want to be famous for being a Ho?
HUH????? B T W Tiger DOES NOT owe you a personal apology. You knew what you were doing and YOU should apologize to Elin and her family.
11:01 am on April 3rd, 2010
People call Tiger a lier (damage control). Do they not understand. The media only wants to know every detail to bring more shame and profit. Tiger is right to take his affairs with him to his grave. Take this from someone who’s marriage will never be the same. Damage control has saved us so far. If I had the media and you haters in my life, I would be broke, laughed at and left to watch one of my haters drive off with my wife. I admire Elin for her courage and wisdom to stand with Tiger dispite the efforts of those so many ‘haters’.