Tiger Woods’ ex-girlfriend has filed a lawsuit to be released from a non-disclosure agreement. Erica Herman, who lived with the 15-time grand winner in his Florida mansion until the end of 2022, filed the petition in the Circuit Court of the 19th Judicial Circuit in Martin County, Florida. According to court documents seen by AFP, Herman’s lawyers argue that the NDA she was required to sign is “void and unenforceable” under US federal law known as the Speak Out Act.
The law, which took effect last year in the wake of the MeToo movement, makes non-disclosure agreements unenforceable in cases of sexual assault and harassment.
Herman’s files do not go into further detail and there are no specific charges against Woods.
But in response to a question about the lawsuit that reads, “Does this case involve allegations of sexual assault?” Herman’s lawyers checked the “Yes” box.
Herman’s attempt to renege on her NDA agreement marks an escalation of a legal dispute with Woods that began last October but went largely unreported in the U.S. media.
In lawsuits also seen by AFP, Herman’s lawyers have sued the Jupiter Island Irrevocable Homestead Trust, the legal entity that owns Woods’ Florida home.
Herman’s lawsuit alleges that Woods’ “agents” tricked her into leaving the mansion last year by telling her to prepare for a vacation.
“Through deceit, agents of the defendant (Woods) convinced the plaintiff (Herman) to pack for a short vacation and when she arrived at the airport, they told her she was locked out of her residence,” the statement said. court. said.
Herman’s lawyers claim Woods is in violation of an “oral lease” that allows her to live in the mansion – reportedly worth $54 million – and are seeking damages.
The legal dispute threatens to put Woods’ private life back in the spotlight, 14 years after the sex scandal that nearly destroyed his career and shocked the sports world.
Wood’s squeaky clean image imploded in 2009 after revelations of multiple infidelities, leading to his divorce from first wife Elin Nordegren in 2010.
Since that scandal, Woods has slowly rebuilt his career, winning the Masters in 2019 to stage a fairytale comeback after years of injuries and multiple surgeries.
He faced another setback in 2021 when he was involved in a serious rollover crash in California, which once again jeopardized his playing career, before making his return to golf’s major championship at the Masters last year.
The golf icon will not be playing at the Players Championship in Florida this week, but has reportedly stated he hopes to play in April’s Masters in Augusta.
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