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Wednesday December 2, 2009 12:58 pm

Listen to Alleged Tiger Woods Voice Mail, Read His Apology




Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Sports, Dating, Hook-ups, Rumors,


It appears the car accident isn’t the only thing is “responsible” for these days.

In a new statement posted on his personal website, the famed golfer came short of admitting any he had been involved in an extramarital affairs. The 33-year-old did, though, claim once again that he is “short of perfect” and apologized to his family for any “transgressions” that may have let his family down.

Today’s post (which can be read fully after the jump), comes on the same day Us Weekly published a reported voice mail made between the golfer and another woman he had allegedly been seeing. Although last Friday’s car accident reportedly stemmed from a National Enquirer story about Woods and a woman named Rachel Uchitel, this new story claims Tiger had been dating a 24-year-old cocktail waitress off-and-on for approximately 31 months.

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In the message heard above, a man who sounds a lot like Tiger Woods—and also a lot like Jon Gosselin - warns Jaimee Grubbs that she could be getting a call from wife Elin Nordegren. “Hey, it’s Tiger. I need you to do me a huge favor. Can you please take your name off your phone? My wife went through my phone and may be calling you. So if you can, please take your name off that. Just have it as a number on the voicemail. You got to do this for me. Huge. Quickly. Bye.”

That voice mail was supposedly sent on November 24, just three days before his collision with the tree. Tiger’s call to Jaimee follows a list of racy text messages - more than 300! - that he reportedly sent to her over their time together.

Despite being given a slap on the wrist by the Florida Highway Patrol (and still maintaining all his current sponsorships), it appears from Tiger’s statement below that he’s paying greatly at home:

I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart. I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves. I am not without faults and I am far short of perfect. I am dealing with my behavior and personal failings behind closed doors with my family. Those feelings should be shared by us alone.

Although I am a well-known person and have made my career as a professional athlete, I have been dismayed to realize the full extent of what tabloid scrutiny really means. For the last week, my family and I have been hounded to expose intimate details of our personal lives. The stories in particular that physical violence played any role in the car accident were utterly false and malicious. Elin has always done more to support our family and shown more grace than anyone could possibly expect.

But no matter how intense curiosity about public figures can be, there is an important and deep principle at stake which is the right to some simple, human measure of privacy. I realize there are some who don’t share my view on that. But for me, the virtue of privacy is one that must be protected in matters that are intimate and within one’s own family. Personal sins should not require press releases and problems within a family shouldn’t have to mean public confessions.

Whatever regrets I have about letting my family down have been shared with and felt by us alone. I have given this a lot of reflection and thought and I believe that there is a point at which I must stick to that principle even though it’s difficult.

I will strive to be a better person and the husband and father that my family deserves. For all of those who have supported me over the years, I offer my profound apology.

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