Golfer Tiger Woods delivers apology speech
Friday, February 19, 2010
American golfer Tiger Woods delivered a speech on Friday where he apologized for his recently publicized marital infidelities. Before an audience of the press, family, and friends, Mr. Woods admitted that he did indeed have a sex addiction. He said that he would one day return to golf, although he did not specify when.
In his speech, he said that he had not been assaulted by his wife, Elin Nordegren, on November 27, 2009, as was speculated in the media, and the injuries he sustained were due to a car accident. He said that his wife "deserves praise, not blame."
He scolded the media for the attention they were bringing to his family and friends saying "please leave my wife and kids alone." He was very angry at paparazzo who followed his daughter to school, then releasing the school's name and address.
After his speech, the stock price of companies which sponsored Woods rose on average 3% compared to the S&P 500 which only rose about 0.35%. These companies include Nike, Electronic Arts, and AT&T among others. Also, CBS Sports expects to lose over US$200 million in ad revenue due to the drop in viewers.
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- "Golfer Tiger Woods injured in car crash" — Wikinews, November 27, 2009
Sources
- Michael Buteau & Mason Levinson. "Tiger Woods Apologizes for Infidelity, ‘Irresponsible’ Acts" — Bloomberg News, February 19, 2010
- Liz Robbins. "Therapy Schedule Said to Explain Time of Woods Speech" — The New York Times, February 19, 2010
- "Tiger Woods blames himself, fame, money" — USA Today, February 19, 2010
- "Tiger Woods apologizes, talks about future" — Los Angeles Times, February 19, 2010