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Tiger Woods’ Ex-Girlfriend Seeks NDA to be Canceled

Tiger Woods’ Ex-Girlfriend Seeks NDA to be Canceled

Tiger Woods’ ex-girlfriend is seeking to void a non-disclosure agreement, which she claims Woods made her sign in August 2017.

In a civil complaint filed in the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit in Martin County, Florida, obtained by the athlete On Wednesday, Erica Hermann alleged that the NDA “is not judicially enforceable in this case under federal law.” act spoke,” which prohibits the enforcement of a non-disclosure clause or non-negotiation clause agreed upon prior to a dispute involving sexual assault or harassment.

“Because of the aggressive use of a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) against her by (Woods) and the trust under his control, (Hermann) is unsure if she can disclose, among other things, facts that have led to various legal claims she believes she has,” states. Submission. “She is also currently unsure of what other information about her life she might discuss or with whom.”

The case file makes no specific allegations of sexual assault or harassment against Woods, but the cover sheet for the case indicates that it involved allegations of sexual assault.

A letter to Woods’ agent, Mark Steinberg, was not immediately returned.

According to his office, Herrmann’s attorney, Benjamin Hodas, was not available for comment.

Hermann filed a separate lawsuit in October against the irrevocable Jupiter Island Home Trust, which, according to court documents, was set up by Woods and listed as the owner of the same residential address as Woods listed in the latest complaint. In the previous filing, Herrmann sought about $30 million in damages, alleging that the fund persuaded her to pack for a vacation, and when she arrived at the airport, told her she had been denied accommodation and would not be allowed to return.

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In the suit, Hermann claims that the Trust’s agents paid for a hotel room and certain expenses for a short period of time, “after successfully removing her from her home and scaring her into returning.”

Hermann also alleges that agents associated with the trust removed her personal effects from the home and misappropriated over $40,000 in cash that belonged to her, “making lewd and defamatory claims about how she obtained the money.”

In a motion to force arbitration, the Trust stated that on October 13, 2022, Woods notified Herman that he was ending their relationship and she was informed that she was no longer welcome in the residence.

Ms. Herrmann then sued the trust claiming for the first time that she and Mr Woods (who is allegedly acting as agent for the trust) entered into an “oral lease agreement” relating to the residence,” the suit reads.

Hermann alleged that she rendered services “which were of an extensive scope and of an extraordinary nature in light of the general conditions and environment in which she lived” for the past six years and “as consideration for her services she lived in the dwelling in accordance with the oral lease, of which Mrs. Hermann alleges there were approximately Five years to go by the time Mr. Woods broke off their relationship.”

In the suit, Herrmann claimed he was entitled to an injunction and monetary compensation from the fund.

Woods, 47, will not be participating in this week’s Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. He last played competitively at the Genesis Invitational in mid-February, where he finished 1-under, and has said he plans to try to play all majors moving forward. He is expected to play at the Augusta National next month in the 2023 Masters Tournament.

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Woods — a 15-time major champion — owns 82 career PGA Tour wins, tied for the most ever.

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