<p>“But if Tiger is a highly involved father, the courts may prevent her from taking the kids out of the country.”</p>
<p>I’d be surprised if Tiger is a highly involved father.</p>
<p>Good point Poetgrl. If she knew her husband had taken something and was in bad shape, she might have panicked. In the middle of the night in a time of terror, we don’t always act completely rationally.</p>
<p>"Tiger Woods commercials have been absent from prime-time TV broadcast networks and 19 cable channels in the wake of reports of the golf icon’s extramarital affairs and Nov. 27 car accident.</p>
<p>Citing data from the Nielsen Co., Bloomberg News is reporting that the last prime-time TV ad featuring Woods was a 30-second Gillette Co. commercial that aired Nov. 29.</p>
<p>Commercials depicting Woods were not shown during weekend sports games, including NFL contests, according to Nielsen, a New York-based market research firm."</p>
<p>[Tiger</a> Woods ads disappear from airwaves - BostonHerald.com](<a href=“http://www.bostonherald.com/business/media/view.bg?articleid=1217549&srvc=business&position=2]Tiger”>http://www.bostonherald.com/business/media/view.bg?articleid=1217549&srvc=business&position=2)</p>
<p>My husband is convinced that Tiger is now a serious suicide risk. I hope that’s not the case, but if he’s having drug/alcohol issues, I hope there would be someone to step in if necesary.</p>
<p>I think I might actually write a letter to Nike stating that if they don’t remove themselves as a sponsor of Tiger’s that I will stop buying their gear. Yeah, I know I’m just a middle-aged mom, but I have been a longtime fan and purchaser of Nike shoes, workout clothes, etc… and this Tiger Woods fiasco really disgusts me. If they insist on keeping him associated with their company, I’m going to bail over to Adidas. I think I might not be the only one. I’m sure they are waiting to see the fallout over all this, but it keeps getting more and more sordid. At some point, they have to make a decision.</p>
<p>Do these sponsors have scandal clauses? Probably Nike knew of his ‘transgressions’, but maybe not.</p>
<p>No. 11 is Woods’ “full-time” mistress…</p>
<p>I got a magazine in the mail today with a new ad for Tag Heuer watches featuring Tiger- it made me sad.</p>
<p>"Fernando Pinguelo, who has written about morals clauses, said that, like all contract negotiations, the “leverage the ‘talent’ has in a particular deal,” as well as the capabilities of his agent, will direct what the clause says. Woods, of course, had maximum bargaining power and top tier representatives.</p>
<p>Though he has not seen any of Woods’s contracts, he speculated that any morals clause would be quite forgiving – such that the clause would only be triggered in the event of a felony conviction. While morals clauses can be very broad – prohibiting, for example, actions violating “societal norms” – there is zero chance that is what Woods’s contracts say.</p>
<p>Michael McCann, a professor at the Mississippi College of Law who focuses on sports law, agreed. He also pointed out that other athletes and agents are watching closely how Woods’s endorsers eventually react. If they had tried to drop him immediately for actions many athletes might themselves partcipate in, the companies could have had difficulty securing endorsement deals with big-shot athletes in the future.</p>
<p>Some morals clauses, or just contact terms in general, do allow remedies other than termination when circumstances like this arise. Pinguelo noted that an athlete may be required to pay a penalty, or the company could be allowed to publicly criticize the athlete’s behavior…"
[Will</a> “Morals” Clauses Impact Tiger’s Endorsements?](<a href=“http://www.businessinsider.com/will-morals-clauses-impact-tigers-endorsements-2009-12]Will”>Will "Morals" Clauses Impact Tiger's Endorsements?)</p>
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<p>This has crossed my mind.</p>
<p>momof2inca–there was an interesting Internet piece by an attorney who does endorsement law. He noted that essentially all endorsement contracts have a “morals” clause, but that the higher the profile and desirability of the celeb, the more watered down the clause gets. He predicted that for Tiger the “trigger” might be conviction of a felony.</p>
<p>He also noted that these companies will be watched by the agents and reps of other celebs to see when and at what conduct the company bails on TW. He said that the companies will have some awareness that if they bail for conduct that other top tier celebs could see themselves getting outted for, the company will have a harder time signing up celebs in the future. Ah–business!</p>
<p>The attorney said that when the cost of keeping an affiliation with TW exceeds the $$$ benefit of that relationship, the companies will bail. If you feel strongly that a company should not continue to use TW as a spokesperson, a letter such as you suggest may, in fact, be effective.</p>
<p>FWIW–the photo of the inside of Tiger’s SUV included a book on physics (Get A Grip on Physics). This title went from 320,000th on Amazon to under 3000th once the photo was released. Tiger may not fade away quickly.</p>
<p>OOPS–partial cross-post!</p>
<p>Tiger might still get paid, but I bet the ads with him in them stop running.</p>
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<p>How does anyone know that Tiger Woods “is having drug/alcohol issues?” </p>
<p>Aren’t we faced with unsubstantiated accounts that appear to be out of character for an athlete that has REMARKABLY avoided any scandals in his career, which does not seem that easy for someone that is easily the most recognized athlete on a worldwide basis.</p>
<p>Sponsoring is a business. Is anyone looking forward to a golf season that would not feature Tiger Woods? How many golf tournaments are you watching when Tiger Woods in not in contention? That is the only thing that matters to sponsors. And, fwiw, take a look at John Daly’s relation to sponsors and … spectators! And, for an encore outside the pristine world of golf, check the amazing and miraculous resilience of Michael Jackson in the eye of the broad public. How did such a morally corrupt individual maintain his popularity?</p>
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<p>I’ve already done that; clicked on 'Contact Us" on the website. I’m a letter writer, commenting on marketing and advertising campaigns, so I could not resist.</p>
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<p>Thanks for the tip about contacting Nike and asking them to stop sponsoring Tiger. Due to your info, I just sent my e-mail to Nike.</p>
<p>I also just sent Nike an e-mail.</p>
<p>^Nike could not have made it more convenient with the option to comment on a particular athlete!!</p>
<p>Narcissists are not usually at risk for suicide. If they experience narcissistic injury they commonly get angry, but it is usually directed outward, not inward. He has plenty of money and can afford to just lay low for a long time if he chooses. He has been able to keep a low profile thus far.</p>
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<p>Me again: Now thats just plain avoiding the question </p>
<p>Well, the thing is that Tiger was only seeing porn stars and cocktail waitresses, so that does actually limit the field a bit. No?</p>
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Interesting. Funny how the idea of changing one’s behavior in order to secure the millions of dollars in endorsements never occurs to either the big-shot athletes or the advertisers. Such low expectations for these guys.</p>
<p>The term “Mistress” is being bandied about here a bit too loosely I think. None of these women come close to fit the proper definition of the term. All their stories seem to fit the role of an "on-call’ occasional girlfriend who went into the relationship wide-eyed, cognizant and looking for a thrill, but are now looking for a payday. Mistress’s are a higher life form.</p>