The legendary golf champion Tiger Woods is facing an accusation of sexual harassment by his ex-girlfriend Erica Herman.
Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Documents
According to the Lawsuit documents, filed in Florida, accuse Tiger Woods of pursuing a sexual relationship with Erica Herman when she was working at his Florida restaurant “The Woods Jupitar”, and then allegedly forcing her to sign a non-disclosure agreement in order to keep her job.
Statement Filed by Herman's Attorney
According to the statement filed by Herman's attorney, Benjamin Hodas, Tiger Woods,
“The internationally renowned athlete and one of the most powerful figures in global sports, decided to pursue a sexual relationship with his employee, then – according to him – forced her to sign an NDA about it or else be fired from her job."
"When he became disgruntled with their sexual relationship, he tricked her into leaving her home, locked her out, took her cash, pets, and personal possessions, and tried to strong-arm her into signing a different NDA. Now, he wants to deny her access to the courts and put this case into secret arbitration, based on a highly redacted document that he claims is a contract between them."
Lawsuit Describes “Scheme”
The lawsuit documents also described a "scheme" in which Herman claims Woods tricked her into leaving his home by telling her to pack for a weekend trip to the Bahamas. Upon arrival at the airport, Woods' lawyer met her and allegedly informed her that she was locked out of the house and would not see Woods again. While still in the hangar, 'Ray Donovan (a fictional character) with a pen' proceeded to insult Ms. Herman, (advised) her she had no legal rights, and (tried) to force her to agree to a (different) non-disclosure and arbitration agreement.
Herman refused to sign this NDA and better to choose to file lawsuit against the trust owning the house from which she was tricky ejected.
Erica Herman and Tiger Woods Relationship
According to lawsuit documents, in 2014, Herman began working at The Woods Jupiter, a restaurant owned by Woods as a director of operations to help develop and launch it.
Woods and Herman developed a romantic relationship in 2016 and later Herman moving into Woods' Jupiter, Florida mansion in 2017. In 2017, both appeared publicly while attended the President's Cup with Woods while wearing a "player spouse" credential. They officially announced relationship on Instagram, when Woods shared a photo of the two at Dodger Stadium for a World Series game. The photo posted on the golfer's Instagram showed Woods and Herman sporting matching Dodgers jerseys, though Woods did not name or tag his significant other in the post. The couple attended the 2022 US Open together to support Serena Williams from the stands.
