By Boyce Watkins, PhD on May 22nd 2010 11:45PM
Filed under: Dr. Boyce Money, News
Elin Nordegren, the wife of golf superstar
Tiger Woods, is either one hell of a negotiator or has lost her ever-loving mind. Reports are now stating that Elin is asking for $750 million from Woods as part of their divorce settlement. Additionally, she wants full custody of the kids and will not agree to a confidentiality clause.
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The confidentiality clause would prevent her from ever writing a book or doing interviews about the breakup. Sources say that the divorce negotiations "have turned extremely testy" and that the couple is no longer speaking. Elin has spent most of her time away from Tiger lately. She took the kids to Sweden while he was playing golf in a tournament, and Tiger is allegedly hanging out with a blonde in Florida. It seems that since the car crash that occurred last November, Woods' perfect life is slowly starting to unravel.
What's most shocking about the amount that Nordegren is allegedly requesting from Tiger is that Tiger's entire fortune is only worth $600 million, according to the 2009 estimates of Forbes magazine. It is highly unlikely that Elin will get the entire $750 million she requests (which would require Tiger to keep playing golf for another few years to make his required payments), but when you ask for $750 million, that makes $200 million look quite reasonable. That's quite a nice take for a few years of marriage, wouldn't you say?
Everyone seems to have something to say about Tiger's wife -- even
rapper Madam Prezident referred to her as "Elin Nordegreed." Well, I ain't sayin she's a gold digger, but......
Dr. Boyce Watkins is the founder of the Your Black World Coalition and the author of the new book 'Black American Money'.' To have Dr. Boyce's commentary delivered to your e-mail, please click here. 
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By: Bill Michtom on 5/23/2010 1:07AM
I don't see why you are attacking Ms. Nordegren.
Did she do anything wrong? Is she doing something that isn't normal in a divorce negotiation?
Could you please explain your take?
Thanks.
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By: rudogirl on 5/23/2010 2:33AM
She took Tiger for granted, she never thought he is capable of having affair. It was her fault that tiger did what he did. You cannot have 2 kids in five years of marriage. When did tiger enjoy being married, travelling with his wife. first of all she would not travel because she was heavily pregnant or she gave birth. Who is to blame here? She is to blame she never gave him a chance to enjoy without kids crying everywhere. She was after money. the woman is very ugly and a witch
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By: tennisace on 5/23/2010 9:17AM
dude you have lost your crazy mind thinking she deserves that amount of money. Tiger should have known the bitch was just after his money in the first place. She hasn't swung one golf club and she thinks just because she has a "V" she should get all of that money. And to add salt to the sore she wants to take his kids as if she owns them. All, hell no. Without him they would never had those kids. It takes a seed to create a tree. I know one thing if I was Tiger, I would seek the best lawyers in town and make sure he gets to see his kids and is only entitled to give her $50 million at the most. She can live on that for a long time and comfortably if she invest it correctly (Paul McCartney only had to settle out with that amount). And he should also get to see his kids. Tiger should stay away from the white women. They are money hungered gold diggers. Tiger get a sister. Please man get the F#%@k out of here with all that noise like she deserved that. She should have given that man what he wanted then he wouldn't have to seek other women.
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By: butchcrews on 5/25/2010 2:40AM
The problem is Tiger's stupidity. As a golfer, he's unparallelled, as a fool, same story.
His wife married him for the money, she was aware that he'd make a fortune. She was also aware that he was like O.J., a stone "tom" and could be easily hoodwinked by the white skin, blond hair and blue eyes. She is merely another prostitute, zeroing in on another stupid young "brother?". She should be paid for her services just as any other prostitute however, I doubt that her white pu$$y is worth that kind of cash. In addition, she gets a book out of the deal,+the children. If I were her, I'd name the book "How to Pimp Stupid Black Men Who Are Rich and Ashamed of Being Black" If you have a conscience, then you know he's being had.
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By: rap2u on 6/17/2010 8:48PM
The woman is obvious suffering from I.G.G.M (I'm gonna get mine) and is pissed as hell. I don't blame her for being totally upset and hurt but, she has to be "reasonable" and "realistic" and get her $250 million and "move-on". Make sure the children get their monthly "child-support" from Tiger and she move on with her life. If Tiger is requesting a "confidentiality clause" then give him one and just move-on. He laid down with the dogs and now he is suck with the results, "fleas". She will live a very comfortable life with her settlement ($250 million) something she would have "never" been able to attain without marrying Tiger so, "lick the wounds" and move-on!
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By: Ann on 7/01/2010 3:14PM
Racist judgements is all that came from this whole "Tiger Woods Saga" what about domestic violence?which is clearly the main point here, what happen in the aftermath should be the main focus, because she's white and he's "BLACK" the cause of the accident went down the drain just like his money. Tiger protected her from being arrested and charged for attempted murder to save his marriage, she on the other hand set him up to clean him out, she knew all the time he was sleeping around, many of which she probably set-up to bring this to the surface, she married Tiger to set out to win big at his expence, she allowed him to lie for her on domestic violence and like a snake, she slide in on her belly for the millions, what about that? she should have been arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, but because she is white she got off on an obvious lie she made her husband tell to obviously save their marriage, she spoofed him, her intentions was to take him for whatever she felt he was worth, now she got black kids and black money, whats next Elin? you betrayed your husband the same way you want the world to know he betrayed you, you both sat down after the wreck and decided to say it was an accident as oppose to domestic violence that caused that damn wreck, you need to take off those damn dark ass shades and face yourself head-on, you married him to divorce him, you are a "Gold-digging" trophy wife that gathered the right tools to pull this scam off, including having Tiger lie about what really went on to get your judgement. "Dirty Money" equals "Dirty Lies" so elin, mission accomplished, but you will pay big time someday little girl, you manipulated Tiger into lying for you to ripp him off and you got away with a domestic violence charge and jail, if it had been the other way around Tiger would be in jail and charged with domestic violence if you said it was a wreck that caused his "fat lip" they would have thrown him under the jail, especially since OJ and Nicole, if it had been him beating you, you would have told the authorities the truth, but you tricked Tiger into lying for you, then turned around and stabbed him in his back..........wake up america, he's rich and black and she's a model and nanny, go figure, she married him to divorce him and paint his image as black as he and his kids.
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By: Lin on 5/23/2010 1:02AM
That's about the going rate for a White wife. Pay up Tiger!!! As Teddy Pendergrass sang: If You Don't Know Me by Now
Tiger If you don't know her by now you'll NEVER NEVER know her.(lol)
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By: Bill Michtom on 5/23/2010 1:09AM
This is a bigoted comment, IMHO.
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By: butchcrews on 5/25/2010 3:02AM
Suck my di@k. America IS about race!
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By: Bobcat on 5/23/2010 1:32AM
I don't agree with what she's asking for but of course she's going to get a nice settlement. Pretty good for and ex-nanny with no other marketable skills that I know of...oh yeah, she was swimsuit model!
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