Radaronline is reporting that Tiger Woods' divorce is about to be signed and finalized. The most shocking part of the report is that there are claims that Woods' wife is set to get $750 million out of the settlement. There is no clear indication of who might get the kids or whether there is a confidentiality agreement, but the possibility that Elin Nordegren may walk away with $750 million is incredibly shocking.
"When they first started negotiating the divorce, it was very acrimonious," the source told RadarOnline.com. "Elin had a lawyer in California who was very, very aggressive."
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Here are some quick thoughts about the Woods divorce:
1) Do prenuptial agreements not work anymore? Didn't Tiger's wife sign a prenup, and would it have been a crime for her to walk away with a clean $40 million for five years of "hard work?"
2) How can Tiger afford that much money? Isn't he only worth $600 million? Is he going to make layaway payments or something? Is this fair?
3) Could this be a case of serious blackmail? What could she have on Tiger to get him to give away that much money just to end a relationship?
4) Are there any incentives to get married for any celebrity or athlete? The idea that 30-plus years of hard work can be destroyed by a bad relationship brings a pain to the heart or wallet of any man or woman who has worked hard to earn their money. I don't care how much love, affection, heartache or child-rearing Elin did for Tiger during the course of this relationship; it's hard to imagine all that being worth three-quarters of a billion dollars.
Moral of the story? Why work hard when you can simply marry the right person? If these reports are even remotely true, Elin will have out-earned the greatest golfer in the history of the world without ever having picked up a golf club.
Dr. Boyce Watkins is the founder of the Your Black World Coalition and a Scholarship in Action resident of the Institute for Black Public Policy. To have Dr. Boyce's commentary delivered to your e-mail, please click here. 
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By: realtalk on 6/24/2010 6:25PM
boyce i can't wait for the day your skeletons are exposed.
people like you who are critical of others are usually hiding something worse than the people you bash daily.
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By: vtneophyte on 6/24/2010 7:41PM
Sitting around waiting for someone's downfall never works.
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By: Bway1ner on 6/24/2010 6:28PM
That's what happens when you marry a Viking Berserker!
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By: ARNEADER on 6/24/2010 6:54PM
That's what he gets! The only thing I can think he she may have on him that would be truly humiliating...he likes to dress up in women's clothing.
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By: Fred on 6/26/2010 12:55PM
I'm absolutely sure a woman wrote this comment. Women seem to think any thing they do should be forgiven, but if a man makes the slightest mistake, there should be no limit to the amount of punishment. Even to the point of destroying his property or leaving him penniless. As long as they get their satisfaction and revenge that's all that matters. Everyone knows a woman is the most vengeful creature on the planet. Not to mention the greed factor and the fact that prenuptials are worthless now days. It’s all about who has the best attorney and who can make the public more sympathetic
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By: ARNEADER on 6/26/2010 5:12PM
@Fred! 100% all W.O.M.A.N. Tiger is just STUPID! He had a WIFE! And yet he felt he worked oh so hard and deserved the WHORES in the street! He is so DISGUSTING! It just shows just HOW MUCH he is STUPID! All he had to do was go to play golf and go to his hotel room alone. He couldn't do that! And what he did wasn't a "slightest" mistake. He risked his life, his wife's life and the life of his children because he was having UNPROTECTED S.E.X. Now he has to pay paternity to ISHMEL! I'm glad he didn't screw around with BLACK WOMEN because he is so N.A.S.T.Y! UGH!
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By: ARNEADER on 6/26/2010 5:19PM
@Fred! 100% all W.O.M.A.N. There’s a saying “YOU PAY FOR YOUR MISTAKES!”
Tiger is just STUPID! He had a WIFE!
And yet he felt he worked oh so hard and deserved the WHORES in the
street! He is so DISGUSTING! It just goes to show just HOW STUPID he is! All he had to do was go play golf and return back to his hotel room ALONE! He couldn't do that! And what he did wasn't a "slightest" mistake. He risked his life, his wife's life and the life of his children because he was having UNPROTECTED S.E.X. Now he
has to pay paternity to ISHMEL! I'm glad he didn't screw around with BLACK WOMEN because he is so N.A.S.T.Y! He has no MORALS! UGH!
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By: ARNEADER on 6/24/2010 6:56PM
That's what he gets! The only thing I can think she may have on him that would be truly humiliating..."Tiger likes to dress up in women's
clothing."
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By: Mai10 on 6/24/2010 7:23PM
Mr. Boyce if Tiger thought a piece ass was worth it, he needs to pay. U men can't have it both ways. :)~
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By: justin on 6/26/2010 10:09AM
bitch shut up. there's always a female somewhere that gotta say/do something extra or unneeded. Don't use the internet to male bash. you know you'd be foaming at the mouth if you was about to lose everything down your best hairpiece over a bad relationship. So, please quit with that "he need pay" b/c ellen is not going to be giving you a cut of the profits.
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