Tiger Woods' wife Elin Nordegren hires private detective, plans California divorce, wants $300 mil

FILE - Tiger Woods. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Tiger Woods’s wife Elin Nordegren will seek a divorce in California, according to the Daily Mirror. The British paper reports on Monday that Nordegren is choosing California because the state’s laws are more generous.

According the Mirror, Nordegren boasted that her Christmas present from Woods was $300 million. She has hired a private detective to sift through his accounts to find out how he is worth.  She aims to claim half of what he earned while they were together.

As previously reported, Nordegren hired veteran divorce attorney, Sorrell Trope. (For more info on that and on the other celebrities who Trope has represented, click here.)

A source close to Nordegren told the Mirror: "Elin knows hiring a PI is a smart move. Her lawyers want to make sure she gets every penny she's entitled to. Elin is devastated, but now she's decided to end their marriage she has the future of their children to think about." 

Other updates:

The National Enquirer is publishing photos of Tiger Woods in a romantic embrace with an apparent mistress in California last year.  But wait, there could be more to come.   According to the Enquirer, Woods' wandering eye started early in his relationship with wife Elin Nordegren.  A new video is being shopped around for hundreds of thousands of dollars, that according to an Enquirer source, shows Woods with one of his mistresses in California.   The video was shot before Woods married but after he was engaged to Nordegren.   Click here for more. 

The attorney for David Letterman's accused extortionist is using the Woods scandal to help in his client's defense.  The attorney wrote in court papers that if it is legal for Woods' mistress Rachel Uchitel to seek payment for her silence, his client should not be charged for doing the same thing.   Uchitel's famed lawyer, Gloria Allred, wasn't pleased.   Click here for more.

Tiger Woods voluntarily allowed Florida Highway Patrol troopers to inspect his upper body including his chest, back, hands, and arms, according to an exclusive report on Orlando station WESH-TV,  The troopers said there was no signs of domestic violence and that the only visible injury was a "fat lip" that they say was consistent with Woods hitting the steering wheel.  Click here for more details on the WESH story.

AT&T announced it is hanging up on Woods.  Click here for the company's statement and for information on other sponsors who have parted ways with Woods.

On a lighter note, a hilarious parody is generating a lot of buzz on YouTube.  Click here to watch "Wife of the Tiger."

Tiger Woods' alleged mistress Rachel Uchitel spoke briefly to a Florida television station,   She had the opportunity to deny that she is seeing Woods but instead said she wouldn't comment on the reports.  Some have suggested that she is intentionally feeding the rumors for attention and to keep herself associated with Woods.  Is she playing the press?  Click here for more details and to view the interview with her. 

Source on story on TIger Woods wife Elin Nordegren hiring a private detective and her plans to divorce Woods in California is the Daily Mirror.

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