Saucy Saturday Headlines
February 20th, 2010
Tiger Woods Apology: Live-blogging the event
Update: Thanks for joining us for the live blog portion — a clip of Tiger’s complete statement is below, along with the transcript of the live blog. — 12:35 p.m. ET — Tiger Woods is scheduled to make his first public statement since being rocked by scandal today at 11 a.m. ET from TPC Sawgrass golf course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Join the Post’s Paul Farhi, who has been writing about the Tiger Woods story since it broke in November, and me as we live blog Woods’s announcement. We’ll be getting started around 10:45 a.m. ET and will be here throughout the event — which will also be streamed live in the player above. Immediately following the announcement, we’ll shift gears — and venues — to take your questions and comments in a live reaction chat, joined by Post sports writer Sally Jenkins and Slate sports editor Josh Levin.
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Tiger Woods preps for presser; Elton John says Jesus was gay
Chris Brown and Usher sit courtside at the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics game on Thursday in Los Angeles. (AP) Headlines: Tiger Woods expected to make public apology at today’s press conference… Woods to return to therapy, says PGA official; could return to golf next month… Golf writers vote to boycott press conference… Elton John envisions Jesus as a gay man… Simon Cowell says neither Howard Stern nor Madonna could replace him on “Idol”… Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban to fund school in Haiti… Robert Pattinson talks life beyond “Twilight”… Should John Mellencamp or Kendra Wilkinson be tapped to take over Indiana Senate seat?… Lisa Rinna apologizes for Heidi Montag surgery remarks… Montag designs clothes for her new body… Octo-mom Nadya Suleman to make “View” appearance next week… J.K. Rowling to fight plagiarism charges… Judge says Chris Brown complying with probation… Ditto for Lindsay Lohan. Crime Watch: Judge
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Tiger Woods Apology: Will Tiger join the shame hall of fame?
And so the Tiger hype machine rolls on… The Post’s Paul Farhi this afternoon writes about what we should expect from Woods at Friday’s press conference: [Woods's tight control of the event] means a few million TV viewers will likely see only what Woods and his managers want them to see: a contrite superstar, surrounded by friends and supporters, vowing to live up to his former image as a family man. Will it be enough to restore Woods’s pre-tabloid image? And, to put things in proper historical context, Farhi also ticks off a shame hall of fame with this video review of high-profile celebrity apologies — from David Letterman’s apology for sleeping with a staffer to Jimmy Swaggart’s “I have sinned against you, my lord” to Bill Clinton’s “I did not have sexual relations with that woman.” In case you missed it, read the transcripts of today’s earlier chat with
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Iggy Pop and Stooges prepare for “Power” play
(Reuters)
Reuters – For Iggy Pop and the current incarnation of the Stooges, plans involve “a three-year cycle” that will include the expanded re-release of 1973’s seminal “Raw Power” album, touring and likely some new recording.
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Ke$ha sings, raps, smack-talks her way to the top
(Reuters)
Reuters – If you want insight into a celebrity’s self-image, you could do worse than watch one make the brief walk from the star’s chosen chariot to the red carpet before an awards show.[Read More]
Hilary Duff engaged to NHL player
(AP)
AP – Here’s something for “Gossip Girl” to talk about.
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Elin never hit me, says Woods
An emotional Tiger Woods has lashed out at reports his wife, Elin, “hurt or attacked” him over revelations of marital infidelity that have put the superstar’s golf career in limbo.[Read More]
Woods ‘treated like criminal’
Kutilda, Tiger Wood’s mother, has lashed out at the media for portraying her son as a criminal and says she remains proud of her son.[Read More]
Microsoft offers browser choice
Millions of Internet Explorer users in Europe will get the chance to change their web browser from 1 March.[Read More]
US school accused of web spying
Parents in the US have accused a school of spying on children by remotely activating webcams on laptops.[Read More]
Tiger Woods’ Apology Speech: Verbatim
A verbatim of Tiger Woods’ apology speech… after the jump.
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Kris Jenner & Scott Disick Sort Out Their Differences: ‘She Kind Of Is Like A Dream Mother’
Things have been tense between Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner and her daughter Kourtney’s baby daddy, Scott Disick, for a while now and it appears E! got involved with the reality stars to sort out the tension.[Read More]
Access Star Sightings: February 12 – 18, 2010
Justin & Jessica hit New York Fashion Week! Plus, Gaga storms the Brit Awards, Rihanna takes Australia & more!
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