Tiger's Handlers 'Mad As Hell' Over Partying Amid Divorce Concerns

By Rob Shuter Posted Apr 22nd 2010 11:16AM

Tiger Woods' road to public relations redemption seems to have hit a snag, and the people who have been working relentlessly to revamp his image following his infidelity scandal are not happy with the golf legend. Sources close to Tiger tell me that they are "mad as hell" that he thought it would be a good idea to attend a Nickelback concert and party backstage while his wife Elin and the couple's two young children took off for Sweden.

"Everyone around team Tiger has been working 24/7 to regain control of his image. Everything from carefully releasing pictures of him jogging to staging a press conference for his return to playing golf. No detail was too small to be overlooked," an insider tells me. "Then after all that work and planning, Tiger decides that he must attend a concert by his favorite band and dance backstage while his wife is away. It's a disaster."

Much of the drama comes from Tiger checking out a Nickelback concert in Orlando, Florida on April 19, even hanging out backstage at the show, while Elin and his children jetted off to Sweden.

Tiger Woods' Nickelback Snafu

So where does Woods stand with his crew, who have been brought on to restore his once-flawless public image?

"Everyone is at the point of giving up trying to help him," my source says.

This is not good news, given that there are reports of an impending divorce for Tiger and his wife. A source close to the family tells Us Weekly, "It's 100 percent happening ... It's going to take a long time to go through. [But] she will go through with it. She is all about being a mom. She will do it slowly and carefully."

While Tiger partied, "Elin and the kids are out there visiting with [Elin's] family in Stockholm," the Us source said, adding that she and the kids are going to be spending most of the summer there. Without Tiger.

Tiger and his camp have not made any public comments since his golf comeback at the Masters.

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Thursday 22 April

By tony

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i love this. all those who feel sorry for him. ha ha ha

By Kimberly

Wow, I love Nickelback's music... but it sounds like they need to re-evaluate who they party with.

By Joe

Nickelback's gotta watch out who they have hangin around their house. Remember guys, you lay down with dogs and you get up with fleas.

By Belladonna

ok, I am NOT a Tiger supporter BUT, I will say he deserves to have a night out. A concert seem harmless enough. Was he there with any skanks?? Yes, if his wife and kids were home then he should have been home. They weren't. This is just the begining of Tigers behavior during the divorce.

By Kasey

Are you kidding me? Why would Nickelback have that pig hanging around their concert. I can understand that they don't have control over who sees their show, but to have him hanging around back stage? Gross.

By Rachel

Seriously? Nickelback is letting Tiger hang out back stage with them? EEWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!! So GROSS!!!!!!! Nickelback has such great taste in music so how can they have such bad taste in friends? I agree with Ali.... PLEASE, someone tell me it just isn't true!!!!!

Saturday 24 April

By ANN

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TIGER NEVER SHOULD HAVE MARRIED ELIN. I DO FEEL SORRY FOR HIM. SHE JETS OFF TO SWEDEN AND THINKS HE SHOULD FOLLOW HER.NAH, HE LIKES A CERTAIN GROUP AND WANTED TO GO SEE THEM, WHY DIDN'T SHE GO WITH TIGER TO THE CONCERT THEN ALL OF THEM LEAVE FOR SWEDEN??

By Jessica

I think everyone is blowing this out of proportion. I thought he cheated again and if he did well then there's possibly no redeeming himself then. He only went to a concert maybe he was blowing off steam from finding out Elin is indeffinitely divorcing him. Gracious people are making way too big a deal of this. Now if the article said he was partying with naked bimbos I could see all the anger but not for listening to his favorite band.

By Rich C

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People need to leave tiger alone, so he made a mistake, something in his romantic life was abviously missing or he wouldnt have had a affair....If he wants to go out and party thats his business.....not the publics....Party on tiger, and get rid of that stuck up broad your married too!!!

By Janeyre

I wasn't aware this guy was seeking pity from you people, with no lives... He doesn't owe you or the public in general the time of day. Don't you need to worry about your own life? Only Elin and her family were harmed by Tiger Wood's behavior. Did you really lose sleep? Did you really cry a lot? Where is it written, this guy must please you?

By bcarrknapp

A tiger cannot change his stripes! He is what he is; a jerk. He makes lots of money playing a childs game. He is not a brain surgeon, nor does he do anything positive for the preservation of the world we live in.. I don't give a flip who he sleeps with or what lousy band he goes to see. I hope Elin has a happy life with her children and finds someone who loves her,and her children. Tiger is too busy being popular to care about his wife or his children!

By bdyftns

What's he supposed to do every night while his wife and kids are out of the country? Stay home and watch reruns of Gilligan's island?
Another lame 'Tiger' story.

Next headlines: 'TIGER WOODS RUNS OUT OF FOOD. GOES TO STORE WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM HIS HANDLERS.'

Sunday 25 April

By Ardis Eaglin

That sucks that Nickleback is considered not good or droped Mr. Tiger Woods.

By mike

Poor, poor tigger.

By psycho

Who cares if Tiger went to a concert!! His wife and kids were in another country and he wanted to go see his favorite band. As long as he didn't hook up with one of the groupies backstage I don't see a problem with him going to a concert, and all of you are stupid that say he shouldn't have been let backstage. The media follows him everywhere now. Nickleback probably intentionally let him back there and the called the magazines to give them the story so that they would receive the publicity.

Friday 23 April

By saul

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"Thursday 22 April
By bcarrknapp
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A tiger cannot change his stripes! He is what he is; a jerk. He makes lots of money playing a childs game. He is not a brain surgeon, nor does he do anything positive for the preservation of the world we live in.. I don't give a flip who he sleeps with or what lousy band he goes to see. I hope Elin has a happy life with her children and finds someone who loves her,and her children. Tiger is too busy being popular to care about his wife or his children!"

a childs game? have you ever played golf? not only that but at that level consistently?

By gonzo1

this is to joe , you got it wrong . if they lie down with a LOUSE they'll wake up with lice . tiger IS a lousy louse !!!!

By rocknroll

Nickelback rocks but I hate hearing that they had that dog sniffing around their campsite.

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By Joe

Nickelback's gotta watch out who they have hangin around their house. Remember guys, you lay down with dogs and you get up with fleas.

Oh man that sux. Now Nickelback are all gonna have to get flea collars! LOL!!!! Dudes!!! Better luck next time!