Despite claims that Tiger Woods was cheap when it came to spending money on the women with whom he had relationships, some did benefit financially and continue to do so.
According to several women who were involved with the golfer, Woods wired money to them on a monthly basis. The dollar amounts they cite range from $5,000 to $10,000 per month, and there’s talk among those women that someone out there might be getting as much as $20,000 per month.
“The money comes via a wire transfer,” said one woman. “There’s no contract about it, there’s no discussion about what it’s for, but it’s implied that it’s in exchange for keeping quiet about his affair.”
According to that same woman, Woods continued to be in touch in the days following his Thanksgiving night car accident. “Elin took his cell phone away, so he had to call from his land line at home,” said one. “He hasn’t called in at least a week though.”
J.Lo sees an upside in paparazzi’s lost interestJennifer Lopez’s days of dodging paparazzi are behind her, and she says it’s because when they do take photos of her, they can’t sell them for much money.
“It’s a business. Once they stop making money off of you they stop coming around,” Lopez told Allure magazine.
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Not having to dodge photographers leaves time for other endeavors, such as chatting up Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Lopez told Allure that she and the court’s first Latina judge have “discussed being famous, and I told her, ‘Life is about inspiration, and you inspire people by achieving what you achieve. You make me want to do better things.’ She’s awesome, she’s a very smart woman, though I think she’s been overwhelmed by all the attention she’s getting.”
New home for former ‘House’ star“House” star Jennifer Morrison was just as surprised as everyone else when her character, Dr. Allison Cameron, was abruptly written off the show earlier this season.
Although show producers left the door open for her return, Morrison is moving on. She’ll make her Broadway debut in the revival of “The Miracle Worker,” where she’ll play Kate Keller, mother of Helen. The show co-stars Abigail Breslin as Helen and Matthew Modine as her father, Captain Arthur Keller. Previews begin Feb. 12, and the show opens March 3.
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