Well-known professional golfer Tiger Woods has been accused of sexual harassment and forcing ex-girlfriend Erica Herman to signal a non-disclosure settlement on the threat of shedding her job, RadarOnline.com has discovered.
The 47-year-old athlete has been identified for his promiscuous relationships with girls over time, however the golf champion is in some critical sizzling water after his ex filed a $30 million sexual harassment lawsuit by means of her legal professional on Friday, Might 5.
Herman dated Woods for six years, and in that point, she claimed her accomplice “wrongly pressured her” to signal an NDA whereas she was nonetheless employed at his South Florida restaurant.
The authorized doc states Woods “determined to pursue a sexual relationship together with his worker, then — based on him — pressured her to signal an NDA about it or else be fired from her job.”
Herman’s lawyer, Benjamin Hobas, cites the Communicate Out Act handed in Congress, stopping the enforcement of NDAs in cases of sexual assault and harassment. The invoice was signed into regulation in December of final 12 months, and the 38-year-old’s authorized staff believes it is relevant to her and Woods’ relationship.
Within the courtroom submitting, Hodas wrote, “Mr. Woods was Ms. Herman’s boss.”
“In Mr. Woods’s personal portrayal of occasions, he imposed an NDA on her as a situation to maintain her job when she started having a sexual relationship with him. A boss imposing totally different work circumstances on his worker due to their sexual relationship is sexual harassment,” he continued. “And, when he turned disgruntled with their sexual relationship, he tricked her into leaving her dwelling, locked her out, took her money, pets, and private possessions, and tried to strong-arm her into signing a unique NDA.”
Based on different courtroom paperwork beforehand obtained by RadarOnline, Woods has submitted Robert J. McNamara, the Government Vice President of Tiger Woods Ventures, as a key witness within the $30 million courtroom battle.
In his declaration to the courtroom, Woods’ pal mentioned underneath penalty of perjury that he was current when the golfer’s then-girlfriend signed an NDA on August 9, 2017.