Tiger Wood’s ex wife Elin Nordegren is supposely advising Michael Jordan’s new fiancé not to actually marry to mega rich basketball player. Elin had her heart broken by Tiger and she knows what it’s like to be publicly humiliated by a philandering sports star. The thing is, Elin walked away with an estimated $110 million dollar settment to ease her pain. A lot of women, especially those inclined to date famous athletes, would consider getting cheated on more than worth the trade off. Here’s more, from the Enquirer:

Tiger Woods’ ex-wife Elin has warned Michael Jordan’s fiancee – her close pal Yvette Prieto – not to marry the basketball legend, who has a reputation as a world-class philanderer!

But Yvette, a 33-year-old Cuban model, is so determined to wed the former Chicago Bulls great that she’s ignoring her friend’s advice, insiders say.

“Elin was horrified to hear that Yvette is planning to marry Michael,” a source close to the mother of Tiger’s two young children told The Enquirer. “After her terrible experience with Tiger, Elin is convinced Michael will never give up his cheating ways. She told Yvette, ‘Don’t marry him! Once a cheater, always a cheater!’”

Elin still feels that Jordan was instrumental in Tiger’s dramatic downfall.

“Michael and Tiger are golfing buddies, and Elin blames him for leading Tiger astray in the first place,” explained the source. “She believes Tiger’s cheating began when he started hanging out with Michael, who was always on the hunt for hot young women…”

“After Yvette and Michael got engaged, Elin told her, ‘You don’t know how terrible it feels to learn that the man you love is having sex with other women. But I do! You need to listen to me. This marriage is not a good idea.’”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, January 23, 2012]

The Enquirer has run quite a few stories with insider information on Elin, so I would bet this one is true. This chick Yvette dated Michael Jordan for three years. She put in her time and she’s going to get that ring. She probably sees her friend telling her not to get married on one hand, but building a huge $10 million waterfront mansion and going on shopping sprees on the other. Yvette knows exactly what she’s in for, and she’s game for it. Also, that’s ripe that Elin blames Michael for somehow corrupting Tiger. Tiger was a cheating ass well before he met Michael. Those type of creeps have a way of finding each other – at strip clubs and private orgies.

Photo credit: WENN and Fame

When we covered the news that Tiger Woods’ ex had torn down a 1932 waterfront home that she had purchased for $12 million, your responses were mixed. Some of you thought that it was incredibly wasteful to demolish an historical home that surely included irreplaceable features, especially to build what is likely to be a mcmansion. Others of you noted that she attempted to renovate at first before deciding to wreck the place and start over. It’s possible that some damage was discovered that couldn’t be worked around. Plus she’s stimulating the local economy by hiring so many people. However you feel about it, it’s very common for the obscenely rich to demolish perfectly good homes and rebuild to their exact specifications.

Well TMZ has the news from Elin’s builder that the old home had termites and wasn’t built to withstand hurricanes, which are a definite concern in South Florida. That makes her decision a little more understandable to me, but I’m still leaning in the “wasteful” direction. It’s easy enough to say it wasn’t up to code or that it had termites. Plus the home she’s building in its place looks a lot like the original if you just go by the blueprints that were submitted. Here’s more:

Elin Nordegren is SO rich — she’s basically building a replica of the multimillion dollar estate she knocked down.

TMZ has obtained renderings Elin submitted to the Palm Beach County Dept. of Planning, Zoning & Building. Compare the exterior elevation drawing with the pic of the house that was on the $12 million property before Elin razed it. Both are traditional/colonial homes with a very similar shape. The drawing looks similar to the 9,000 square foot house that was demolished.

Elin’s builder told PEOPLE the house Elin 86′d was 90 years old, didn’t meet code provisions to withstand hurricanes, and was infested with termites.

Of course, the house Elin builds will be a brand spanking new. The supporting documents describe the house in detail.

– 9 bedrooms
– 2 large living rooms
– huge formal dining room
– 2 kitchens
– large pool
– GROTTO!!!
– pool cabana with HUGE living room
– 2 jacuzzis
– detached guest house with 3 bedrooms
– 3 guest bungalows
– wine cellar
– ginormous master wing with crazy big walk in closet
– basement that runs the entire length of the house

There’s 120 feet of retaining walls, and they are bringing in 4100 cubic yards of soil — which is an enormous amount.

County officials have sent the architect back to the drawing board for some changes before the plans will be approved.

[From TMZ]

This news didn’t change my opinion of her, which is basically that she’s got a ton of money now so she’s spending it like a Kardashian. It’s one thing to be well off and to comfortably enjoy it. It’s quite another to spend millions on a huge home like that, just because you can. How much do you really need? I know that’s a slippery slope argument, like “why have anything nice when we can get by with the basics?” but when we’re talking about this level of consumption it just seems so ridiculous to me.

Update: Thanks to those of you that pointed out that Elin donated materials from the demolished house, about $300,000 worth, to Habitat for Humanity. The Orlando Sun Sentinel reports that “Nordegren gave the deconstruction crew plenty of time, about six weeks, to remove items from the house. That allowed the crew to work at a pace that maximized the value — he estimated it at more than $300,000 — of what was removed.” Good for her, I’m definitely changing my opinion with that news.

The house before it was torn down:

After it was torn down:

These photos of Elin are from 2010. Credit: Fame. Other photos credit: Pacific Coast News

I took one of those riverboat cruises in Palm Beach a few years ago to see how the super rich live. The tour guide explained to us that it was very common for for the uber rich to buy perfectly good waterfront mansions, tear them down and build their own. When you’re that rich you want things “just so” and I guess and you have time and the resources to make it happen. So when I heard that Elin Woods had purchased a 12 million mansion in north Palm Beach and demolished it, I wasn’t surprised. It sounds super wasteful to tear down a home that most of us would consider beyond our wildest dreams, but those people don’t live like most of us by any stretch. Still, it’s disappointing to hear the Elin Woods is one of them. We don’t know much about her, but we heard that she’s going to be responsible with her massive divorce settlement and not waste it. I guess that’s relative when you’re talking about powerball level money. Here’s more:

Bought a year ago for $12.3 million, the oceanfront mansion owned by the former wife of Tiger Woods has been demolished and she is building a new house on the lot in the exclusive Seminole Landing development near North Palm Beach.

“It was a beautiful place, incredible landscaping, fantastic ocean frontage,” said Realtor John True, who was at the house on Halloween for a charity event after work had begun.

“I heard that the original plan was to renovate. But once they started, I heard they decided to tear it down.”

Elin Nordegren is living in the San Remo condominiums, an oceanfront development in Juno Beach, while her new home is being built, according to local officials who asked not to be named.

Palm Beach County issued the demolition permit on Dec. 16 and it is active until June 17, records show.

The 17,000-square-foot house, built in 1932, was two stories, with eight bathrooms, an in-ground pool and an elevator.

Seminole Landing is on the east side of U.S. 1 just north of PGA Boulevard in unincorporated Palm Beach County, according to county records.

The 77-acre development is among the top five most exclusive communities in Palm Beach County, said True, owner of Oceanfront Realty in Juno Beach.

The gated development is the home of the private Seminole Golf Course.

[From The Palm Beach Post]

Well Tiger is still building an insane compound on Jupiter Island worth nearly $50 million, according to that article in the Palm Beach Post. We heard last year that construction was finished, but he’s still working on it. Compared to him Elin is playing it pretty safe. So if you had, let’s see, $110 million dollars by some estimates, would you spend over 10 percent of it on a house and then tear it down and spend a couple million more building another house, just because you could? Maybe, since a lot of people spend 30 percent and more of their income buying a home. Still, it’s hard to fathom buying something worth that and destroying it, even if you had the money.

Elin’s house before:

Elin’s house before:

Elin’s house after:

Elin is shown in Miami on 12-2-11, credit: Fame. Home photos credit: CelebrityHomePhotos.com

Yesterday we ran a story about how Rachel Uchitel was giving back the bulk of her $10 million hush settlement from Tiger after her lawyer, Gloria Allred, convinced her she has violated the confidentiality clause in the agreement. Rachel is considering suing Allred for potentially double crossing her and negotiating with Tiger’s lawyer to still receive her fee while convincing Rachel to give the settlement money back.

A lot of you thought that I buried the lead in that I mentioned toward the end of the story that Tiger Woods’ ex wife, Elin, is currently dating a guy who also used to date Rachel. Some ex-friend of Rachel’s went on the record to TMZ with a tale about how she’d overheard Elin’s new man, an investment banker named Jamie Dingman, telling Rachel back when he was dating her that he’d like to date Elin. According to this story, Rachel and Jamie were together when the Tiger Woods scandal broke, Jamie knew that Rachel had been with Tiger (maybe at the same time he was with her) and was joking around that he could date Tiger’s wife. It made the guy seem like scum, and like he targeted Elin somehow.

According to several reports, all of this was news to Elin and she’s been with Jamie for six months. Jamie is supposedly denying that he ever slept with Rachel, but TMZ has a potential timeline and witnesses. What’s more is that Jamie had a girlfriend when he hooked up with Rachel, which is apparently her only criteria for sleeping with a guy – that they be taken. It doesn’t hurt if they’re rich either.

Here’s the story from TMZ:

Elin Nordegren is PISSED … after learning Rachel Uchitel told friends she had slept with BF Jamie Dingman. Now Jamie is denying it happened, but others are providing VERY specific details.

Sources tell TMZ … Elin was blindsided when the TMZ story ran over the weekend … that Tiger Woods’ #1 mistress had slept with Jamie and Elin didn’t know about it.

We reported Jamie hooked up with Rachel twice in Miami in October, 2009, when they were staying together– less than 2 months before the scandal broke. Jamie’s friends now tell TMZ … Rachel is lying and that they never had sex and never stayed together.

But other people familiar with the situation tell TMZ … Rachel and Jamie went down to Miami in October, 2009, to work on a plan for a new investment business.

We’re told the 2 stayed together for 2 1/2 weeks — at the home of Chris Barish, the third partner in the prospective business. Jamie had a girlfriend at the time — a model named Inez — but she wasn’t around much.

People who were at Barish’s house tell us … Jamie came into Rachel’s room late at night twice and the two hooked up … and they heard Rachel discussing it with Barish the morning after each liaison.

Ironically, at the time this was allegedly going on, we’re told Chris Barish hooked up with Jen Madden, the woman who sold the Tiger story to the National Enquirer. And get this — people staying at Barish’s house tell us … Jen got a lot of her info from discussions between Rachel, Jamie and Chris about Tiger’s illicit relationship with Rachel.

As for Jamie and Elin, we’re told they’ve been quietly dating for 6 months.

[From TMZ]

That should pretty much be a dealbreaker for Elin. Her boyfriend of six months slept with her famous ex husband’s famous mistress before he met her and never bothered to broach the subject in all that time. It’s slimy, it’s underhanded, and it makes the guy seem like he has an agenda by being with Elin. Maybe he really likes her and is just caught up in an incestuous group of friends. Still, anyone who would sleep with that big-lipped hooker has issues. Plus we know he was cheating on his girlfriend with Rachel. Poor Elin seems like one of those women who always ends up with creeps. Rachel is one of those women who tries to use them for money and fame and sometimes gets beaten at her own game. Also, why does she keep trying to stick it to Elin?

Photos of Elin are from 2/9/10 and 1/29/10. Photo of Rachel from 01/10/2011. Credit: Fame

This is the type of story that the term schadenfreude is made for, since it involves Rachel Uchitel being beaten at her own game. According to TMZ, Rachel was persuaded by her lawyer, Gloria Allred, to return the bulk of the $10 million package she extorted settlement Tiger Woods gave her in exchange for not holding a press conference revealing details of their affair. Since Rachel is a famewhore (or just leave out the fame part) at heart, she possibly violated the confidentiality clause in her settlement by going on Celebrity Rehab, doing multiple interviews and generally keeping the story alive, even though she claims innocence since she never went on the record about her experiences with Tiger. So Allred advised Uchitel to make a deal with Tiger’s lawyer and give most of the money back, only Allred worked out a nice package for herself where she got to keep her lawyer’s fee. She really is the head madam of the stripper mistresses and she’ll sell them out in a heartbeat. Excuse me while I point and laugh.

TMZ has learned … Rachel Uchitel has given Tiger Woods back most of the settlement money he paid her … and now Rachel is preparing to sue Gloria Allred, the lawyer who struck the deal, allegedly because Gloria sold her out for money.

As TMZ reported, Gloria negotiated a $10 million settlement for Rachel … just hours before Rachel was going to hold a tell-all news conference about Tiger Woods. The settlement included a confidentiality agreement, which prohibited Rachel from talking about Tiger.

We’ve learned the agreement stated … if Rachel violated the confidentiality clause … she would not only have to return the money she received but Tiger could sue her for damages as well.

Sources tell TMZ … several months ago Tiger’s lawyer, Jay Lavely, contacted Gloria and said they were going after Rachel because they believed she violated the confidentiality agreement by allegedly speaking with TMZ and going on “Celebrity Rehab” to treat her “addiction to love” — though she never talked specifically about Tiger on the show.

We’re told Rachel felt strongly she had not violated the agreement, but Gloria allegedly convinced her she would lose if push came to shove, so Gloria struck a deal with Lavely — that Rachel would return the lion’s share of the settlement money.

But our sources say … what has Rachel fuming is that Gloria allegedly made a deal with Jay Lavely — that Gloria would still get all of her attorney’s fees. Rachel believes Gloria sold her out … allegedly making a deal with Tiger’s lawyer to strong-arm Rachel into giving the money back and in return Gloria would get her fee — a fee Gloria would not have received if Rachel went to arbitration and lost.

We’re told Rachel went along with the deal, but as time went on she felt she had gotten screwed, and then hired a malpractice lawyer who has made a demand on Gloria to either pay Rachel what she gave back or get sued.

[From TMZ]

How stupid do you have to be to jeopardize $10 million for a $500k gig on a reality show with D listers? The fame was so important to this idiot that she ended up losing the lottery money she earned for being the first Tiger mistress to go public. Given the sh*tstorm that followed, her silence wasn’t worth four figures not to mention eight. She was just one of over a dozen that we know of.

Tiger was one of countless hookups for Rachel too. A source recently revealed to TMZ that while Rachel was seeing Tiger she was also dating a guy named Jamie Dingman. Dingman, an investment banker and the son of a billionaire, is currently dating Tiger’s ex, Elin Woods. A “friend” of Rachel’s told TMZ that back when Jamie was with Rachel he knew that she was also seeing Tiger and told her “That’s ok. I’ll date his wife, Elin.” Elin sure knows how to pick ‘em.

Rachel Uchitel is shown in 2007 with her Celebrity Rehab costar, Jason Davis. Gloria Allred is shown with Tiger Mistress Joslyn James on 4/5/10. Credit: WENN.com

This is a good indicator of how slow the gossip world is today – Us Weekly’s big scoop of the week is that Elin Nordegren, the ex-wife of Tiger Woods, is back in the dating game. Elin had been extraordinarily low-key in the aftermath of Tiger’s… uh… Mistress Explosion. As far as I can remember, Elin only gave that one interview to People Magazine, and beyond that she kept quiet and stayed out of the spotlight as she filed for divorce and allowed her estranged husband to self-destruct publicly. So, now she’s back into the dating game, and it looks like no celebrities are allowed.

Elin Nordegren is back in the game! Eight months after divorcing pro golfer Tiger Woods, the Swedish model, 31, is on a mission for a new man, a source tells Us Weekly.

“She was seeing a banker in Florida for three months, but that went nowhere,” continues the insider.

As for her relationship with her 35-year-old ex (father to her children, Sam, 3, and Charlie, 2), “the only interaction they have is when she drops the kids off,” adds the source.

“That’s it. She hates him. She doesn’t see him or speak with him. And they have their custody schedule already set through the end of the year.”

And finding a boyfriend isn’t Nordegren’s only project. After purchasing a $12.2 million beachfront mansion in North Palm Beach, Fla., in March, the Rollins College psychology student “is knocking it down and rebuilding on the lot,” says the source, adding that she’s renting a place nearby.

“She’s doing really well.”

[From Us Weekly]

I forget how much Elin’s rumored divorce settlement actually ended up being, but I believe it was in the mid-to-high eight figures, and that kind of money can buy you a lot of happiness. Seriously, if you were Elin, why even have a moment of self-doubt? Tiger didn’t cheat on her because she wasn’t pretty or nice or that her body wasn’t awesome (all of the crap we tell ourselves when a dude cheats). Tiger cheated on her because he’s a douche. I hope Elin continues to keep everything low-key, and I hope she finds someone nice who appreciates her. Like a lawyer, or somebody normal.

Sidenote: I wonder if she gets freaked out if a “normal” guy likes to golf as a hobby, though. Wouldn’t you? If your ex was one of the best golfers in the world, and now your date wants to talk about his handicap? Yeah. That would be sketchy.

Photos courtesy of Fame.

According to British rag The Sun, Elin Woods is dating again and is “getting close” to a South African student she met at the college she attends in Florida. It sounds like The Sun is basing their report on a story in The National Enquirer, which mentions as an aside that Elin was recently kissed by a hot male classmate in the parking lot at her school. The Enquirer and their sister site, Radar Online, have run photos of Elin outside her college and likely have a photographer tailing her. This could have been a friendly goodbye kiss that their paparazzo witnessed but didn’t get a shot of, or it could be based on a tip or made up. The Enquirer isn’t making as big a deal about it as The Sun is, and just mentions it as part of a larger story about how Elin allegedly wants more kids with whomever she ends up with. This is supposedly pissing off Elin’s ex, Tiger, who “is crushed that she is moving on so soon.” Of course he is.

As The ENQUIRER revealed in October, a brokenhearted Tiger infuriated his ex-wife by begging her to take him back.

And, added the insider: “He had the incredible nerve to bring it up again” on a recent trip to her Windermere, Fla., home to drop off the kids.

“He was blindsided when Elin dropped the bombshell that she expects to marry again and start a new life with more children – telling Tiger, ‘but it won’t be with YOU!’” the insider revealed.

“Even at 30, she knows her biological clock is ticking, but she’s convinced there is a bright future ahead – without cheating Tiger around. She told a friend, ‘I’ll find true love again, and I’ll definitely have more kids.’”…

The embattled pair’s divorce was finalized in August, leaving them with shared custody of their two adorable youngsters.

“Tiger’s not stupid – he knows his ex-wife is gorgeous, and she’s rich, and she would be a prime catch for any man.”

The skirt-chasing athlete’s out-of-control behavior deeply wounded Swedish blonde Elin, and she may not get back to a normal life for quite some time, said the insider.

“She is very wary of any new relationship because she has been hurt so deeply by Tiger.

“She does want to date – but only when she meets the right guy. First and foremost on her agenda is the well-being of her two kids.

“Elin said, ‘Everyone wants to feel needed. I need someone in my life that I can trust, and that day will come.’ She’d love four children altogether.”

The beautiful ex-model recently was shocked when a male friend from a college class she’s taking suddenly and impulsively kissed her while walking her back to her car in the school parking lot, according to the insider.

Elin, who was always faithful to Tiger, later said: “It completely took me off guard – but it was very pleasant. I enjoyed it!”

Reports the insider: “She kissed him back.”

[From The National Enquirer]

I hope this is true and that Tiger is begging Elin to take him back and she’s all “nope,” and “I’ll start a family with someone else, thank you very much.” It sounds like she’s just out and enjoying life and isn’t necessarily dating anyone seriously. If she was, it’s not like we’d hear about it. She’s handled her business with a lot of grace and class.

Radar Online reports that Elin plans to spend Christmas with her kids in Sweden with her family. Tiger got their children Sam, 3 and 1/2, and Charlie, 22 months, for Thanksgiving, and worked out a deal with Elin that she would have them for Christmas in return. It looks like Tiger will be without his kids for Christmas, but I doubt he’ll spend the holiday alone. There are surely plenty of women who would keep him company for the right price.

Elin Woods isn’t letting anything from the past hang around to bring her down. According to the National Enquirer she’s selling all of the jewelry Tiger gave her, including her engagement ring. She recently placed the pieces to go up for auction with Sotheby’s, where they’re expected to fetch around $2.5 million. Elin has asked that the jewelry be auctioned anonymously and that her name not be attached to the sale.

“It’s the ultimate act of revenge,” said a source close to Elin. “It’s her way of saying, ‘Now do you get the message? It’s over!’”

As the Enquirer has reported, only a week after finalizing his $100 million divorce settlement, the disgraced golfer began begging the mother of this two children to reconcile.

He recently pleaded his case in person after returning his youngsters from a visitation – but Elin told him to go stick his head in a sand trap!

Now Elin has instructed the famed auction house Sotheby’s to sell her fabulous bling, including her hefty antique diamond engagement ring.

Her entire jewelry collection could fetch close to $2.5 million…

“She treasured the pieces as gifts from a loving husband, but now figures they were more likely things he bought without much care to cover up his guilt.”

The stash includes a diamond necklace with matching earrings and other treasures from Cartier, Tiffany and Harry Winston. Elin has requested that she not be identified as the seller, disclosed the source.

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, November 8, 2010]

I remember when Ellen Barkin sold off all her jewelry from her billionaire ex, Ron Perelman. She made $20 million dollars from the sale! In an interview with Parade, Barkin described the jewelry as “battle scars.” She said “I didn’t want to look down at my hand and be reminded of why I left him. I didn’t need to carry around baggage of a man who had tried to make me Mrs. Somebody. The jewellery wasn’t a trophy for me. It was more like a battle scar.” Elin probably feels the same, and wonders which prostitute Tiger was with the night before he bought her that diamond necklace.

Elin received an alleged $110 million dollar settlement in her divorce but is still said to have curtailed her lifestyle to make sure that the money lasts and that she leaves plenty for her kids.

Radar Online has the supposed details on Elin Nordegren’s hush-hush divorce settlement from golfing great Tiger Woods. Elin is said to have received $110 million dollars when their six year marriage was dissolved. It’s Powerball lottery money, but still not the rumored 3/4 billion that we heard was in the works this summer. This number is close to what TMZ reported at that time, and as they pointed out it’s much more than she would have received under the prenup. Given the extenuating circumstances, it’s understandable that she got a larger chunk of Tiger’s financial pie. Still, Elin isn’t living large and Radar reports she even flew commercial recently instead of chartering a jet.

Tiger Woods divorce payout to Elin Nordegren was $110 million, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.

The amount has not been revealed previously.

And although Elin walked out of the marriage with a fortune, she’s not flaunting it, and has certainly not been extravagant, one source close to the situation told RadarOnline.com exclusively.

She flew to California and back to Orlando this past week on Virgin America, instead of chartering a private jet.

In the past she has had access to a private jet from Tiger’s camp.

“She could afford the jet but didn’t even consider it,” the source said.

“She’s not cheap, but she’s just not throwing money around and wasting it the way some people would.”

Elin still employs nannies and other household help as she shares custody with Tiger of their two children.

“But she has cut back some of the hours some people work,” a friend told us.

“She’s not acting like she hit the lottery.”

Far from it. In fact, Elin is still recovering emotionally from the trauma of discovering her husband had a secret life of serial cheating.

Her payout is approximately 12 times more than Tiger’s most recent mistress, Rachel Uchitel, received from the golfing legend.

But it’s not nearly as much as she could have received, some people believe.

Tiger’s exact net worth is unknown publicly but one source says it is approximately $500 million, meaning Elin could have received at least another $100 million.

[From Radar]

Good for Elin I guess. She’s probably still concerned about her children’s future and wants to make sure she doesn’t squander the money in case they need it some day. She’s not going to fritter away her settlement in a few years like Heather Mills.

Meanwhile there’s a story that a potential Tiger Woods sex tape is coming. According to Radar, it’s a fake filmed with a lookalike. The seller, Devon James, is one of the many stripper/prostitutes to claim a relationship with Tiger. Radar has a pretty amusing interview with the guy in the tape, who claims that he was told that he was going to fulfill a fantasy for a woman who wanted to screw Tiger Woods. He knew he was being filmed but thought it was just for personal use. “I was in it to make a couple bucks and have sex with a pretty lady. I just thought I was fulfilling this woman’s fantasy of having sex with Tiger Woods.” James claims to have received $350,000 for the tape, but I imagine she’ll have to use some of that money to defend herself against lawsuits from Tiger’s camp.

Elin is shown out on 2/9 and 1/7/10. Credit: Fame Pictures

I think Life & Style’s cover this week is totally a low blow. The basic gist is that L&S somehow (eye roll) got an interview with two of Tiger Woods’ former mistresses, Jaimee Grubbs and Jamie Jungers. They somehow (eye roll) got Grubbs and Jungers to go the record about Elin Woods, who I’m thinking Grubbs and Jungers have never met, ever. Considering Elin got wide praise for her restrained and seemingly honest People Magazine interview, it just seems like people (mistresses) are just trying to take Elin down for no reason other than malice (and a payday).

Elin Nordegren finally broke her silence about ex-husband Tiger Woods’ infidelities in an interview last week but several of his former mistresses now tell Life & Style Elin was holding back—for a major payday.

“Money can buy anything — including silence,” former mistress Jaimee Grubbs tells Life & Style.

“I’m sure Elin is hiding millions of secrets,” Jamie Jungers – whom Tiger had an 18-month affair beginning in June 2005 – tells Life & Style exclusively. “She’s not a stupid woman. I’d imagine she knew more about his indiscretions than she wanted to say. I wouldn’t be surprised if Tiger forced Elin to do the interview in order to save his reputation — to make himself look better.”

With a settlement estimated at more than $100 million, Elin is still, in effect, under Tiger’s heavy-handed control.

“I don’t believe Elin was blindsided,” says Jamie. “Tiger was too open, or at least not cautious about hiding. Elin knew more than she wanted to say.”

[From Life & Style]

Here’s the thing – I don’t really think Elin was as “blindsided” as she claims either. I don’t think Elin really knew about the extent of Tiger’s affairs, or with so many women, but when I read those exhaustive Vanity Fair pieces about Tiger’s married life, I was struck by how little time he and Elin actually spent with each other during their marriage. Their marriage seemed very clinical to me, all business and photo ops and no passion or goodwill. Once again, I’m not saying that it’s Elin’s fault or that she had it coming or anything – I’m NOT. I’m just saying that there’s more to Elin’s story, but that I still have a lot of sympathy for her. And Tiger’s former mistresses should shut the hell up.

Cover courtesy of L&S.