Erica Herman, Tiger Woods’ ex-girlfriend is suing him for $30million, adding that she should still be living in his house, despite the both of them not being in a relationship.
Erica Herman had been living with him in Florida for the duration of their six-year relationship.
During
that time, the ex-restaurant manager claimed she performed ‘valuable
services’ for the 47 year old golfer in lieu of paying rent.
There
was only ever an ‘oral tenancy agreement’ between the pair, which she
alleged was supposed to last five more years after they split last
autumn.
In new documents obtained by TMZ, Erica claimed Tiger’s staff convinced her to pack for a ‘short vacation’ without the golfer last autumn but, after driving her to the airport, she was told she had been ‘locked out’ and wasn’t allowed back to the house.
The 38-year-old alleged one of Tiger’s lawyers met her at the airport with a proposal to resolve any issues between the former couple.
She
has also claimed she had more than $40,000 (£33.7k) in cash confiscated
from the house, and that he accused her of doing ‘something shady’ to
get the money.
Erica has launched the lawsuit against Tiger’s
trust, the titleholder on the house, and is asking for $30m which she
claimed is the ‘reasonable rental value’ of Tiger’s house for the five
years she claims remain on their verbal agreement.
In response to the lawsuit, Tiger’s trust denied there was ever any oral contract.
The
golfer’s team said Erica was simply staying at the property as his
girlfriend, so was asked to leave after the sportsman – whose two
children with ex-wife Elin Nordegren also live at the house – ended
their relationship.
News of the lawsuit came shortly after it
was revealed Erica had asked the court to invalidate a non-disclosure
agreement (NDA) she signed in August 2017.
She cited the Speak Out Act, which protects victims of sexual assault or harassment.
The paperwork for the filing states the pair ‘had a long relationship’ that was both professional and personal.
