Tiger Woods’ wife Elin Nordegren purposely was photographed without her wedding ring in an effort to send a message that her marriage is done, according to a report.
“She knew what she was doing when she stepped out and pumped gas without her wedding rings,” one source told MSNBC.com. “There are plenty of people who would have filled the tank for her so she wouldn’t even have to be photographed.
“She chose not to go down that road. Moreover, she chose to make it clear those rings were not on her. No hands shoved in pockets, no hiding. Remember, she’s still one half of a couple that has had, up until recently, a most-crafted image. She knows what she’s doing.”
Sources confirmed to People that Nordegren would seek a divorce.
“She plans to leave Tiger,” a source said.
Another source said, “She’s made up her mind. There’s nothing to think about: he’s never going to change.”
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There were reports that Nordegren is shopping for divorce attorneys. One possibility is Sorrell Trope, who represented Nicole Kidman, Nicolas Cage and Britney Spears.
Woods, meanwhile, is showing little commitment to the marriage, according to Us Weekly.
He has remained in contact with the first woman named as a mistress, New York party planner Rachel Uchitel.
“They are not over,” a Uchitel source told Us.
According to this person, Uchitel recently said that “Tiger was texting her, trying to find time to get together again. He wasn’t even fazed!”
Even Woods paid her $3 million to keep quiet, he told her “he was going to leave his wife for her, that he needed to be with her,” the source told Us.
The revelations follow yesterday’s activity at the couple’s Florida mansion.
Moving crews descended on the estate, and a source close to the golfer’s camp told The Post, “She’s making plans to move out and take the kids with her.”
“She’s planning to go somewhere warm and Tiger-free for Christmas,” the source said.
“The only reason she didn’t leave earlier is that their son had the flu, but he’s now recovered.”
Another source told MSNBC.com that Nordegren and Woods “are living separately now, but she’ll be making this split very open and official right after Christmas.”
Yet another source indicated that even if Woods and Nordegren stay together Woods would have a very difficult time gaining forgiveness.
“Elin is not going to be one of these ‘stand by her man’ women,” this person told MSNBC.com. “She’s a strong woman, this is beyond embarrassing, and she has a daughter and son she has to think about, who will know about this one day. Tiger’s got a long way to go to make things right, and have the kind of family he was fond of talking about. He’s going to have to play by Elin’s rules now. Forgiveness isn’t exactly around the corner.”