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Tiger’s former mistress Devon “XXX” James. (Ouzounova/Splash News)
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods says he went public with his relationship with Olympic ski champion Lindsey Vonn to devalue any photos of sports’ latest power couple.
The star athletes simultaneously posted messages on their Facebook pages saying they are dating. Woods included four studio photos of himself and Vonn.
VONN MOCKED TIGER BEFORE DATING: ‘I TOO HAVE A SEX PROBLEM’
He says being chased by photographers can be dangerous to his two children. He also said Wednesday at Bay Hill that by publishing his own pictures of his new girlfriend, the paparazzi would not be able to make as much money on whatever photos they get. Woods referred to them as “stalkarazzi.”
It’s the first confirmation from Woods of a relationship since his wife divorced him in 2010.
Meanwhile, one of Woods’ ex-mistresses has some advice for his new ski bunny girlfriend: You are probably not alone.
Devon “XXX” James — the former porn star better known as the golf legend’s 16th mistress — was surprised to learn that Woods would go for a jock like Vonn and said she should watch her back.
“You know when the pics came out of Tiger and his new girlfriend — somewhere, 15 other girls were going, ‘Huh? I thought I was his girlfriend!’ ” James said yesterday.
Vonn, she added, was a surprising pick because she really isn’t Woods’ type.
“I thought he would have picked a woman who was more petite and not someone who is more muscular and has a bigger head than his,” James told TMZ.
“Maybe his taste has changed since [ex-wife Elin Nordegren] and the 27 mistresses.”
The list includes former flame Rachel Uchitel, whose text messages sparked the infamous Thanksgiving 2009 argument between Woods and Nordegren that ended with Woods smashing his SUV into a tree.
Uchitel posted a thinly veiled message on her Twitter account yesterday.
“Everyone deserves a second chance,” Uchitel tweeted. “No exceptions to that rule, in my humble opinion.”
Olympic gold-medalist Vonn must agree, despite poking fun at Woods’ public apology in 2010 which ended with him hugging several of his friends.
“They’re like, ‘Yeah, you’re awesome, you go have that sex,’ ” Vonn quipped at the time, according to Time magazine.
Additional reporting by Tara Palmeri and Leonard Greene