By Madhuri Dey
Dec. 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The world has come to know about the numerous affairs of Tiger Woods only since last month. However, a recent story has emerged that claims that the scandals might well have seen the light of day two years back, had it not been hushed up. Apparently, the tabloid that had unearthed the news of the golfer’s extramarital affair had been paid in an unusual currency to retain the story in its archives.

According to the rumor that is doing the rounds, it seems that the golfer had been seen in a parking lot, inside a car, with a woman, who has been identified as Mindy Lawton, the Florida waitress who had claimed to have an affair with Tiger Woods a few days back. It was sometime in 2009, in the month of August, that Tiger Woods was spotted with Mindy Lawton. The tabloid had threatened to publish the pictures of the golfer along with his then mistress. The representatives of Tiger Woods struck a deal with the authorities, asking them to keep mum.

It has been reported that the firm that had finalized the deal on the part of Tiger Woods was Lavely and Singer, the one that specializes in protecting the reputation of celebrities. Reportedly, the deal that has been struck with the magazine was unusual. In return of hushing up the story, Tiger Woods had agreed to be featured on the cover page of the magazine’s next issue. However, the magazine itself has vehemently denied the authenticity of the reports, claiming that no such deal had ever taken place.