Tiger Woods’ ex-girlfriend sues over NDA, says he locked her out of his home

Erica Herman, who started dating Tiger Woods in 2017, filed a complaint seeking declaratory judgement on what she can and cannot say under their NDA.

The ex-girlfriend of golfer Tiger Woods asked a judge in Florida to nullify a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) she signed with him during their six-year relationship.

Erica Herman, who started dating Woods in 2017, filed a complaint on Monday in Martin County Circuit Court seeking declaratory judgement on what she can and cannot say under the NDA, as per court filings obtained by The Associated Press. Herman and her lawyers have argued the agreement should be cancelled due to the “Speak Out Act,” a piece of American legislation enacted in 2022 that declared an NDA cannot silence a victim of sexual harassment.

Herman, 37, has not publicly accused Woods, 47, of sexual harassment or assault. The Associated Press reported the filing’s civil cover sheet, however, does indicate that the case involves sexual abuse.

Herman alleged via the complaint that a trust controlled by Woods, called the Jupiter Island Irrevocable Homestead Trust, is trying to silence her from speaking about her “personal and professional relationship” with the pro golfer.

Woods and his agent have not commented on the legal claim.

Herman and Woods have not publicly announced their breakup. She was not present when he competed at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas the first week of December 2022, or at the Genesis Invitational he hosted at Riviera three weeks ago. Herman was once an employee at The Woods Jupiter, a restaurant owned by Woods in Florida.

In a separate lawsuit filed in October 2022, Herman argued she is owed US$30 million because Woods and his trust allegedly violated the Florida Residential Landlord Tenant Act.

She claimed she and Woods had an 11-year oral tenancy agreement that he violated when he used “trickery” to lock her out of his home in Hobe Sound, Fla. As per the legal filing, the oral agreement still had five years remaining.