Erica Herman (USA), the ex-lover of 'The Emperor of Golf' Tiger Woods, has claimed she was "molested by Woods".

U.S. golf outlet Golfweek reported on Jan. 7 that Herman's lawyer filed a document with the allegations in a Florida court on Jan. 6, saying, "Herman was sexually harassed when he was hired by Woods and was forced to sign a non-disclosure agreement."

He was also threatened with dismissal if he did not sign a non-disclosure agreement.

Herman was responsible for Woods' opening of a restaurant in Florida in 2014 and was responsible for operations after the restaurant opened for business.

Woods and Herman have reportedly dated since the second half of 2017, and Herman stood by Woods when he won the Masters in 2019 and when he was inducted into the Golf Hall of Fame in 2022.

However, they appear to have parted ways in the second half of last year.

Herman sued Woods last October.

At the time, Herman filed a lawsuit against Woods' Florida home-owning corporation seeking $10 million (about $3 billion) in damages.

That Herman was on vacation but was evicted from the home where he had lived with Woods for nearly six years after receiving a unilateral notice from Woods' home-owning corporation that he "could not return home."

In March, it filed a civil lawsuit claiming that the non-disclosure agreement reached with Woods was invalid.

Herman's lawyers argued that the non-disclosure agreement was invalid under the U.S. Speak Out Act law, which states that non-disclosure agreements are invalid when they involve sexual assault and harassment.

Regarding Woods' eviction from living with him, Herman's attorneys argued that "if an employee provides a different work environment because of a sexual relationship with an employee, that in itself is sexual harassment," and that "the landlord's act of confronting a co-tenant on a sexual relationship is also a violation of federal and Florida fair housing laws."

Woods' attorneys said that "Herman is not a victim of sexual abuse or harassment" when Herman's lawsuit became public in March.

Woods, who married Elin Nordegggren (Sweden) in 400, had one son and one daughter and divorced in 6 after a sex scandal.

She has since dated skier Lindsey Vaughn and stylist Christine Smith, and has been dating Herman since 3.

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