Tiger Woods' Alleged Mistress: I Will Take a Polygraph Test to Prove No Affair

Tiger Woods' alleged mistress, Rachel Uchitel, is reported to have offered to take a polygraph test to help prove that she has not had an affair with the golfing legend.

Reportedly having left New York City for the time being and rumored to be staying in the Los Angeles area, Rachel Uchitel is claiming that the explosive National Enquirer report that details her alleged affair with Tiger Woods is completely false. While both Rachel Uchitel and Tiger Woods acknowledge that they have met before in a New York City nightclub, Rachel Uchitel has thus far flatly denied that she is Tiger Woods' mistress, and would have no issue with taking and passing a polygraph test.

That Rachel Uchitel has reportedly offered to take a polygraph test is interesting as the National Enquirer has reportedly asked all of its sources on the Tiger Woods' affair story to do the same; the Enquirer claims that all of its sources passed the polygraph tests.

When the story is published, Rachel Uchitel, who has reportedly retained the services of famed celebrity attorney Gloria Allerd, will certainly face even more scrutiny than she has received thus far. If she remains steadfast that she is not Tiger Woods' mistress, it would seem logical that both Rachel Uchitel and Tiger Woods would pursue legal action against the National Enquirer.

While the National Enquirer still holds onto a less than stellar reputation, the fact is that the paper, particularly in recent years, has been extremely careful to vet its sources and often times use polygraph tests to ensure that it is not sued by celebrities. Surely before printing this affair claim, the National Enquirer realizes that Tiger Woods has almost infinite resources to go after the paper in court if he knows that Rachel Uchitel has never been his mistress.

If Rachel Uchitel is serious and is willing to take a polygraph test to prove that she is not Tiger Woods' mistress, and assuming she passes the test, then the legal battle that will likely occur after her polygraph would be one for the ages. It could cast unprecedented attention on the use of polygraph tests; particularly if both sides claim that they have passed polygraphs to support their claims. One can imagine technical experts weighing in on how to properly read a polygraph (often the subject of debate even among experts) and what exactly they prove.

One thing is for certain. If, at this point, Rachel Uchitel never was at any time Tiger Woods' mistress, then this story will actually get bigger before it goes away as it will be an historic court case involving the media, a celebrity and a whole lot of polygraph test results.

Source: One News Staff, "Rachel Uchitel Denies Affair With Tiger Woods", tvnz.co.nz