Tiger Woods Considering Going on Oprah Winfrey Show

It is being reported today that embattled golf legend Tiger Woods, plagued by reports of numerous raunchy affairs, is seriously considering going on the Oprah Winfrey show, perhaps with his wife Elin Nordegren Woods by his side, and telling all, or mostly all, to a worldwide audience.

As the Woods story seems to gain momentum by the day, it is becoming increasingly clear that he will need to do more than simply offer tersely worded releases on his website. While to an extent Woods can claim this story is a personal matter between his family and him, there is a growing concern within the Woods camp of advisers that the sheer number of women (six as of this writing) and the increasingly tawdry details that are being exposed, such as Woods having sex in a church parking lot with a waitress, will combine to ultimately do lasting harm to his reputation and therefore his business interests and ultimate legacy.

In an age where stories such as this tend to not only break but also irretrievably "spin: in real time, the idea of going on Oprah to confront the issues he might be dealing with would likely be the smartest possible next step for Woods. It is not at all a stretch to say Oprah Winfrey represents one of the last bastions of 'old media', and all that is good with it, that is still as powerful and far reaching as any website, social network or blog.

Due in no small part to Oprah's reputation for asking tough but balanced and 'everyperson' types of questions, and her capacity to be forgiving without pandering, the Oprah Winfrey show pulls off the very rare feat of being wildly popular while still being deeply respected; at least so far as celebrity issues are concerned.

Oprah recently announced to the world that she would be ending her show in 2011. While there is still a considerable amount of time until then, in many ways a Tiger Woods interview could be the final major event on her show. The intriguing aspect to this is that Woods has been famous for fiercely guarding his, and his family's, privacy through the years. While plenty of celebrities have gone on the Oprah Winfrey Show for a light hearted chat, a visit with Oprah is generally considered to be more of a talk show with a conscience than an entertainment vehicle.

If Woods appears on Oprah, he should expect to provide some level of insight into him as a person that he never has broached before. The payoff for him could be at least a partial rehabilitation of his image and protection of his business interests. The hope for Woods would be that a thorough questioning by Oprah would send the signal to a good portion of the American public that he has repented.

Source: Victoria Ward, "Tiger Woods urged to confess all to Oprah Winfrey as allegations of a sixth mistress emerges", Mirro.co.uk