TMZ Tiger "Kobe Special" Quote Made Before Mistress Pictures Included Gloria Allred

TMZ Tiger Quote Mentions "Kobe Special"

TMZ -- a celeb gossip blog and show that gets it right more often than not with insider sources in the most close-knit families - quotes Tiger Woods as discussing the purchase of a "Kobe Special" with another party on Friday. The "Kobe Special," as you may remember, refers to the $4 million 8-carat diamond ring the L.A. Lakers legend Kobe Bryant gave to his wife after being publicly accused of raping a 19 year young Colorado hotel employee. As reported by People, Mrs. Bryant eventually forgave Kobe, who admitted to adultery but denied rape.

Tiger Woods Mistress Pictures Feature Rachel Uchitel (thanks, Ashley Samson!)

Good, bad or indifferent, there is no denying that Rachel Uchitel - in part because of her featuring front and center in alleged Tiger Woods mistress pictures - is garnering a huge amount of public scrutiny. Initially broken by the National Enquirer, the Tiger Woods mistress pictures did not show a flattering depiction of Rachel Uchitel. One of the most damning witnesses against her is one-time friend Ashley Samson, who not only names Ms. Uchitel as Tiger Woods' mistress, but also readily offers the National Enquirer copious private details.

TMZ Tiger Quote Too Little Too Late?

The "Kobe Special" TMZ Tiger comment could not come at a better time. Alleged Tiger Woods' mistress pictures will soon not only include Rachel Uchitel but also Gloria Allred - as reported by the SF Gate's City Bright Blog -- a self proclaimed feminist lawyer as adept at playing the media as Leonard Bernstein at directing an orchestra. Yet there is another reason why Gloria Allred may make Rachel Uchitel pictures much more meaningful: Ms. Allred is one who loves the spotlight but at the same time is highly tuned against being used in a publicity stunt.

If she finds that Tiger Woods mistress pictures featuring Rachel Uchitel amount to harassment, she may succeed in holding the National Enquirer's feet to the fire. Concurrently, it may force Tiger Woods to answer a subpoena and testify. While he has been successfully putting off the police after his car accident, he will not be able to avoid Gloria Allred, Esquire. TMZ's Tiger quote involving the "Kobe Special," on the other hand, might give her pause and err on the side of caution against calling Woods into court.

Sources
http://www.tmz.com/2009/11/29/tiger-woods-elin-nordegren-kobe-bryant-rachel-uchitel-zales-ring/
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,626534,00.html
http://www.nationalenquirer.com/tiger_woods_cheating_rachel_uchitel_exposed_source/celebrity/67747
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/abraham/detail?entry_id=52536