HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Jessica Simpson is slamming a tabloid report that she flirted with embattled golfer Tiger Woods.
"[I] can't believe that I'm on the cover of star magazine with Tiger Woods, what a JOKE! 'The Shocking Inside Story' is (insert drumroll) A LIE!" the 29-year-old singer, who has been romantically linked to Smashing Pumpkins singer Billy Corgan, wrote Wednesday on her Twitter page.
According to the magazine, the two exchanged e-mails and phone numbers when they met in July at the AT&T National Pro-Am golf tournament in Bethesda, Md. At the event, Woods was partnered with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, who split with Simpson later that month on the eve of her birthday.
"Tiger liked what he saw and let her know it," a source is quoted as telling Star.
Another source told the mag: "Jessica said that she felt like Tony wasn’t paying attention to her, so she was like, 'What the heck!' She decided to have fun with Tiger whether it bothered Tony or not."
Woods, 33, has been under the microscope ever since a single-car accident outside his Florida home on Nov. 27. The accident came shortly after the National Enquirer published a story alleging that the PGA star was having an affair with Rachel Uchitel, a New York nightclub manager.
Since the first affair allegation, several more women have stepped forward claiming to have engaged in sexual trysts with Woods, including former VH1 Tool Academy contestant Jaimee Grubbs and porn star Holly Sampson.
Last Friday, Woods admitted to cheating on his wife Elin Nordegren for the first time, while also announcing plans to put his golf career on an "indefinite" hold in order to focus on his family.
"I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children," he said in a statement on his official Web site. "I want to say again to everyone that I am profoundly sorry and that I ask forgiveness. It may not be possible to repair the damage I've done, but I want to do my best to try."
Woods and Nordegren, who have been married since 2004, have two children, Sam, 2, and Charlie, 10 months.
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