Tiger Woods' attorneys deny legendary golfer forced ex-girlfriend to agree to tenancy agreements

Tiger Woods' attorneys are denying claims from his ex-girlfriend that helium forced her to sign, oregon hold to, immoderate tenancy agreements.

Erica Herman filed a suit successful Florida Monday implicit a nondisclosure statement (NDA) she alleges she was forced to sign, citing the Speak Out Act, according to tribunal documents obtained by Fox News Digital.

Woods, a 15-time large champion, asked to intervene arsenic a suspect successful the case, and his attorneys wrote that Herman sued the spot to debar an statement the 2 made to arbitrate each disputes.

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Tiger Woods watches his tee changeable during a signifier circular Aug. 26, 2020, for the BMW Championship play tourney astatine the Olympia Fields Country Club successful Olympia Fields, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

"During their relationship, Mr. Woods invited Ms. Herman to unrecorded with him arsenic his impermanent successful the Residence," the question said. "Mr. Woods ne'er negotiated an oral tenancy statement with Ms. Herman. Nor was determination ever a written tenancy statement betwixt Mr. Woods oregon the Trust, connected the 1 hand, and Ms. Herman, connected the different hand. Mr. Woods ne'er transferred to Ms. Herman immoderate ownership involvement successful oregon rights of possession to the Residence."

Herman is suing the Jupiter Island Irrevocable Trust, the spot that owns Woods' home, for astatine slightest $30 cardinal aft helium asked her to determination retired of the property. 

Tiger Woods of the United States and woman Erica Herman observe aft winning the Presidents Cup 16-14 Dec. 15, 2019, successful Melbourne, Australia. (Warren Little/Getty Images)

Herman says the statement allowed her to unrecorded successful the location expense-free successful speech for "valuable services" that were "extraordinary successful nature." However, Herman alleges she was tricked to permission the home and was locked retired erstwhile she returned.

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Lawyers for the spot filed a question to disregard the suit, archetypal alleging that the spot isn’t who she was truly going aft and that she failed to sanction the trustee successful the lawsuit. Lawyers for the spot besides said it was Herman who removed her belongings from the location and that "oral tenancy agreements" are lone bully for less than 1 twelvemonth successful Florida.

The alleged NDA was signed successful 2017.

Tiger Woods and Erica Herman cheer connected Rafael Nadal astatine the 2019 U.S. Open successful New York City. (Gotham/GC Images)

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But Herman claims the statement should beryllium unenforceable nether the Speak Out Act, which "prohibits the judicial enforceability of a nondisclosure clause oregon nondisparagement clause agreed to earlier a quality arises involving intersexual battle oregon intersexual harassment successful usurpation of federal, tribal, oregon authorities law."

Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.