Shakira does her thing, this time with the hotness that is Tennis Champion Rafael Nadal. Simple, fun and sexy. “Gypsy” is the 3rd single off of Shakira's “She Wolf” album.

So… do we love it?

 

Here's a collection of reactions to the Tiger Cheater Woods global mea culpa on Friday:

VERONICA SIWIK-DANIELS, aka porn star Joslyn James, who claims to have had a three-year affair with Woods:

“I would be open to a telephone apology from Tiger, but I really feel that I deserve to look at him in person – face to face, in his eyes – because I didn't deserve this. . . . He knows that I was very straight and honest with him, but for a long time he lied to me. I never wanted to cause Elin, Sam or Charlie any pain, but I'm not the sole cause.”

 The Dalai Lama:

The Tibetan spiritual leader also briefly addressed the Tiger Woods scandal and the golf star’s public comments Friday about straying from his Buddhist faith. Woods said he was raised Buddhist but needed to focus anew on finding balance between his faith and professional life.

The Dalai Lama said he did not know who Woods was, but said self-discipline is among Buddhism’s highest values. When it comes to adultery, he said, “all religions have the same idea.”

“I think mainly whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that’s important,” he said. “Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.”

Sports Columnist  Stephen A. Smith, has no sympathy for Tiger Woods

This is the price liars pay. Particularly those of the Tiger variety. You know: the kind who does something wrong and hides. Who convinces himself he’s the victim. Who screeches at the media to “leave my family alone,” while conveniently ignoring the fact no reporters were in attendance besides three journalists handpicked by Woods’ PR team to attend – primarily because they agreed not to ask questions.

 But let it be said right here: That is total and utter nonsense. Friday’s farce was a Woods infomercial. Whatever he was selling, I’m not buying.

While Woods’ words were predictably appropriate and contrite, everything else about his presentation, including his body language and the lack of fluidity in his words, reeked of someone desperately trying to salvage whatever was left of his stained image.

His pregnant pause while staring into the camera before saying “I’m sorry” was fake. His stuttering and stumbling over written words spoke more about his lack of familiarity with those words than his discomfort with speaking them.

The hug Woods gave his mother was made for the highlight reels. And his walking away from the podium, head bowed, puppy-dog faced, was straight out of the soap operas.

Stay tuned! General Hospital may call him soon.

Jacek, the male version of Lainey Gossip sounds the same tone as most other commentators

It’s obvious to everyone that the message was well crafted. Of course it was. Why wouldn’t it have been? He’s worth 30 kazillion dollars and they had months to plan it, probably because Tiger was too stubborn to listen to his people and do this early. Either that or they had to wait until his face healed.

His pre-conference pep talk by his publicist? “Tiger…anytime you say the words ‘I’m sorry’, make sure to pause, look deeply into the camera, and look as sincere as you can even though it looked creepy during practice. And look down and pause a few times as though you feel pain”. Unfortunately given that Tiger is about as animated and expressive as a 4-iron, it wasn’t very convincing.

I believe that Tiger is still all about Tiger. He is still stubborn. Still selfish. Still scripted. And “sex addicted”? Please. You can put me and every straight male I know into that category. Difference is, most of us choose to tug it out in the shower if we have to instead of acting on it with every waitress who ever asked what we’ll be having. That being said, the conference will probably call off the hounds as the admissions of guilt were almost over the top. But sincere it was not.

TIME editor Ratnesar was on to the false notes

There were some false notes, like the overheated, straw-man defense of Elin – she “deserves praise, not blame.” Uh, sorry, but who's blaming her? Among those who think she really did go after him with a 9-iron, most would agree with Jesper Parnevik: she should have used a driver. And there was a brief section early in the speech in which he extolled all the good works being done by the Tiger Woods Foundation – while it was nice to hear that those projects will continue, it also felt discordantly self-serving. I don't think he's done with the confessionals, though – he'll need to answer real questions, from someone.

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The Youtube Community decided to come together to make their own unique remake of Michael Jackson's Iconic “We Are The World”  WRTW2.0 is undoubtedly a reaction to the much criticized Quincy Jones/Lionel Richie remake, ‘We Are The World 25 For Haiti’.

This version features some of the YouTube’s biggest artists and cover acts. Funny that WRTW 2.0 feels better than the Quincy/Lionel WRTW25 For Haiti remake featuring, autotune, rap music, howling sounds, Justin Biber, Kanye West, Jeniffer Hudson et al.

Awesome!

Seemed pretty honest, rebutted some of the theories, acknowledged press interest in knowing when and how much he cheated, what's going on with his wife etc… but say all that is private… fair enough.

Thought he'd return to golf by announcing it today however that wasn't to be, seems like he's on a 12 step program with this being the “make apology to everyone wronged” stage, then he goes back for more therapy.

His mom in the audience was a good support. Glad Elin wasn't there like all the wronged wives who always show up at these embarrassing pressers for their adulterous husbands mea culpa looking like they're wishing they could be swallowed by the ground…

Developing........

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Tiger presser over

Walks away in shame.

Rounds of hugs for “friends” and family

Asks to be believed in again, starts to cry and hugs his mom then starts smiling again

Thanks people for well wishes, PGA tour, and other players for their patience

He will return to Golf one day, just not yet.

Apologizes to Accenture for upstaging their tournament with this presser, those players there have been pissed to be upstaged

Says he's a Buddhist, he strayed away from it and fell into going for his urges

Says he's going back to therapy

Seems more angry, visibly angry when talking about media making up stories and following his family, begs paparrazzi to stop stalking his family

Admits to having “issues” and will continue seeking help, admits to needing help

Apologies to foundation, kids and parents out there

Lashes out at media for the “Elin abused Tiger” story

He says he came to a place where he thought rules didn't apply to him at all, thanks to money and fame they came to him easy.

Apologized to family, friends, sponsors, business etc

Tiger apologizes

             

Some British church leaders are encouraging people to give up their iPods for Lent, instead of more traditional vices such as chocolate, to help save the planet

As well as spending a day without using technology such as mobile phones or iPods, the 46 daily suggestions also include eating by candlelight, cutting meat and vegetables thinner so they cook faster and flushing the toilet less often.

“Instead of giving up chocolate for Lent, why not fast for justice … to help those suffering from the effects of climate change,”.

I happen to be severely addicted to  Blackberry, that it would be the hardest sacrifice, I could possibly live without my iPod. 

Would you give up your iPod or Blackberry for lent?

  

Here's the very first photo of Tiger Woods since his staggeringly stupid adulterous shenanigans were revealed for the world to see thanks to the National Enquirer. Tiger went into hiding at a “sex rehab” to let things cool off for a while, during that time there has been not a pip from him. His wife Elin Woods on the other hand has been the picture of doting scorned mother staying strong, taking care of her children while weathering the storm gracefully.

Now, we get to watch the very fascinating, very strategic, Global Star Image Rehabilitation^TM game plan unfold. The plan has been dusted off awaiting the perfect timing for the return and now we get to see how its rolled out. Will it succeed? His PR team so shockingly under-served Tiger when the scandal broke that I'm not so sure how successful this PR Recovery Game^TM is going to work out for Tiger. I hope he fired all his advisers, PR etc and hired a new team for the image rehab he needs to do now. Sucky team not withstanding , the PRRG started today with the photo above of Tiger jogging, the photos were released by Getty Images which means they were staged for release today, to coincide with the announcement of Tiger's Mia Culpa on Friday when the PRRG kicks into high gear. He apparently plans to apologize for his behavior he plans to do this by:

take it way… Bloomberg:

Tiger Woods will be speaking to “a small group of friends, colleagues and close associates at 11:00 a.m. EST Friday at the TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida,” a statement from his agent said , adding, “Tiger plans to discuss his past and his future and he plans to apologize for his behavior.”

No questions or cameras will be allowed, but a pool of reporters will be at the event.

That's right, Tiger will read a statement in-front of “friends” but will not be man enough to withstand media questioning? Does he plan to keep hiding for the rest of his life? He WILL have to answer some questions from the press, this press/statement reading, would have been the perfect opportunity to seat there and take all the beating he can from the press and be done with it. He could have answered the questions, been contrite without revealing too much, infact he could have done what politicians do and accepted questions but answered them with prepared “talking points” that would have sufficed, rather than the “I ain't talking” strategy that invites more questions and more scrutiny. May be this is all strategic, say little, come back to the game and WIN then answer questions.

Notice in the new pictures, he's clad in NIKE gear, somewhere out in NIKE World they're holding their collective breath for Tiger to return to the game. On Friday Tiger will no doubt announce his return to the golf course, whichever tournament he picks as the first one for his return, the PGA will immediately start auctioning off ad space to the highest bidders who'll be falling all over each other racing to buy ads because that tournament will be the most watched Golf tournament of this decade. Don't believe me? just watch, I'll certainly be watching too.

So the world waits for Friday and the game begins. I'll be live blogging the “statement” read and following this story closely.

Will Tiger Woods successfully roar back? 

Click below for more Tiger photos released today.

Madonna is set to to appear on ‘The Marriage Ref’, a new TV show that premiers after the Olympics on NBC. Her role? Apparently giving advise on what not to do in a marriage.

Madonna's mouthpiece Liz Rosenberg confirmed Saturday that Madonna would make an appearance on the upcoming reality show, where celebrities and a referee try to help couples in conflict. The episode has not yet been taped.

At first I thought Madonna? She's been divorced twice and is dating a 19 or is it 21 year old boy what advice would she have? Then I read the advice is on “What NOT to do in a marriage” in that case she probably might have some good insights?

Would you listen to Madonna's advice?

A Roman Catholic priest from Pennsylvania is facing drug possession charges after police say he was caught buying cocaine in Philadelphia. Police said Friday that 50-year-old James B. Shimsky, a priest in the Diocese of Scranton, was arrested last month.

Narcotics officers said they saw a man in a Jeep engage in a drug transaction the morning of Jan. 30 on a North Philadelphia street. Police said they stopped the vehicle and found a small amount of cocaine inside.

Diocesan spokesman William Genello said Shimsky is pastor of St. John Vianney Parish in Scott Township, Lackawanna County, and has been on a leave of absence since his arrest.

Crack head priest? Wonders never cease or maybe should not a surprise?