London, June 17 (IANS) A 29-year-old prostitute turned adult film star has claimed that she had golfer Tiger Woods’ baby when she was 19 years old.
Porn actress Devon James, the last of 14 alleged mistresses to be linked to the golfer, has come forward to claim that Woods is the father of her nine-year-old son.
James, who earned thousands of pounds selling her story about alleged sex with Woods, named the boy Austin T and said the initial ‘T’ is a tribute to his father, Daily Mail reported.
She said Woods hired her again for a $2,000 night of sex six years later, and when she told him about the boy, he said he did not want to meet his son.
‘She showed him pictures of Austin, and told him he was his son. He didn’t want to meet the boy, but he did send gifts for the child,’ a friend of James told the New York Daily News.
James, however, has never had a DNA test to prove her claim. But she is the second woman to have claimed to have had a child with the 34-year-old golfer after a television channel showed a documentary on claims by 47-year-old Theresa Rogers having Woods’ baby in 2004.
The programme alleged Woods negotiated a multi-million pound settlement to buy Rogers’ silence. Rogers has never spoken about their relationship.
James said she had a relationship with Woods when she was attending a Christian school. Woods was unmarried and single at that time.
But James’ mother, who has custody of her son, said the claims were baseless.
‘There is absolutely no way that it is Tiger Woods’ son.’ Melinda Brinling-Caso said.
The former prostitute has also never mentioned the existence of her son before, despite repeatedly selling her story about her alleged fling with the golfer.
Woods has kept a low profile since his return to golf, which was preceded by treatment for sex addiction after his string of affairs with porn stars and nightclub hostesses were exposed.
The golfer was married for five years to Elin Nordegren. Nordegren is reportedly demanding more than half of his 500 million pounds fortune.
