What Spitzer Could Teach Tiger

Tiger Woods should take a lesson in scandal-management from Eliot Spitzer, Ravi Somaiya writes for Gawker. It's been less than two years since the ex-NY governor's hooker story broke, and he's still married and writing lauded op-eds in the New York Times. Some tips for Tiger:

• Face the media. It's better to control the story yourself and cut out speculation.
• Go to rehab. "It's a retreat from the world—one that looks contrite and encourages picture editors to send their photographers to stalk another celeb."

• Don't bail on what you're good at. Get back on the golf course, Tiger.
• Don't hide. Spitzer started turning up at events a few months after the scandal broke.
• Have a sense of humor. When asked about his new columnist gig, Spitzer cracked, "It sucks. I used to be governor of New York."
• Be candid, but know when to zip it. Spitzer was totally open in a Vanity Fair story, but for the most part he kept quiet. Compare that to "the cowardly statements Woods puts out on his website when he has something to say."

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