Tiger Woods was defended by former golfer and social media sensation Paige Spiranac ahead of the release of a blockbuster HBO documentary.
A two-part film about Woods’ life, called “Tiger”, airs Sunday evenings.
His reputation took a serious blow in 2009 when Rachel Uchitel was revealed to be the first of at least 12 mistresses.
It led to the collapse of his marriage to Elin Nordegren, with whom he had two children.
Woods’ golf game suffered as a result of the scandal and he was also dropped by numerous sponsors.
Still, Spiranac, who was a professional golfer himself, believes that Woods was wrongly treated as “a monster” and things he shouldn’t be “canceled”.
The 27-year-old said on her podcast, “Even when all this happened, I think people were too hard on him.
“You look at your own life and the things you’ve done, no one lives a perfect life, we all make mistakes.
‘It’s not like he killed someone, he cheated. Many people cheat during their lifetime.
“Probably 99.9 percent of people have done something bad in their life.
“It’s not for people to sit on their couch and pretend to be a monster when I think no one could have treated that better than him.
“Let’s get rid of the culture and help these people because you don’t know what they’re going through.
“I don’t think any of us can handle that spotlight, it’s insane.”
According to family friend Joe Grohman, Woods saw his father, Earl, have sex with blondes in a Winnebago RV parked next to golf courses during his childhood practice sessions.
And Spiranac believes that had an impact on how his life turned out.
She added: “Of course he will have problems growing up in that environment, the fame he had, he has always been in the spotlight.
“He never had a normal life.”
The HBO documentary said Woods’s life started to spiral out of control after his father died in 2006.
It is claimed that he wanted to make trips to Vegas afterwards, partying with Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley.
Spiranac also said disgraced golfer Justin Thomas “should not be canceled” after using an anti-gay slur.
Thomas used the blemish when he missed a putt at the Tournament of Champions in Hawaii.
World No. 3 apologized after his round and admitted that he was “embarrassed” by his actions.