Friday, December 8, 2000
SAG fines Tiger Woods $100,000
for Buick ad during strike
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tiger Woods was
fined $100,000 by the Screen Actors Guild for shooting a nonunion
Buick commercial during its six-month strike against advertisers.
SAG said Thursday that the union's trial
board agreed to suspend $50,000 of the fine, but that would be
reinstated if Woods makes a commercial during any future strike.
“The decision to shoot a commercial
during the SAG strike was a difficult one,” Woods said in
a statement issued Thursday. “I was facing the impossible
task of trying to live up to my obligations to my sponsors while
at the same time honoring my commitment to other SAG members.
“Now more than ever, I understand how
serious SAG's situation was, and I apologize for any pain I may
have caused.”
The case was one of the most volatile issues
during the strike, which was settled in October. Many activists
wanted the golfer kicked out of the union.
Woods had refused to shoot a nonunion Nike
ad in early May, a day after the strike began. He also issued
a statement of support for the work stoppage but reversed course
in July by shooting the Buick ads near Toronto.
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