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Since his Thanksgiving car crash and subsequent exposures of infidelity, Tiger Woods has been quickly dropped by longtime sponsors such as Accenture and Gatorade.

AT&T, whose logo had been emblazoned on Tiger Woods’s golf bag, said Thursday that it is ending its sponsorship agreement with him.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Nike Inc Chairman and co-founder Phil Knight said the scandal surrounding Tiger Woods is "part of the game" in signing endorsement deals with athletes and did not back away from the athletic shoe and clothing maker's relationship with the golfer.

One day after Tiger Woods said he was taking an “indefinite break” from the PGA Tour to try to repair his marriage, Gillette became the first of his major sponsors to distance itself, saying it would limit his role in its marketing.

It's unknown how the scandal will affect him as a spokesman, but most expect things to get better, using Kobe Bryant as an example.

As Tiger Woods uses silence to deal with the uproar over his alleged infidelities, his sponsors apparently are following suit, quietly not running his ads until the worst is over.