NEW YORK (AP) — Halloween has plenty of traditions, from candy to jack-o'-lanterns — and the annual spectacle of Heidi Klum's costume.
The supermodel-turned-TV personality is fond of surprising her guests with her elaborate costumes, like in 2022, when she arrived at the event on the end of a fishing line, encased in a slithering worm costume.
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FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as a crow, arrives at her 10th annual Halloween party in West Hollywood, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 31 , 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as a cat, poses on the press line at "Heidi's Halloween Party" in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as the forbidden fruit, arrives at her 7th Annual Halloween Party held at SBE's Privilege nightclub in Los Angeles on Tuesday, October 31, 2006. (AP Photo/Chris Polk, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as a butterfly, arrives at her 15th Annual Halloween Party at TAO Downtown on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed in an eight-foot-tall "Transformer" costume, arrives at her Halloween Party in New York, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed in an eight-foot-tall "Transformer" costume, arrives to her Halloween Party in New York, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as Kali, the Hindu goddess of death and time, attends her annual Halloween party at 1Oak on Friday, Oct. 31, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as Kali, the Hindu goddess of death and time, attends her annual Halloween party at 1Oak on Friday, Oct. 31, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as Jessica Rabbit, attends her 16th annual Halloween party, at Lavo on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, right, dressed as Princess Fiona and Tom Kaulitz dressed as Shrek arrive at Klum's 19th annual Halloween party at Lavo New York on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, center, in blue, arrives at her 22nd annual Halloween party at Marquee on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
FILE - Heidi Klum, left, dressed as an alien, and Tom Kaulitz attend Klum's Halloween party at Cathedrale on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as an elderly woman, attends her 14th annual Halloween party on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, third from left, poses with "Heidi Clones" at her 17th Annual Halloween Party at Vandal on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as a worm, attends her 21st annual Halloween party on Oct. 31, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as a worm, attends her 21st annual Halloween party on Oct. 31, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum shows off her jewel-encrusted face and Cleopatra costume during her Haunted Holiday Party benefiting Superstorm Sandy relief efforts, on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as Cleopatra, attends her Haunted Holiday Party benefiting Superstorm Sandy relief efforts, on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 in New York (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as a werewolf, performs a dance from Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video her 18th Annual Halloween Party at Moxy Times Square on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as a werewolf from Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video, attends her 18th Annual Halloween Party at Moxy Times Square on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
“I just wanted to be something random,” she explained while lying on the floor for maximum worm-like effect. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone being a rain worm before.”
Last year, she enlisted the help of several Cirque du Soleil performers as the tail feathers to her peacock costume.
“A lot of planning goes into it, you know,” Klum said through her peacock beak, with husband Tom Kaulitz next to her, dressed as an egg. “Because first, you have to have an idea.”
At her 2008 party she dressed as Kali, the Hindu goddess of death and destruction — complete with multiple arms, dangling heads and a deep coat of blue body paint.
Klum told The Associated Press she would immediately be planning her look for the following year. “After tonight I’ll be thinking about what I’ll do next year. It’s always got to be different. Completely different,” she said.
Other notable Klum costumes over the years have included a giant Transformer, a clone (complete with several Klum-lookalikes) an elderly version of herself, and an alien experiment gone awry.
The star has also transformed into a terrifying butterfly, an ape, a cat, a crow — and cartoon characters including Jessica Rabbit and Fiona from “Shrek.”
Her tip to those still trying to decide what to wear this Halloween? Leave the store-bought masks at home.
“I personally don’t like it when people hide behind those full masks. I prefer when people get a little bit creative and they play with their face, when they put a lot of makeup on,” she told the AP in 2007. “I always love that the most on me, I really go scary on the face.”
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as a crow, arrives at her 10th annual Halloween party in West Hollywood, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 31 , 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as a cat, poses on the press line at "Heidi's Halloween Party" in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as the forbidden fruit, arrives at her 7th Annual Halloween Party held at SBE's Privilege nightclub in Los Angeles on Tuesday, October 31, 2006. (AP Photo/Chris Polk, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as a butterfly, arrives at her 15th Annual Halloween Party at TAO Downtown on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed in an eight-foot-tall "Transformer" costume, arrives at her Halloween Party in New York, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed in an eight-foot-tall "Transformer" costume, arrives to her Halloween Party in New York, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as Kali, the Hindu goddess of death and time, attends her annual Halloween party at 1Oak on Friday, Oct. 31, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as Kali, the Hindu goddess of death and time, attends her annual Halloween party at 1Oak on Friday, Oct. 31, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as Jessica Rabbit, attends her 16th annual Halloween party, at Lavo on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, right, dressed as Princess Fiona and Tom Kaulitz dressed as Shrek arrive at Klum's 19th annual Halloween party at Lavo New York on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, center, in blue, arrives at her 22nd annual Halloween party at Marquee on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
FILE - Heidi Klum, left, dressed as an alien, and Tom Kaulitz attend Klum's Halloween party at Cathedrale on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as an elderly woman, attends her 14th annual Halloween party on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, third from left, poses with "Heidi Clones" at her 17th Annual Halloween Party at Vandal on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as a worm, attends her 21st annual Halloween party on Oct. 31, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as a worm, attends her 21st annual Halloween party on Oct. 31, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum shows off her jewel-encrusted face and Cleopatra costume during her Haunted Holiday Party benefiting Superstorm Sandy relief efforts, on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as Cleopatra, attends her Haunted Holiday Party benefiting Superstorm Sandy relief efforts, on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 in New York (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as a werewolf, performs a dance from Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video her 18th Annual Halloween Party at Moxy Times Square on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as a werewolf from Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video, attends her 18th Annual Halloween Party at Moxy Times Square on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods entered a not guilty plea in his driving under the influence case in Florida on Tuesday, hours after a sheriff’s report said he had pain pills and showed signs of impairment at the scene of the crash last week.
The online court docket for Martin County, Florida, showed Woods entered a written plea of not guilty and planned to waive his appearance during an arraignment hearing next month.
Woods’ eyes were bloodshot and glassy, his pupils dilated and he had opioid pills in his pocket when interviewed at the scene of the crash, according to the arrest report released by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.
Woods’ movements were slow and lethargic, he was sweating as he talked to deputies and told them he had taken prescription medication earlier in the morning, according to the report. Woods told deputies he had been looking at his phone and fiddling with the radio before he clipped a truck in front of him, the report said.
Deputies found two white pills, which were identified as the opioid hydrocodone used to treat pain, in his pocket, the report said.
When asked by a deputy if he took any prescription medications, Woods said, “I take a few.”
Woods’ agent at Excel Sports, Mark Steinberg, has not responded to multiple messages seeking comment.
The golfer was traveling at high speeds on a beachside, residential road on Jupiter Island when his Land Rover clipped the truck and rolled onto its side, according to the sheriff's office, which noted Woods showed signs of impairment.
The truck had $5,000 in damage, according to the report.
The truck driver and another person helped Woods out of his vehicle, with the golfer needing to climb out from the passenger side. Neither Woods nor the truck driver were injured.
During a field sobriety test, deputies noticed Woods limping and that he had a compression sock over his right knee. The golfer explained he had undergone seven back surgeries and over 20 leg operations and that his ankle seizes up while walking. Woods, who was hiccupping during the questioning, continuously moved his head during one of the sobriety tests and deputies had to instruct him several times to keep his head straight, the report said.
“Based on my observations of Woods, how he performed the exercises and based on my training, knowledge, and experience, I believed that Woods normal faculties were impaired, and he was unable to safely operate the motor vehicle,” the deputy wrote after the tests.
Woods, 50, is the most influential figure in golf and has become as recognizable as any athlete in the world. The first person of Black heritage to win the Masters in 1997, he has captivated golf fans with records likely never to be broken.
But his injuries kept him from accomplishing more, including those suffered in a 2021 car crash that damaged his right leg so badly he said doctors considered amputation.
At this latest crash, Woods agreed to a Breathalyzer test that showed no signs of alcohol, but he refused a urine test, authorities said. He was arrested and released on bail eight hours later.
No one from Woods’ camp or the PGA Tour -- he is on the board and is chairman of the committee reshaping the competition model -- have commented since his arrest.
Woods, who has been involved in many crashes over the years, is charged with driving under the influence with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test. He is scheduled for arraignment April 23. Online court records do not list an attorney for him.
Under a change to Florida law last year, refusing a law enforcement officer’s request to take a breath, blood or urine test became a misdemeanor, even for a first offense.
AP Golf Writer Doug Ferguson in Jacksonville, Florida, contributed to this report.
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This handout photo provided by the Martin County Sheriff's Office shows Tiger Woods, in Stuart, Fla., Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Tiger Woods leaves the Martin County Sheriff's Office jail facility following his involvement in a car crash where he was arrested on a DUI charge on Friday, March 27, 2026 (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)
This photo provided by the Martin County Sheriff's Office shows skid marks near the overturned vehicle in a rollover crash which involved Tiger Woods in Jupiter Island, Fla., on Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Golfer Tiger Woods stands by his overturned vehicle in Jupiter Island, Fla., on Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jason Oteri)