Even though he’s no longer a major draw in the boxing world, Mike Tyson still commands more headlines than your favorite slugger. Unfortunately, as of late, much of it has not been positive.
In the latest blow to Mike’s public image, his ex-wife, actress Robin Givens claims that Tyson raped her back in 1988 during a trip to Russia .
The pair was still married at the time.
The recount comes in Givens new autobiography, Grace Will Lead Me Home.
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In an excerpt of the book, courtesy of the New York Daily News, Givens says a drunk Tyson“climbed on top of me . . . and grabbed me by my throat.”
Givens says she yelled at Tyson to stop, and the former heavy weight champion “pinned my hands above my head . . . He pulled my pajama pants down . . . I begged him to stop as he undid his pants and began to shove himself in me.”
Tyson is also have alleged to have torn up the hotel room after the act and dangled himself from the 18th story railing.
The incident took place days before the now infamous interview in which Givens said Tyson hit her, was abusive in other ways and was bi-polar.
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In other Tyson news, Iron Mike may have found a new calling… acting.
According to reports, Tyson is looking to star in a Bollywood film. His interest came after shooting a music video in Las Vegas for Fool n Final.
While Tyson will never return to the ring as his old dominate self, we can reminisce about the rise and fall of the champ… courtesy of YouTube.
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