By Mark Vester
According to several published reports, actress Robin Given, the former wife of Mike Tyson, claims the former heavyweight champion raped her during a 1988 trip to Russia.
She alleges in her written memoirs, which were first obtaining by UK tabloid outlet "The Sun ," that Tyson attacked her while drunk, and went on a rampage inside their hotel, and then threatened to kill himself.
Usually these kind of "never before told" stories come out when someone is trying to sell a book. I find it hard to believe that it took almost 20-years for Given to disclose this kind of information, especially considering the turbulent relationship they had. Given has long been viewed as one of the many catalysts that destroyed the promising career of a young Tyson.
Tyson was convicted and sent to prison in 1992 for the rape of beauty pageant contestant Desiree Washington, although most saw Tyson as being innocent in the case.
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