Robin Givens is reclaiming her truth. The Ambitions actress recently spoke about how she was treated in the public eye after divorcing Mike Tyson back in 1989 after eight months of marriage. And with the former heavy-weight champ’s biopic approaching, starring Jamie Foxx, the actress hopes her portrayal will be kinder.
“I think we live in a world right now, If you tell lies loud enough and often enough, they can stick,” she said on Bevy Smith’s radio show Bevalations. “What happened to me gave me a voice, but not only for myself but for other women that were in my position. I really ask people to really think on their own.”
During the conversation Givens and Smith noted that the actress was heavily criticized following her divorce, with many labeling her a gold digger. Givens also said that much of the criticism she received after her divorce diminished her personal accomplishments.
Robin Givens and Mike Tyson
“First of all, I was a young woman at the time. I was 22 years old. By the time I met my ex-husband and not to go through my things on paper, but I had graduated from high school at 15. I went to college at 19. I was a Harvard grad. I had my own TV show. I had my own home by the time I met [him],” Givens boasted. “I don’t think a lot of 22 year olds can say that.”
“I only say that, not to applaud myself, but it’s amazing that when people do tell lies, it kinds of takes away your truth. And I think it’s very important not to let somebody do that, not to let somebody rewrite history because you have a louder voice,” she added.
During their very public and bitter breakdown, Givens revealed to Barbara Walters that she had been physically abused by Tyson. It didn’t stop Tyson from
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