She later told Essence that she never received "a dime" from their reported divorce settlement. Two months later, Givens filed a $125 million libel suit against Tyson for allegedly telling the New York Post that she was trying to "steal" his money and property. In a joint TV interview with Tyson in September 1988, Givens told Barbara Walters that he had "a volatile temper" and was "pure hell" to live with. Her mother was a prolific stage mom, investing in her daughter so that she could be, or at least marry, somebody big." "I also didn't know that Robin and her mother, Ruth, had been on the prowl for a big Black celebrity for Robin since she graduated from college. "I should have known something was up when I walked into the restaurant and Robin was sitting there with her sister, her mother and her publicist," Tyson writes in his memoir. "My mother is very protective of me," Givens tells him. When he arrives for dinner early in Episode 3, Tyson is surprised to learn that Givens has brought along her mom, Ruth (Leslie Silva), and her publicist. Tyson immediately reached out to a friend, who got in touch with Givens' agent and set up a first date for the pair at a restaurant in Los Angeles. They filed for divorce eight months later, and it was finalized the next year.Īs depicted in the show, Tyson writes in his 2013 memoir "Undisputed Truth" that he first saw Givens on TV while he was in bed with another woman. The third and fourth episodes are dedicated to Tyson's relationships with greedy ex-promoter Don King (Russell Hornsby) and Tyson's first wife, actress Robin Givens (Laura Harrier), whom he married in 1988. Did Robin Givens actually bring her mom to her first date with Tyson?
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