Mike Tyson claimed he caught Brad Pitt having sex with his ex-wife before the Hollywood star was left pleading to ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ not to hurt him
Boxing icon Mike Tyson claimed that he found Hollywood hunk Brad Pitt in bed with his ex-wife(Image: Getty Images)
The announcement that boxing legend Mike Tyson is set to face fellow ring icon Floyd Mayweather in an exhibition bout next year left many fans of the sweet science rubbing their eyes in disbelief.
Funnily enough, that’s the same reaction Tyson, 59, once claimed to have had when he allegedly caught Hollywood superstar and world famous heartthrob Brad Pitt rolling about with his ex-wife.
The former heavyweight champion married actress Robin Givens in 1988, but their marriage was marred by controversy before they eventually split two years later. One of the scandals that became public was when Tyson claimed he walked in on Robin in bed with the Fight Club, Se7en and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood hunk.
During an appearance on ‘In Depth with Graham Bensinger’, ‘Iron Mike’ told his version of events all on the alleged happening as he called it “mad as hell”.
Tyson said: “I was going to…you should have seen his face when he saw me. I was due a divorce but every day I would go to her house to have sex with her.
The pair married in 1988 after a year of dating (Image: Getty Images)
“This particular day, someone beat me to the punch. I guess Brad Pitt got there earlier than I did.”
In Tyson’s 2013 memoir, Undisputed Truth, the New Yorker wrote about the alleged scandal, claiming that the Hollywood star begged him not to “strike” him.
“You had to see the look on his face. He looked like he was ready to receive his last rites,” he wrote.
Despite the reputation Tyson had as one of the most brutal fighters of all time, he admitted to Calloway that he was also frightened.
Pitt is one of Hollywood’s most bankable stars (Image: AFP via Getty Images)
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“I was scared too because this was pre-Matrix. That Brazilian karate s*** – trying to run but coming back,” Tyson revealed. “I thought I better back up from that little white mother f*****.”
Givens has given her take to her ex-husband’s claims as she appeared on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.
The 58-year-old denied she was caught in bed with Pitt but did admit that she was spotted with Pitt in a car in her driveway by Tyson.