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Mike Tyson plays Herman Cain in new video

By Donovan X. Ramsey

1:13 PM on 01/24/2012

VIDEO - Herman Cain is re-emerging on the political landscape, at least according to Funny or Die and Mike Tyson...
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Tip-toeing intruder breaks into Mike Tyson's hotel room... as ex-boxer was sleeping

By theGrio

9:27 AM on 01/05/2012

Nothing was taken in the break-in and security at the resort, where top suites cost up to $1,500 per night, has now been stepped up...
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Mike Tyson mocks Herman Cain in viral video

By News One

2:34 PM on 11/10/2011

VIDEO - Former boxing champion Mike Tyson is using his comedic talents again in a new skit from the website, Funny Or Die...
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Mike Tyson a knockout in new comedy career

By Kia Miakka Natisse

8:57 AM on 10/27/2011

OPINION - Tyson has used comedy to reform his public image, flipping that movie role into various TV and Internet appearances...
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HBO picks up Spike Lee's 'Da Brick' series on Tyson

By theGrio

4:34 PM on 08/31/2011

Da Brick stems from Tyson's 2010 guest appearance on Ellin's HBO comedy Entourage, a series inspired by executive producer Mark Wahlberg's early years in Hollywood...
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The week in pop culture: Is Beyoncé going to bomb? Is Sean Kingston better?

By Chris Witherspoon

8:57 AM on 06/24/2011

theGRIO REPORT - Welcome to the weekly wrap up. We've got all the black entertainment news from the week that was!...
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Spike Lee, Mike Tyson, John Ridley team for HBO drama series

By theGrio

12:28 PM on 06/22/2011

The proposed series will be titled "Da Brick" and will chronicle the life of a young Mike Tyson in an _Entourage_ style series set in current-day Newark, NJ...
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Tyson, Stallone, Chavez enter Boxing Hall

By theGrio

4:26 PM on 06/12/2011

CANASTOTA, N.Y. (AP) - Mike Tyson broke down in tears and cut short his speech while Sylvester Stallone proclaimed "Yo, Adrian, I did it!"...
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How 'The Hangover' movies helped redeem Mike Tyson

By Michael Arceneaux

8:30 AM on 05/26/2011

OPINION - Tyson's role -- no matter what they size -- in the franchise is a testament to his newfound life as a budding comedic actor...
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The week in pop culture: Chris Brown leads BET pack, Beyoncé 'runs the world'

By Chris Witherspoon

8:09 AM on 05/20/2011

theGRIO REPORT - Welcome to the weekly wrap up. We've got all the black entertainment news from the week that was!...
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Slideshow: Black stars in summer blockbusters

By Chris Witherspoon

7:45 AM on 05/03/2011

SLIDESHOW - Summers are synonymous with big box office films, and the upcoming film season should be no exception...
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Tyson didn't expect to be a 'fat crackhead'

By Jarred Hill

4:43 PM on 03/15/2011

VIDEO - During an interview with Billy Bush and Kit Hoover on Access Hollywood Live, Mike Tyson was asked how he got down to his former fighting weight, to which the heavyweight champ replied...
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Slideshow: It happened this week in black history 3/6-3/12

By theGrio

8:14 AM on 03/11/2011

SLIDESHOW - Mike Tyson became undisputed heavyweight champion, 'We Are the World' came out and Biggie Smalls died; this is an incredibly historic week by any standard...
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PETA protests pigeon racing at Tyson's home

By theGrio

9:47 AM on 03/09/2011

HENDERSON, Nevada (AP) - Some of the 20 protesters carried signs reading, "Featherweights: No match for a Heavyweight," and "Mike doesn't give pigeons a fighting chance."...
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Tyson ready for Animal Planet debut in new series

By theGrio

9:12 AM on 03/04/2011

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) - This is Tyson these days, a TV personality, movie star, international ambassador -- even if he's not sure what that entails...
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Slideshow: Top 10 celebrity train wreck interviews

By Chris Witherspoon

11:21 AM on 02/28/2011

SLIDESHOW - Charlie Sheen's 'Today Show' appearance is not the first time a celebrity interview has become a potentially monumental career killer...
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Female boxer 'Fire' lights up legendary ring

By Rima Abdelkader

11:21 AM on 02/17/2011

theGRIO VIDEO - Keisher "Fire" McLeod-Wells' journey with the oldest active boxing gym in the U.S. began in 2002 when she wanted to tone up for some modeling and acting gigs...
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Slideshow: It happened this week in black history 2/6-2/12

By theGrio

9:04 AM on 02/11/2011

SLIDESHOW - Buster Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson, the NAACP was founded and Nelson Mandela was set free; this is an incredibly historic week by any standard...
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Mike Tyson shares love of pigeons in new show

By theGrio

2:49 PM on 01/07/2011

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - As a kid growing up in a bad Brooklyn neighborhood, Mike Tyson was fascinated by the pigeons that flocked around his apartment building...
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Slideshow: theGrio's top 10 greatest heavyweight champions

By theGrio

4:50 PM on 12/20/2010

SLIDESHOW - Inspired by Jack Johnson, and the ongoing battle to see that he is posthumously pardoned, theGrio has compiled a list of our favorite heavyweight boxers...
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