Showing posts with label mike. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mike. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Boxer Mike Tyson Gets Married

On Saturday, the boxer Mike Tyson got married to Lakiha Spicer at the La Bella Wedding Chapel at the Las Vegas Hilton hotel. They had a short, simple, and private ceremony. Tyson's 4 year old daughter named Exodus had just died a couple weeks ago in a treadmill accident where she had either slipped or put her head in the loop of a cord hanging under a treadmill's console at her home in Phoenix. Lakiha Spicer is not the mother of Exodus. This is Tyson's third marriage. He was previously married to Robin Givens in 1988 and then married to Monica Turner in 1997.

Monday, December 10, 2007

Mike Vick Sentenced to 23 Months in Prison

Mike Vick, the Atlanta Falcons quarterback, was sentenced to 23 months in prison for his recent dogfighting case that involved gambling and killing pit bulls. He could have been sentenced to serve as many as five years. He could possible get out three months earlier if he gets time off for good behavior.

Back in August, Vick pleaded guilty to his part in a dogfighting operation that killed between six to eight dogs. He admitted to funding the dogfighting operation on his 15-acre property in southeastern Virginia. He said that he provided the money for the bets on the fights but didn’t get any money from the winnings.

Saturday, September 29, 2007

Mike Vick Get a Visit from the Repo Man

An Indiana bank recently sued Mike Vick for not repaying his loans that involved a car rental business. Vick is the chief financial officer of Divine Seven, a car rental company, and bought more than 130 cars through the loans. The bank says it suffered damages of about $2 million dollars because Vick and Divine Seven LLC wouldn’t pay for the vehicles. The bank has repossessed most of the cars.

Last week, Royal Bank of Canada sued Vick for $2.3 million dollars that he claimed he was going to use for real estate investments.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Mike Tyson Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison

Mike Tyson has pleaded guilty to charges of drug possession and driving under the influence. Tyson admitted to having cocaine and being under the influence of alcohol when he was stopped by police after leaving a nightclub last December. He pleaded guilty to a felony count of cocaine possession and a misdemeanor DUI count.

As of now, he is facing up to four years and three months in prison when he is sentence coming up this November. Since he was arrested, Tyson has checked himself into an inpatient treatment program for his addictions.

Friday, September 21, 2007

Mike Epps Pulls a Gun on the Set of His New Movie

It is reported that the comedian and actor Mike Epps pulled a gun on one his co-stars on the set of his new movie. Epps and the co-star got into a shoving match when a scripted argument went a little too far. Epps then yelled that he was going to get his gun and went to his car to get his pistol. The actor Darius McCrary, who played Eddie Winslow on Family Matters, calmed down Epps before anything worse happened. The police were not called but the set of the movie was closed for a few days after that.