In 1988, the actress Robin Givens and her husband Mike Tyson, the heavyweight champion of the world, gave a television interview to Barbara Walters addressing persistent tabloid rumors that their marriage was violent. In a stunningly honest moment, Givens admitted, with Tyson by her side, that she was tormented by her husband's physical abuse. In this episode, Susie and Jess revisit that interview, the vicious public response and what it revealed about what it means to be a victim in America.

FOR MORE:

• Mike Tyson And Robin Givens Are Interviewed Amid Rumors (ABC News)
• Robin's Sad Song (People, 1988)
• The Woman America Loves To Hate (Sun Sentinel, 1988)
• Through the Storm: Robin Givens (Essence, 2020)

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