19Mike Tyson’s Daughter on Life Support After Tragic Accident

I don’t even know what to say. This is so horrible, beyond words.

Mike Tyson’s 4-year-old daughter Exodus is on life support after an accident involving home exercise equipment, the Associated Press reports.

In what police in Phoenix call a tragic accident Monday morning at Tyson’s home there, the girl was reportedly found by her 7-year-old brother with her neck caught in a cable attached to a treadmill. The boy alerted the girl’s mother in another room. Her mother called 911 and tried to revive her, according to the AP. Mike Tyson was said to be in Las Vegas at the time of the accident, but has returned home.

Phoenix police Sgt. Andy Hill told FOX News, “Somehow she was playing on this treadmill, and there’s a cord that hangs under the console – it’s kind of a loop. Either she slipped or put her head in the loop, but it acted like a noose, and she was obviously unable to get herself off of it.”

Emergency personnel performed CPR on Exodus, who was rushed to St. Joseph’s Hospital where she remains on life support, according to the Fox News report. Sgt. Hill described her condition as “extremely critical.”

What an awful, awful accident. It’s the kind of thing that seems like nobody’s fault. It’s just unspeakably awful. Hasn’t this family been through enough? My thoughts and prayers are with the Tyson family right now.

May 25, 2009 at 10:45 pm by Evil Beet

6WWMTD?

Well, I can’t believe I’m about to write these words but apparently Mike Tyson is doling out advice regarding domestic violence.  Feel free to take a moment to let that sink in.

And maybe I’m being overcritical, but there’s something about how he calls women “them” during an interview with MTV that doesn’t sit well with me.  Who ever knew a pronoun could sound offensive?

“You can’t abuse them,” he tells MTV. “It’s really sick what you [can] do. She has a space in your heart and you believe you care about her more than anybody in the world.

“Do I think it’s right to beat up a woman? No — hell no,” he adds. “Have I hit a woman before? Hell yeah. Was I wrong? Hell yeah. I’m a product of that environment. Do I regret ever doing that? Hell yeah. Would I do it again? Never.”

He shared his opinion on the Chris Brown/Rihanna debacle as well:

It’s none of my business, but you know what I say about that? I understand the situation. I understand passion with young kids,” Tyson, 42, tells MTV News.

“My personal opinion about that is, he’s just a baby,” adds the former heavyweight champ, who is the subject of a new documentary, Tyson, out Friday. “He’s just a little baby that don’t know how to handle his emotions when it comes to a woman. And he probably hears this and thinks, ‘I know how to handle my emotions’; we all think we do.

“But the fact [is],” Tyson continues, “you look at this person and you might be crazy in love, but we don’t know how to handle those feelings.”

What could have led Brown to beat Rihanna, 21? Tyson blames a “pimp mentality” that is prevalent among young people. “Now you’re a fly guy and a cool guy [you think] … you have to be hard like that,” he says.

Listen, I’m happy anytime a celeb takes a stand against domestic violence.  In some ways, it’s even more meaningful coming out of Mike Tyson’s mouth since he’s had a penchant in the past for punching women in the mouth and has a rap sheet the length of my inseam to prove it.  But why the excuses?  Why does it have to be about “pimp mentality” and youth?  Why can’t it just be totally effing unacceptable?

April 22, 2009 at 12:02 pm by Wendie

1Random Thursday Music

Hello friends. It’s been quite a bit since I’ve thrown some music your way, so here goes nothing. This is a lot more folksy than we usually feature.. but it’s one my favorite artists, Todd Snider. And it’s pretty mean spirited too, befitting of my moniker. So have a heart, eh?

If it helps at all I’ve seen Todd in concert and I’m fairly sure he’s insane.

One last thing, to be in on the joke note the name of the song.. it’s not just a tribute.

June 7, 2007 at 3:42 pm by Spiteful Lars

0Tuppence a Bag

Mike Tyson feeds the birds at Urth Cafe on Wednesday. He’s such a sweetheart!

Photo credit: Buzz Foto

May 24, 2007 at 8:47 am by Evil Beet

7Tyson Arrested for Drinkin’ and Druggin’ (and Drivin’)

Mike Tyson used to have a viable skill, boxing. Okay, sure, that’s not finding the cure for Polio but you’d have to admit it’s better than say being blonde and producing a silly album (we’ll always have Paris). Anyway, it’s been two decades since he’s done anything even remotely tangible, and since then we’ve had a flood of “Hey, this Tyson guy is nuts” stories. How about another one?

Tyson was placed under arrest after “showing more signs of impairment” during the field sobriety tests. Police then found cocaine on him and in his car, Hall said. The boxer was alone in the car.

The story ends with:

Arpaio said the Tyson had been to the Maricopa County jail before, but as a guest talking to juvenile offenders about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. “The irony is he did a great job with these kids — stay away from drugs, don’t drink, stay out of trouble,” the sheriff said.

I’m not sure that’s irony. Crazy people don’t really conform to the standards of the norm, thus the “crazy” term. He once bit a guy’s ear off. He’s done time in the joint for rape. I don’t think he’s capable of being ironic anymore.

The good news is EvilBeet gets a mug shot to start her New Year off right.

December 29, 2006 at 3:47 pm by Evil Beet

0Tyson Arrested for Drinkin’ and Druggin’ (and Drivin’)

Mike Tyson used to have a viable skill, boxing. Okay, sure, that’s not finding the cure for Polio but you’d have to admit it’s better than say being blonde and producing a silly album (we’ll always have Paris). Anyway, it’s been two decades since he’s done anything even remotely tangible, and since then we’ve had a flood of “Hey, this Tyson guy is nuts” stories. How about another one?

Tyson was placed under arrest after “showing more signs of impairment” during the field sobriety tests. Police then found cocaine on him and in his car, Hall said. The boxer was alone in the car.

The story ends with:

Arpaio said the Tyson had been to the Maricopa County jail before, but as a guest talking to juvenile offenders about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. “The irony is he did a great job with these kids — stay away from drugs, don’t drink, stay out of trouble,” the sheriff said.

I’m not sure that’s irony. Crazy people don’t really conform to the standards of the norm, thus the “crazy” term. He once bit a guy’s ear off. He’s done time in the joint for rape. I don’t think he’s capable of being ironic anymore.

The good news is EvilBeet gets a mug shot to start her New Year off right.

December 29, 2006 at 8:47 am by Spiteful Lars