Mike Tyson got into quite the scuffle at LAX yesterday. Actually, considering that it’s Mike Tyson, it really wasn’t much of a scuffle at all. No ears were bitten, by all accounts. Lame joke, gotta make it though. Anyway a paparazzo got way too close to Tyson and his family, and Tyson punched him. Though no articles mention it, one would think he gave some warnings first. An L.A.P.D. spokesperson said the paparazzo was taken to the hospital for a cut to his head – you should see the getup the guy is sporting as a result. Any chance he’s aiming for an expensive lawsuit? He’s really working the sad puppy dog face.

Both the pap – Tony Echevarria – and Tyson placed each other under citizen’s arrest. That must have been dramatic and confusing. They’re both being charged in the incident.

Mike Tyson and a photographer made citizen’s arrests of one another after getting into a scuffle Wednesday at Los Angeles International Airport, police say.

At 4:30 p.m., the former boxing champ, 43, was passing through LAX from Europe en route to Las Vegas when a celebrity photographer began taking his picture at the United Airlines terminal, Sgt. Jim Holcomb tells PEOPLE.

“The two men got into a scuffle, and it’s alleged that Tyson hit the photographer once in the face with one hand, causing him to fall to the ground,” Holcomb says. “The photographer sustained a laceration to the forehead, and was taken to a local hospital.”

Officers arrived on the scene and detained Tyson, who was booked at a nearby LAPD station and held on $20,000 bail, according to police records. Documents also show that Tyson was released at 8:24 p.m.

Tyson was reportedly traveling with his wife and 10-month-old baby. The incident was first reported by Radaronline.com.

“Mr. Tyson did absolutely nothing wrong, he was the victim in this case,” his attorney, Richard Schonfeld tells PEOPLE. “We look forward to vindicating him and pursuing his rights.”

[From People]

CBS reports that Echevarria will be booked as well, once he’s discharged from the hospital. Generally speaking, I always side with celebrities when it comes to the paparazzi. Those guys are unstoppable, and there’s absolutely no boundary they won’t cross to get what they want. And if you dare try to stop them or have the nerve to defend yourself or your family, they’ll sue you for as much money as they can possibly get. It’s disgusting. And frankly, no one’s in a great mood getting off a plane. And Tyson’s flight was from Europe to L.A. – that’s a lot of hours in the air. Most of us would have punched someone when we got off the plane. I generally do.

Gut instinct tells me all the charges will be dropped, though TMZ points out that because Tyson used to be a boxer, his fist could be considered a deadly weapon and the charges could actually include that. But I’m guessing this all goes nowhere. Except civil court, of course.

Here’s Mike being taken into custody at L.A.X. Images thanks to INF Photo.

After spending more than an day at Phoenix’s St. Joe’s hospital, Mike Tyson’s daughter Exodus Tyson was declared dead at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday by the hospital. 4-year-old Exodus was found hanging from a treadmill cord on Monday morning by her 7-year-old brother. When Exodus was found at around 10:30 a.m. local time, her mother attempted to do CPR before emergency services arrived.

Mike Tyson’s 4-year-old daughter has died, Usmagazine.com has confirmed.

“I was just advised by investigators that Exodus Tyson was pronounced deceased at 11:45 a.m. today at the hospital,” a rep for the Phoenix Police Department told Us in a statement Tuesday. “Our sympathies go out to the family.”

The boxer’s daughter was on life support and in critical condition after being found by her 7-year-old brother hanging from a treadmill cord, according to Fox News, which first reported the story.

Exodus was playing near the exercise equipment while her mother was cleaning in a separate room at 10:30 Monday morning. The mom sent the brother to look for her. After finding her in distress, he alerted his mother, who found Exodus on a treadmill with what has been described as a cable around her neck, according to police, who call it a “tragic accident.”

She immediately took the cable off her daughter, called 911 and began performing CPR. Exodus was taken to St. Joe’s Hospital.

Tyson, 42, flew into Arizona from Las Vegas after hearing of the incident. He was seen entering the hospital Tuesday morning.

[From Us Weekly]

I looked up Mike Tyson’s biography to see if I could find the name of Exodus’s mother. All I found was that Tyson had not married Exodus’s mother, and she remains unnamed in media reports. Tyson had four children: Exodus joined Mikey Lorna (born 1990) and Miguel Leon (born 2002, most likely the brother who found Exodus) as three out of four known children. Tyson also has two children with his second wife, a daughter named Rayna (born 1996) and a son named Amir (born 1997). Considering Mike Tyson flew into Phoenix as soon as he heard, I would suspect he was there for his daughter’s death. Our prayers are with the family at this time of their devastating loss.

Mike Tyson and some of his children are shown at Cannes last year in May for the premiere of his documentary Tyson. Credit: ANG/Fame Pictures

Mike Tyson’s four year old daughter, Exodus, is on life support and in “very critical condition” at a Phoenix area hospital. The young girl’s head got caught yesterday morning inside a cord hanging from a treadmill in her home. The cord was a loop attached underneath the controls and it acted as a noose, trapping her there. Exodus’ seven year-old brother went to look for her after her mother noticed she was missing. He called for his mom, and she contacted emergency services. Police and firemen performed CPR before Exodus was transported to the hospital. Tyson was in Las Vegas at the time, but has flown back to Phoenix:

Mike Tyson’s 4-year-old daughter is on life support and in “extremely critical condition” after she was found hanging Monday morning from a treadmill cable in her family’s Phoenix home, police said.

Exodus Tyson’s 7-year-old brother found her on a treadmill with her neck on a cable attached to the exercise machine, police Sgt. Andy Hill said, calling it a “tragic accident.”

The mother sent the boy to find the 4-year-old girl who was playing in a separate room. The boy found his sister in distress and got his mother, police said.

“Somehow she was playing on this treadmill, and there’s a cord that hangs under the console — it’s kind of a loop,” Hill said. “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.”

The girl’s mother took her daughter off the cable, called 911 and attempted to revive her.

Responding officers and firefighters performed CPR on the girl. She was rushed to nearby St. Joe’s Hospital after she was found around 10:30 a.m local time, MyFOXPhoenix.com reported.

Hill said former heavyweight champion Tyson had been in Las Vegas but flew to Phoenix immediately after learning of the accident.

[From FoxNews.com]

This story makes my heart sink. I have a son who is four and he’s played on the treadmill many times. On my parents’ treadmill there is a cord that you can detach to stop it and this hopefully doesn’t pose a strangulation risk because it’s attached with a magnet and can easily be pulled off. I’ve never noticed a cord hanging from a treadmill that wasn’t the emergency cord that you pull off to stop it, but maybe even that is a danger to children on some models. This is such a sad example of one of the many things that can go wrong at home. We are thinking of this little girl and her family and hope that she pulls through this.

Mike Tyson is shown on 4/16/09 and 4/11/09. Credit: WENN.com

If you’re a guy facing felony domestic violence charges for beating your girlfriend’s face in, the last person you want to be compared to is disgraced former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. Mike’s laundry list of crimes against women is epic. But when Tyson was recently asked his opinion about the Chris Brown case, his answer was surprising. The former champ identified with Brown, saying that he’s familiar with the psychology behind what Brown did, but he also said that the R&B singer needs to get control of his emotions- and that it is wrong to hit a woman.

Mike Tyson – who was accused of beating Robin Givens and was convicted of raping Desiree Washington – says he can relate to Chris Brown, the 19-year-old singer who allegedly beat Rihanna.

“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.

In the MTV interview, Tyson appears contrite about his history of violence towards women.

“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.”

[From Us Weekly]

Well, there you have it: the one guy you probably thought would be rushing to defend Chris Brown is saying that it’s wrong to hit a woman. Who would have thought that the one-time poster boy for domestic violence would be one of the few male voices speaking out against what Brown did? Meanwhile, Diddy, Akon and Kanye West are still telling us that “we don’t know what happened” and that Brown deserves a break.

Here’s Mike Tyson at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Tyson’ at the Pacific Design Center last Thursday. Images thanks to WENN.com .

Every day you hear a few oddball stories. They’re great water cooler fodder – but the really odd ones are normally about people you’ve never head of. Some guy in Oregon gets his hand eaten off by a wild squirrel. A 74-year-old lady in England walks 384 miles naked. To be fair, you do hear some almost unbelievable stories about Britney Spears, but she’s the exception to the rule. Well Britney and Mike Tyson. Mike’s life is almost impossible to follow anymore. I tried looking up his criminal history on Wikipedia and found myself so overwhelmed that I’m not even going to bother any of you with it. It won’t help your turkey go down any faster. Mike’s currently doing a one day stint in the slammer after pleading guilty to cocaine possession and driving under the influence. Tough punishment, I know. Before you’re filled with righteous indignation as I (almost) was, take note: Mike has been forced to wear pink undergarments in jail. By the sheriff. Do you think the guy is trying to encourage prison rape? Because I thought sheriffs were supposed to prevent crimes.

The final humiliation for the one-time “baddest man on the planet” came yesterday courtesy of Joe Arpaio, the self-styled toughest sheriff in America who believes pink has a psychological calming effect. Mr. Arpaio, who has vowed to make an example of law-breakers in Phoenix, Arizona, also obliged the former heavyweight boxing champion to wear pink underwear under his prison stripes.

Unsurprisingly, 41-year-old Tyson – who had been jailed for a day after admitting charges of possessing cocaine and driving under the influence – looked anything but amused when he reported to Tent City, an infamous open-air jail near a dog pound and a rubbish dump. The sentence, on top of 360 hours of community service, followed the fallen fighter’s arrest in his BMW after leaving a nightclub last Christmas.

But it could have been worse. Had Tyson, who has served prison terms for rape and assault, been jailed for longer he might have had to endure another of Mr Arpaio’s pet punishments – the chain gang.

[From the Daily Mail]

Sheriff Joe Arpaio pretty much spits in the face of the concept of restorative justice. And I have to say that, when it comes to Mike Tyson, I’m cool with that. So when your family is squabbling this Thanksgiving and you’re sitting there wondering if it’s cool to fake an illness and/or jump out a window just to get the hell away, and it seems like you will never experience happiness or joy in your life again (is that just me?) think of Mike Tyson in his pink lacies, and remember that there is still good in the world.

Picture Note by JayBird: Image thanks to the Daily Mail.

Have we talked about how I think Mike Tyson is a big ball of sexy? Mike Tyson is a big ball of sexy. Who can resist a face tattoo? Nothing makes panties drop faster. In fact, as a general rule of thumb, you should always be sure not to wear a skirt around Mike Tyson, or you’ll find your panties on the sidewalk and you’re halfway down the block. Same things applies to kilts, gentlemen. That’s probably what happened to Britney’s and Paris’ underwear. They came across Mike Tyson and suddenly found themselves flashing their lady bits.

Being the winner that he is, Tyson hasn’t been able to settle for just being a convicted rapist, domestic abuser, and ear biter. He’s one of those all or nothing types, and decided to tack a little DUI and drug possession onto his record for good measure. Got to stay in the tabloids and all.

“Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson pleaded guilty Monday to charges of drug possession and driving under the influence stemming from a traffic stop last year as he was leaving a nightclub. Tyson quietly acknowledged to a judge that he had cocaine and was impaired when he was stopped for driving erratically in Scottsdale on Dec. 29. He pleaded guilty to a single felony count of cocaine possession and a misdemeanour DUI count and faces up to four years and three months in prison when he is sentenced Nov. 19. A felony charge of possession of drug paraphernalia and a second misdemeanor DUI charge were dropped, according to the terms of a plea agreement. Defense lawyer David Chesnoff said Tyson has been clean and sober for eight months.

“‘It’s obvious this was a crime he was committing against himself,’ Chesnoff said.

“Police stopped Tyson after the boxer had spent the evening at Scottsdale’s Pussycat Lounge. An officer said he saw Tyson wiping a white substance off the dashboard of his black BMW, and that his speech was slurred. Authorities said they found bags of cocaine in Tyson’s pocket and in his car.

“Tyson told officers later that he used cocaine ‘whenever I can get my hands on it,’ and that he preferred to smoke it in Marlboro cigarettes with the tobacco pulled out, according to court documents. He also told police that he used marijuana that day and was taking the antidepressant Zoloft, the documents state.”

[From the Chronicle Journal]

I know I’ve been critical of Tyson in the past, but who among us can really say they don’t enjoy the occasional snort of cocaine when it’s offered? Isn’t it rude to refuse? And then you have to get home, so why would you ask someone for a ride, or pay someone since you’re stinking rich, when you can just drive yourself when you’re hopped up on cocaine. Or whatever you get on cocaine. Cracked out? Up? I feel as though celebrity morons are getting their comeuppance of late, and it makes me very happy. But only because I get to say comeuppance.

Mike Tyson has checked into the same Wonderland rehab that Lindsay Lohan was said to have ruined for everyone. At least one resident complained that all of the freedom given to Lohan during her stay had adversely affected the facility, where regulations were lifted after Lindsay breezed in and started treating it like a hotel.

That seems to suit Mike Tyson fine. Tyson was caught in a club parking lot in Arizona in December with a bunch of cocaine – right after he busted out of a presumably more restrictive rehab. Now he’s checked into Wonderland to keep Lohan company when she feels like showing up.

The 40-year-old reportedly checked himself into the Wonderland Center this past weekend (ends28Jan07) in the Hollywood Hills.

Yesterday we reported a story from The National Enquirer that claimed that Lindsay was bucking the staff at the facility despite the fact that they’re letting her come and go and have lifted the rules on her behalf. Staff members were said to suspect that she suffers from bipolar disorder. Some commentors noted that it could be possible, while others said it’s a serious disorder that shouldn’t be mentioned unless there’s real proof that Lindsay has it.

If people trying to get sober thought things were crazy at Wonderland with Lohan there, how is it going to be now that Mike Tyson is in the house?

According to The National Enquirer, Mike Tyson had just busted out of rehab for a night out with friends when he was arrested for drug possession in Phoenix, Arizona. The article states that Tyson wanted to get back to boxing, but he was also slated to be a prostitute in Heidi Fleiss’ male brothel in Nevada, where prostitution is legal outside of Las Vegas. The opening of the stud farm has been delayed due to legal problems with another brothel in the area, leaving convicted rapist Tyson out of a job.

It turns out that Tyson had checked himself into a facility in Phoenix to dry out and prepare for a boxing comeback. After nine days he couldn’t stand it any more and went out partying with friends. When he was pulled over, cops found cocaine in his pocket.

Mike Tyson was running away from drug rehab when he was busted for suspicion of DUI and cocaine possession, The Enquirer has learned exclusively.

At 40, Iron Mike told pals he wanted to make a fresh start and return to the ring. His first step was to enter a Phoenix rehab facility. But the hot-tempered Tyson could not stand its strict regimen and bolted after only nine days.

Now the former heavyweight champion’s future may include the requisite pink jumpsuit and pink underwear worn in the Maricopa County jails, where “America’s toughest Sheriff” says celebrities get no special treatment…

“After only nine days, he left the [rehab] facility, saying he felt like he was in a cage.

“One of the first things he did was find a nightclub and party with friends!”

On Dec 29, the hard-partying puglist was leaving a club in a BMV at midnight and almost hit a polict car.

During a search, an officer found two bags believed to be cocaine in Tyson’s back pocket.

Mike admitted it belonged to him, and that he uses cocaine anytime he can get his hands on it.

[From The National Enquirer print edition, January 22, 2007]

The latest news is that Tyson has been formally charged with DUI as well as felony possession of narcotics and drug paraphernalia. If he’s convicted on all counts he could get up to seven and a half years in jail. I have a feeling that most of the other inmates will stay the hell away from him.

Ironically, Tyson’s record of convictions of assault and rape make him ineligible for state-sponsored drug treatment.

Ear-biting former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is going to work in Heidi Fleiss’ male brothel in Nevada. Prostitution is legal in Nevada outside of the city of Las Vegas, and is monitored by state agencies. Fleiss says Tyson will be her “big stalllion.” *shudder*

Former boxing champion Mike Tyson is to become a male escort after agreeing to work at legendary Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss’ new legalized brothel for women. Fleiss bought 60 acres of land in Nevada, and his work is scheduled to begin on Heidi’s Stud Farm.

She has high hopes for Tyson, once heavyweight champion of the world – despite the fact he is a convicted rapist.

She says, “I told him, ‘You’re going to be my big stallion.’ It’s every man’s fear that their girlfriend will go for Mike Tyson.”

Tyson, 40, adds, “I don’t care what any man says, it’s every man’s dream to please every woman – and get paid for it.”

Tyson was convicted of raping an 18 year-old beauty contestant 15 years ago, and served three years out of a six year sentence in prison. He bit Evander Holyfield on both his ears during a 1997 boxing match and was disqualified. He also spent nine months in jail in 1999 for beating up two people after a car accident.

Tyson declared bankruptcy in 2003 and said in a recent interview that he was considering going into the porn business to make ends meet.

Who in their right mind would pay this guy to screw them?

Heidi Fleiss is the process of applying for a license for her stud farm, and is now accepting applications from elgible male prostitutes.