Robin Givens

Givens' mother raised Robin and her sister Stephanie in Mount Vernon and New Rochelle, New York.{{Cite journal|last=Collier|first=Aldore|date=June 29, 1987|title=Robin Givens Leaves Harvard Med For Hollywood|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=27EDAAAAMBAJ&q=robin+givens&pg=PA54|journal=Jet|pages=54–55, 57}} Givens was raised Catholic.{{cite web|title=Excerpt: Robin Givens' "Grace Will Lead Me Home"|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Books/story?id=3246156&page=1|publisher=ABC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911143731/http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Books/story?id=3246156&page=1|archive-date=September 11, 2016|date=June 6, 2007}} She occasionally modeled and acted as a teen.{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/archive/if-robin-givens-can-jump-from-harvard-to-head-of-the-class-theres-no-ceiling-on-her-talent-vol-27-no-19/|title=If Robin Givens Can Jump from Harvard to Head of the Class, There's No Ceiling on Her Talent|last=Arias|first=Ron|date=May 11, 1987|website=People|language=EN}} As a model, she appeared in magazines such as Seventeen and Mademoiselle. She made her film debut at age 14 in the film The Wiz (1978) as a guest at Aunt Emma's Party.

Givens graduated from New Rochelle Academy (a private school which closed in June 1987). At the age of 15, she enrolled at Sarah Lawrence College as a pre-medical major, becoming one of the youngest to attend the school. While in school she acted in daytime dramas. She graduated at the age of 19 in 1984.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b0AdAAAAIBAJ&pg=1164,1929633&dq=robin+givens+model&hl=en|title=BIG FIGHT: Tyson-Given marriage down for the count|date=1988-10-19|work=Anchorage Daily News|page=F1|access-date=6 December 2012}} Givens claimed to have dropped out of Harvard Medical School to focus on her acting career, but the registrar's office stated that she never applied.

In 1985, Givens auditioned for a guest spot on The Cosby Show. She won the spot and Bill Cosby became her mentor. He persuaded her to drop out of school and promised that if she was not successful in two years, he would get her back into medical school and pay her tuition. Soon after Givens appeared in Diff'rent Strokes and the 1986 television film Beverly Hills Madam, opposite Faye Dunaway. That same year, she landed her breakthrough role as rich girl Darlene Merriman on the ABC sitcom Head of the Class. The series lasted five seasons, ending in 1991. In 1989, while starring in Head of the Class, she appeared in The Women of Brewster Place with Oprah Winfrey. She later starred in the feature films A Rage in Harlem (1991) and Boomerang (1992).

In 1994, Givens posed nude for Playboy magazine.{{cite magazine|title=So How Do You Like Me Now?|last=Givens|first=Robin|author2=Gorman, Greg |date=September 1994|magazine=Playboy|pages=120–130}} During that period Givens felt she had lost her voice, so one of the reasons why she posed for the magazine was so that she could write her own article.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1095409/how-robin-givens-found-her-voice-after-surviving-domestic-violence|title=How Robin Givens Found Her Voice After Surviving Domestic Violence|date=November 20, 2019|website=E! Online|language=en-US}} Givens was ranked No. 88 on Empire magazine's "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History" list in May 1995.{{Cite web|url=http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/actress_250/255_robin_givens.html|title=Robin Givens: Biography|publisher=askmen.com|access-date=October 22, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101102516/http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/actress_250/255_robin_givens.html|archive-date=November 1, 2012}} In 1996, Givens portrayed Claudia in the television movie The Face (also known as A Face to Die For) with Yasmine Bleeth. Later that year, she co-starred in the UPN sitcom Sparks, which ended its run in 1998.{{Cite journal|date=October 27, 1997|title='Sparks' Begins Second Season|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PTsDAAAAMBAJ&q=robin+givens+spark+upn&pg=PA60|journal=Jet|pages=60–63}}{{Cite book|last=Smith|first=Jessie Carney|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=10rEGSIItjgC&q=robin+givens+spark+upn+1998&pg=PA1599|title=Encyclopedia of African American Popular Culture [4 volumes]|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2010|isbn=978-0-313-35797-8|pages=1599|language=en}} She also played Denise in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2012/09/the-complete-history-of-guest-stars-on-the-fresh-prince-of-bel-air/robin-givens|title=The Complete History of Guest Stars on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"|website=Complex Networks|access-date=September 10, 2012}}

In January 2000, Givens appeared in a cameo in Toni Braxton's music video "He Wasn't Man Enough", as the wife of a cheating husband.{{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/soft-sexy-toni-braxton-new-album-new-video-cute-new-man-sad-article-1.876907|title=Soft and Sexy Toni Braxton has a new album, a new video and a 'cute' new man. How sad is that?|last=Farber|first=Jim|date=April 23, 2000 |work=Daily News |location=New York |access-date=September 21, 2015}} She returned to the entertainment industry later that year as the host of the talk show Forgive or Forget, replacing television personality Mother Love halfway through the show's second season. Ratings initially increased after Givens took over hosting duties,{{Cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_10_97/ai_59587155?tag=rel.res3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422063657/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_10_97/ai_59587155/?tag=rel.res3 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 22, 2009 |title=Givens Boosts Ratings Of 'Forgive Or Forget' Show |date=February 14, 2000 |work=Jet |access-date=October 22, 2008}} but soon fell. The series was canceled after this season.{{Cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_19_97/ai_61834892?tag=rel.res4 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630022841/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_19_97/ai_61834892?tag=rel.res4 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 30, 2012 |title='Forgive Or Forget' TV Show Is Cancelled |date=April 17, 2000 |work=Jet |access-date=October 22, 2008}}

In 2006, Givens attempted a return to television on MyNetworkTV's telenovela Saints and Sinners,{{cite press release |title=Givens and Harris Join MyNetworkTV |publisher= MyNetworkTV |date=November 29, 2006 |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20061129mynetworktv01 |access-date=November 30, 2006}} but the show garnered low ratings and was soon canceled. Givens continued acting in made-for-television films while also making appearances on Trinity Broadcasting Network's Praise the Lord program (July 12, 2007), and Larry King Live. In June 2007, she released her autobiography Grace Will Lead Me Home.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-grace-will-lead-me-home/ |title=Book Excerpt: 'Grace Will Lead Me Home' |date=June 7, 2007 |publisher=CBS News |access-date=October 22, 2008}} Givens returned to feature films in Tyler Perry's Southern drama The Family That Preys (2008). She also had a recurring role portraying a fictionalized version of herself on the CW comedy-drama The Game. Additionally, she has had a recurring role on the TBS show Tyler Perry's House of Payne, and a guest role on USA Network's Burn Notice. In addition to television and film roles, Givens has performed onstage. In 2001, she appeared in an off-Broadway production of The Vagina Monologues.{{Cite news|url=http://bostonphoenix.com/boston/arts/theater/documents/01629287.htm |title=State of the Art |work=Boston Phoenix |access-date=October 22, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422050943/http://bostonphoenix.com/boston/arts/theater/documents/01629287.htm |archive-date=April 22, 2009}} From February to April 16, 2006, she played the role of Roxie Hart in the Broadway play Chicago.{{Cite web |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=7847 |title=Given is 'Roxie Hart' in Chicago |publisher=Broadwayworld.com |access-date=June 7, 2010}} In 2007, she toured the country playing a part in the I'm Ready Productions play Men, Money & Golddiggers. Givens starred in the 2009 stage play A Mother's Prayer, which also starred Johnny Gill, Shirley Murdock, and Jermaine Crawford.

In 2007, Givens published a memoir entitled Grace Will Lead Me Home. In it, she reflects on the life of her praying grandmother, Grace, her experiences of domestic violence, her strong will to survive, feeling abandoned by her father, and her faith in God.[http://www.cbn.com/700club/guests/bios/Robin_Givens061407.aspx Robin Givens: Truly Knowing God]. The 700 Club. In 2011, she guest-starred in three episodes of NBC's spy-comedy Chuck: "Chuck Versus the Masquerade", "Chuck Versus the A-Team", and "Chuck Versus the Muuurder", as Jane Bentley. Later that year, she performed as Angel, a struggling blues singer, in the play Blues for An Alabama Sky at Pasadena Playhouse.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=November 9, 2011|title=For Robin Givens, The Sky's The Limit|url=https://thisstage.la/2011/11/for-robin-givens-the-skys-the-limit/|access-date=February 3, 2021|website=At This Stage|language=en-US}} In 2015, she starred alongside Clifton Powell, Mishon Ratliff, and Malachi Malik in the segment "Mama's Boy" of TV One's anthology romance horror film Fear Files.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/90408/tv-ones-fright-night-files-renamed-fear-files-given-sequel/|title=TV One's Fright Night Files Renamed Fear Files and Given a Sequel|first=Debi|last=Moore|date=February 19, 2015|website=Dread Central}}

Givens was the spokesperson for the National Domestic Violence Hotline for several years.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oprah.com/relationships/robin-givens-responds-to-mike-tyson/all|title=Robin Givens Responds|date=November 13, 2009|website=Oprah}}

In 2017, Givens hosted the San Diego Black Film Festival as she had for the several previous years.{{Cite web|last=Wood|first=Beth|date=April 21, 2017|title=San Diego Black Film Festival has new venues|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/movies/sd-et-black-film-fest-20170420-story.html|access-date=September 12, 2021|website=San Diego Union-Tribune|language=en-US}}

In 2020, Givens made her directorial debut with the Lifetime mystery thriller film, A Murder to Remember.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a33634081/robin-givens-a-murder-to-remember/|title=Actress Robin Givens Just Made Her Directorial Debut with a Lifetime Film|date=August 21, 2020|website=Oprah Daily}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/a-murder-to-remember/pages/robin-givens-directorial-debut-a-murder-to-remember|title=Robin Givens on How Past Experiences Helped Her Direct 'A Murder to Remember'|website=Lifetime}} She later directed films Favorite Son (2021) and its sequel, Favorite Son Christmas (2023), A Jenkins Family Christmas (2021) and The Christmas Clapback (2022), all for BET+.{{Cite web|url=https://extratv.com/2023/12/14/robin-givens-and-son-billy-dish-on-directing-2-new-christmas-movies-exclusive/|title=Robin Givens & Son Billy Dish on Directing 2 New Christmas Movies (Exclusive)|website=Extra}} In 2021, she directed the horror films Haunted Trail and Horror Noire. In 2023 she directed the comedy film, The Nana Project.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/robin-givens-mockumentary-the-nana-project-adds-tony-todd-katie-sarife-more-1235022415/|title=Robin Givens Mockumentary 'The Nana Project' Adds Sierra McCormick, Tony Todd, Katie Sarife & More|first=Matt|last=Grobar|date=May 12, 2022}}

In 2021, Givens was cast in season three of Batwoman as Jada Jet, the CEO of Jeturian Industries and Ryan Wilder's biological mother who is based on Jezebel Jet.{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=July 6, 2021 |title='Batwoman': Robin Givens Joins Season 3 Of CW Drama As Series Regular |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/batwoman-robin-givens-season-3-cast-cw-series-regular-1234786886/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706184611/https://deadline.com/2021/07/batwoman-robin-givens-season-3-cast-cw-series-regular-1234786886/ |archive-date=July 6, 2021 |access-date=July 6, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}

In 2022, Givens appeared in the Lifetime film He's Not Worth Dying For as part of its "Ripped from the Headlines" feature films that was inspired by the feud of Rachel Wade and Sarah Ludemann. She portrayed Cher Heinemann, the mother of Grace Heinemann who was based on Ludemann.{{cite web|url=https://thecinemaholic.com/is-lifetimes-hes-not-worth-dying-a-true-story-where-was-it-filmed-who-is-in-the-cast/|title=Is Lifetime's He's Not Worth Dying a True Story? Where Was it Filmed? Who is in the Cast?|first=Kumari|last=Shreya|website=The Cinemaholic|date=June 25, 2022|access-date=June 26, 2022}}

Givens directed the episodes of television series Riverdale, Dynasty, Nancy Drew, So Help Me Todd and Elsbeth.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/elsbeth-made-major-change-format-recent-episode-i-think-theyre-onto-something|title=Elsbeth Made A Major Change To Its Format On A Recent Episode, And I Think They're Onto Something Here|author1=Mack Rawden|date=November 15, 2024|website=CINEMABLEND}}

Givens began dating boxer Mike Tyson in 1987. According to Givens, Tyson was physically abusive before they wed on February 7, 1988.{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/02/14/Heavyweight-champion-Mike-Tyson-and-actress-Robin-Givens-chose/5138603435600/|title=Heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and actress Robin Givens chose...|last=Hasen|first=Jeff|date=February 14, 1989|website=UPI|language=en}} Tyson stated that he was "severely traumatized by that relationship."{{cite book |last=Tyson |first=Mike |author-link=Mike Tyson |year=2013 |title=Undisputed Truth, My Autobiography |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9SGKDQAAQBAJ&q=%22severely%20traumatized%20by%20that%20relationship%22&pg=PA188 |publisher= Plume |page=118 |isbn=978-0-14-218121-8}} Tyson was then estimated to be worth $50 million; he and Givens did not have a prenuptial agreement.{{Cite web|last=Klott|first=Gary|date=January 28, 1996|title=A Prenuptial Agreement Is Legal Security For Plain Folks|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1996-01-28-9601250538-story.html|access-date=December 1, 2020|website=Sun-Sentinel.com|language=en-US}} During their marriage, Givens bought a $4.3 million mansion in the affluent suburb of Bernardsville, New Jersey with money withdrawn from Tyson's brokerage account.{{Cite news|last=Kurtz|first=Howard|date=October 20, 1988|title=Givens Renounces All Tyson Money|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1988/10/20/givens-renounces-all-tyson-money/a273c729-31eb-44f0-bac2-dde7c24d4fed/}}{{Cite web|date=August 18, 1989|title=Mike Moving Out Of Jersey|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/08/18/MIKE-MOVING-OUT-OF-JERSEY/8149619416000/|access-date=December 1, 2020|website=UPI|language=en}}{{cite news|author=Gross, Ken|date=October 17, 1988|title=As Wife Robin Givens Splits for the Coast, Mike Tyson Rearranges the Furniture|work=People|url=https://people.com/archive/as-wife-robin-givens-splits-for-the-coast-mike-tyson-rearranges-the-furniture-vol-30-no-16/}} "The food lies untouched. The only sounds across the breakfast table in the Bernardsville, N.J., mansion are the loud silences of words being swallowed. Finally, Robin Givens, 24, star of the ABC-TV sitcom Head of the Class, pushes herself away from the table and announces, 'I have to pack.' 'Me, too,' says her husband, Mike Tyson, 22, the world heavyweight boxing champion. Suddenly the Sunday morning atmosphere is tense and full of menace." They appeared in a Diet Pepsi commercial together and on the cover of Life magazine.{{Cite journal|date=October 24, 1988|title=Tyson-Givens Marriage Is Ending After Eight Months|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=264DAAAAMBAJ&q=robin+givens+tyson+jet&pg=PA16|journal=Jet|pages=16–18, 51}}{{Cite web|url=https://oldlifemagazine.com/july-01-1988-life-magazine.html|title=Life Magazine, July 1, 1988 - Mike Tyson And Robin Givens|website=oldlifemagazine.com|language=en}}

After her miscarriage in June 1988, their marriage began to fall apart.{{Cite news|last1=Katz|first1=Michael|last2=Marques|first2=Stuart|date=October 13, 1988|title=Doctor Says Givens Had A Miscarriage|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.oprah.com/relationships/robin-givens-reveals-all/all}} Tyson claims Givens' pregnancy and miscarriage were part of a ruse to rush him into marriage, claiming that in all the time she was supposedly pregnant, Givens never gained a pound.{{Cite web|title=Heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, accusing actress wife Robin Givens...|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/10/14/Heavyweight-champion-Mike-Tyson-accusing-actress-wife-Robin-Givens/9787592804800/|access-date=June 19, 2021|website=UPI|language=en}} In a joint interview with Tyson on 20/20 in September 1988, Givens told Barbara Walters that life with him was "torture, pure hell, worse than anything I could possibly imagine," and she went on to describe his volatile temper.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-09-30-sp-3141-story.html|title=Mood Swings : In a TV Interview, Tyson's Wife Says Life Has Been 'Torture ... Pure Hell'|date=September 30, 1988|website=Los Angeles Times}} In October 1988, Givens filed for divorce, citing spousal abuse and was granted a temporary restraining order. Her attorney Marvin Mitchelson said, "She loves Michael Tyson, but there is continued violence, and she fears for her safety."{{Cite web|last=Soble|first=Ronald L.|date=October 8, 1988|title=Givens, Citing Fear, Files for Divorce From Tyson|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-10-08-sp-3096-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times}} Tyson sought an annulment, accusing her of stealing millions of dollars and manipulating the public.{{Cite journal|date=January 9, 1989|title=Mike Tyson: "The Truth About Robin And Me"|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vr0DAAAAMBAJ&q=robin+givens+tyson+jet&pg=PA59|journal=Jet|pages=59–60}} Givens responded by filing a $125 million libel suit for defamation.{{Cite news|last=Kurtz|first=Howard|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1988/11/17/givens-files-125-million-libel-suit-against-tyson/06f4f09e-2fb8-4d8e-84ba-23e4a0e95437/|title=Givens Files $125 Million Libel Suit Against Tyson|date=November 17, 1988|newspaper=The Washington Post|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}} Their divorce was finalized on Valentine's Day in 1989.

Givens received negative press following her split from Tyson, particularly within the sports and African-American communities.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/2018/11/robin-givens-opens-up-mike-tyson-abusive-me-too-wendy-williams-watch|title=Robin Givens Opens Up About Mike Tyson Abuse In Wake Of #MeToo: Watch|last=McKinney|first=Jessica|date=November 22, 2018|website=Vibe|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Lavin|first=Cheryl|date=October 27, 1988|title=The Woman America Loves To Hate The Soon-To-Be-Ex-Mrs. Tyson Has Asked For Sympathy, And None Will Be Given.|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1988-10-27-8803030360-story.html|access-date=December 1, 2020|website=The Chicago Tribune|language=en-US|via=Sun-Sentinel.com}}{{Cite web|last=Vader|first=J. E.|date=December 12, 1988|title=Back Off, Robin Bashers|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1988/12/12/back-off-robin-bashers-a-few-words-in-defense-of-the-villainous-robin-givens|access-date=December 1, 2020|website=Sports Illustrated Vault|language=en-us}} Headlines heralded her as "the Most Hated Woman in America" and she was described as a "gold digger who married Tyson solely for his millions."{{Cite web|date=December 16, 2009|title=Through the Storm: Robin Givens|url=https://www.essence.com/news/through-the-storm-robin-givens/|access-date=December 1, 2020|website=Essence|language=en-US}}{{Cite journal|last=Randolph|first=Laura B.|date=March 1990|title=Robin Givens Life After Tyson|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oswDAAAAMBAJ&q=hated+woman&pg=PA145|journal=Ebony|pages=122–123}} Givens denied that she received a reported divorce settlement of over $10 million from Tyson, stating that she "didn't receive one dime."{{Cite web|url=http://www.essence.com/2008/06/18/through-the-storm-robin-givens|title=Through the Storm: Robin Givens|last=Bass|first=Patrik Henry|date=June 18, 2008|website=Essence|publisher=essence.com}}{{cite news|author=Younge|first=Gary|url=https://www.theguardian.com/boxing/article/0,,1012528,00.html|title=Out for the count|date=August 4, 2003|work=The Guardian}}

According to the 1989 biography Fire and Fear: The Inside Story of Mike Tyson, Tyson admitted he punched Givens, stating "that was the best punch I've ever thrown in my entire life."{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-23-sp-2706-story.html|title=Robin Took Best Punch, Tyson Says in Biography|date=June 23, 1989|website=Los Angeles Times}} Tyson later claimed the book was "filled with inaccuracies."{{cite book|last=Tyson|first=Mike|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9SGKDQAAQBAJ&q=%22I%20never%20said%20that%20about%20women.%20I%20said%20that%20about%20my%20opponents%20in%20the%20ring%22&pg=PA209|title=Undisputed Truth, My Autobiography|publisher=Plume|year=2013|isbn=978-0-14-218121-8|page=209|author-link=Mike Tyson}} In 2009, Tyson joked about "socking" Givens on Oprah, which caused laughter in the audience. Winfrey later issued an apology to Givens.

In 1993, Givens adopted her first son, Michael "Buddy" Givens.{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/robin-givens-an/|title=Robin Givens and sons|date=August 23, 2007|website=People|language=EN}} In 1997, she married her tennis instructor, Svetozar Marinković. Givens filed for divorce months later. In 1999, she had a biological son, William "Billy" Jensen, with ex-boyfriend, tennis player Murphy Jensen.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20061259,00.html|title='I've Been Through a Lot' |last=Perry|first=Beth|date=June 25, 2007|magazine=People|access-date=October 22, 2008}}

In January 2004, Givens struck a pedestrian while driving an SUV through a Miami, Florida, intersection.{{Cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,627611,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080320010619/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,627611,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 20, 2008|title=Robin Givens Strikes, Hurts Pedestrian|date=January 29, 2004|publisher=People|access-date=October 22, 2008}} Givens was ticketed for failing to use due care with a pedestrian in a crosswalk, but the charges were later dismissed.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-12-07-robin-givens_x.htm|title=Charges dismissed against Robin Givens|date=December 4, 2004|publisher=usatoday.com|access-date=October 22, 2008}} In June 2004, the injured party filed a civil lawsuit against Givens for an unspecified amount.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-06-18-givens-sued_x.htm|title=89-year-old woman sues Robyn Givens|date=June 18, 2004|publisher=usatoday.com|access-date=October 22, 2008}}

A May 7, 2009, article in Forbes magazine reported that the Internal Revenue Service was suing Givens for unpaid federal income taxes totaling $292,000 (${{Inflation|US|292000|2009|r=-3|fmt=c}} in present-day USD when adjusted for inflation), an amount which included interest and penalties. The government had asked a federal court in Florida for a judgment against her on 39 assessments covering a span of eight years.{{cite news|author=William P. Barrett|date= May 7, 2009|title= Feds Sue Robin Givens For $292,000 Owed IRS| work=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/05/07/irs-debt-mike-tyson-personal-finance-taxes-robin-givens.html}}

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Category:African-American history of Westchester County, New York

Category:1964 births