Robin Givens says news of Mike Tyson biopic reopened old wounds regarding the boxer's alleged abuse - Daily Mail

Robin Givens revealed that news of an upcoming biopic about her allegedly abusive ex husband Mike Tyson, 54, reopened old wounds.

'The marriage was eight months of my life and yet [Mike is] still saying slanderous things on his podcast.

Reliving: Robin Givens revealed that news of an upcoming biopic about her allegedly abusive ex husband Mike Tyson, 54, reopened old wounds; Robin pictured in 2016.

Robin divorced Mike in 1989 after just eight months of marriage because she claimed the boxer inflicted unspeakable abuse on her, both verbal and physical.

Still hurts: 'The marriage was eight months of my life and yet [Mike is] still saying slanderous things on his podcast.

He's not physically hitting me anymore, but it hurts almost as much,' said Robin; Robin and Mike pictured in 1988.

In her interview with People, the Riverdale star recalled allegedly receiving a threatening phone call from Tyson sometime after their divorce proceedings.  .

Two decades after Robin bravely made her allegations against him, Mike confessed to talk show host Oprah Winfrey that he had 'socked [Robin] before,' but her claimed the abuse went both ways. .

Getting out: Robin divorced Mike in 1989 after just eight months of marriage because she claimed the boxer inflicted unspeakable abuse on her, both verbal and physical; Mike and Robin pictured in 1988?

Although she is no longer legally attached to Tyson, Givens claimed that her ex husband has repeatedly 're-victimized her' by speaking ill of her publicly.  .

Healing: Despite Tyson's alleged campaign to 'make [her] life so miserable,' Givens has remained focused on her own healing process and moving past the trauma the relationship caused her; Robin pictured in February

A star: Robin can now be seen on small screens everywhere in the hit CW television series Riverdale, which premiered in 2017 and is about to enter its fifth season; Robin pictured on Riverdale

I've gotten to do the spinoff, Katy Keene and I got to direct my first Lifetime movie, A Murderer to Remember, which aired last month,' stated Robin to People; Robin pictured in Riverdale with co-star Martin Cummins

In the gym: As Robin continues to thrive in her personal and professional life, Mike has been hard at work in the gym prepping for his upcoming fight with Roy Jones Jr., 51; Mike pictured on Thursday

As Robin continues to thrive in her personal and professional life, Mike has been hard at work in the gym prepping for his upcoming fight with Roy Jones Jr., 51