Mike Tyson Lashed Out At A TV Reporter Who Asked Him About His Rape Conviction

Tyson was in Toronto for his show Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth, but had also recently met Mayor Rob Ford. Warning: Graphic language.

Mike Tyson has been hanging out in Toronto, Canada, with incumbent (and often-troubled) Mayor Rob Ford, who is currently running for re-election. Tyson went on Canadian cable channel CP24 Wednesday and talked about his visit.

During the interview, reporter Nathan Downer asked Tyson about his criminal past: "There's a race for mayor, we know you're a convicted rapist, this could hurt his campaign. Now how do you respond to that?"

Tyson was convicted of rape in 1992.

Tyson got pissed.

Then, a few seconds later, Tyson said this: "It's so interesting because you come across as a nice guy but you're really a piece of shit." And, then: "Fuck you."

Downer soldiered on, asking Tyson about a show he has scheduled in Toronto.

And Tyson's answer: "It’s more nerve racking for me to sit here talking to a rat piece of shit like you."

Downer later tweeted that Tyson's feelings were apparently hurt.

No ill will toward Mike Tyson. He lashed out at me and that's okay. Not taking it personally

I'm okay everybody. Unfortuantlely my question hurt Mike Tyson's feelings. That was not my intentions. My apolgies for the language

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