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CHINA SALESMAN CHINA SALESMAN stars Mike Tyson, Steven Seagal, Dong-Xue Li, Janicke Askevold and Li Ai, with Eriq Ebouaney rounding out the cast. It was produced by China's Wanda Corporation, and written and directed by Chinese filmmaker Tan Bing. The film, with a reported budget of over $20 million, premieres theatrically this spring and had previously been a high profile title at last year's AFM. Based on a true story, CHINA SALESMAN is a film about the dangerous and epic adventure to Africa where a Chinese engineer/salesman comes face-to-face with a corrupt competitor over the contract for the first African mobile telecom technology. Local tribesman Kabbah (Mike Tyson) and mercenary Lauder (Steven Seagal) get drawn into the conflict in a classic, brutal hand-to-hand fight while the entire country faces civil war battles. CHINA SALESMAN will hit theaters on June 15th 

Mike Tyson And Shaquille O'Neal Mike Tyson joined DJ Diesel aka Shaquille O'Neal at Rehab Beach Club at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada the other day. Photo By: GDP Photos/ MediaPunch

Bryant Gumbel With Katie Couric Bryant Gumbel With Mike Tyson And Katie Couric On tomorrow’s episode of the nationally syndicated daytime talk show "Katie,", Bryant Gumbel and Katie reunite to get to the heart of some real and inspiring sports stories. They explore the world of female body builders, the effects of head injuries in contact sports and The Miracle League, a charity that allows children with physical and cognitive disabilities to play baseball. Plus, Bryant Gumbel and Katie reminisce about the old days of working together on “Today.” Then, Mike Tyson stops by to talk about sobriety and new revelations on his childhood. Hear what he has to say about a Hollywood icon he admires and why.  Photos Courtesy Of: ABC/Disney

**** TELEVISION **** Katie Couric And Mike Tyson Tomorrow on “Katie,” Mike Tyson steps into a new ring when he sits down with Katie Couric for the first time. The boxer-turned actor, who never fails to surprise, leaves no subject uncovered in his conversation with Couric: mistakes he has made – including his marriage to Robin Givens; what led him to violence in his past; the impact the infamous “biting” incident with Evander Holyfield still has on his life today; and why he wants to be judged only on the last five years of his life. Plus, Katie asks him about his controversial role on Law & Order: SVU and what he thinks of those protesting his involvement with the show. Following is an excerpt from tomorrow’s show . MIKE TYSON ON HIS VIOLENT PAST KC: “Why do you think you were violent towards women or or tended to be abusive to women?” MT: “No, no, no, no, no, no, no!” KC: “In your past!” MT: “No, listen, I was violent...

**** THE LAS VEGAS GOSSIP **** Gene Simmons With Kiss Hello Kitty Mike Tyson With Gene Simmons Mike Tyson along with Shannon Tweed and Gene Simmons strike a pose with KISS Hello Kitty Toilet Paper at KISS by Monster Mini Golf in Las Vegas, Nevada recently. Photos By:  RD / Kabik / Retna Digital .

Carrot Top Mike Tyson Sugar Ray Leonard and Mike Tyson Mike Tyson And Piers Morgan Paula Abdul Mike Tyson Onstage MIKE TYSON: Undisputed Truth- Live On Stage opening night at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photos By: RD / Kabik / Retna Digital

Mike Tyson Mike Tyson had a autograph signing at the Chateau Nightclub Terrace in Las Vegas, Nevada today. Photo By: Scott Harrison / Retna Ltd.

**** THE LAS VEGAS GOSSIP **** Mike Tyson Mike Tyson held a meet 'n greet at the Memorabilia International at the Miracle Mile Shops in Las Vegas, Nevada the other day. Photo By: Scott Harrison / Retna Ltd.

Mike Tyson Mike Tyson made a appearance at Painted With Oil at The Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada the other day. The boxing legend was all smiles for our Sin City cameras. Photo By: RD/ Erik Kabik/ Retna Digital

Zachary Quinto Tricia Helfer Tony Hawk The Bravery Nancy O'Dell Mike Tyson With Family Mark Hamill Felicia Day Jenni "J-Woww" Farley, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi Pauly Delvecchio With Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino Courtney Hansen Claudia Black Alessandra Torresani The holiday season does not stop the Hollywood parties and premieres. Here Alessandra Torresani along with Claudia Black , Mike Tyson With Family, Mark Hamill , Nancy O'Dell , Courtney Hansen, Pauly Delvecchio, Tony Hawk, Tricia Helfer, The Bravery, Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, Jenni "J-Woww" Farley, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, and Zachary Quinto attended Spike TV's "Video Game Awards 2009" at the Nokia Event Deck, Los Angeles, California. Photos By: RD / Kirkland / Retna Digital.

**** STARS WITH A HEART **** Mike Tyson With Family Mike Tyson With Wife Lakiha Spicer And daughter Milan With US Marines Mike Tyson and Wife Lakiha Spicer and his daughter Milan with US Marines strike a pose at the Toys For Tots toy drive at The Hard Rock Cafe on The Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photos By: RD / Kabik / Retna Digital

Mike Tyson Superstar boxer Mike Tyson and a paparazzi photographer made citizen's arrests on one another after getting into a alleged fight last night at Los Angeles California International Airport, police say. At 4:30 p.m., Tyson was passing through LAX from Europe en route to Las Vegas when a snapper began taking his picture at the United Airlines terminal, Sgt. Jim Holcomb told People.com . "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." Police 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. 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 wron...

Mike Tyson The young 4-year-old daughter of former world champion boxer Mike Tyson has died at a hospital today, after her neck got caught in a treadmill cord at her Phoenix home, police said. Exodus Tyson had been on life support and police have said their investigation showed her injury on Monday was a "tragic accident." "There are no words to describe the tragic loss of our beloved Exodus," the family said in a statement. "We ask you now to please respect our need at this very difficult time for privacy to grieve and try to help each other heal." The Police said Exodus either slipped or put her head in the loop of a cord hanging under the console. Her 7-year-old brother found her and told their mother. She took Exodus off the cord, called police and tried to revive her.Responding officers and firefighters performed CPR as they took the girl to the hospital. Tyson was in Las Vegas at the time of the accident. Photo By: RD/Parks/Retna

Chris Brown Former world champion Mike Tyson is slamming Chris Brown for his alleged attack on ex-girlfriend Rihanna. The boxer is calling the R&B singer a "baby". Brown has been charged with two felonies, assault and making criminal threats, following an alleged altercation with Rihanna in a car in Los Angeles California in February. The incident left her bloodied and bruised. Tyson, who himself was accused of physical abuse by his ex-wife, actress Robin Givens, blames Brown’s youth and inexperience for his relationship problems. He tells MTV.com, "My personal opinion about that is, he’s just a baby. 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."You look at this person and you might be crazy in love, but we don’t know how to handle those feelings. "You can’t abuse them. It’s really sick. "Do I think it’s right ...

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 misdemeanor 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 as part 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 b...

Former boxing champ Mike Tyson has checked into the same exclusive rehab facility where Lindsay Lohan is currently being treated for drug and alcohol addiction. The 40-year-old reportedly checked himself into the Wonderland Center in the Hollywood Hills this past weekend. Tyson was arrested last year in Arizona on suspicion of drunk driving and felony drug possession after he nearly crashed into a police vehicle shortly after leaving a nightclub. He admitted to an officer at the time of his arrest that he was a drug addict and had a problem. According to sources, Tyson has already started attending outpatient "meetings" around Los Angeles, which is allowed during his treatment at the facility. Last April, the former heavyweight champ checked into the posh Meadows rehab clinic in Arizona, but lasted just five days at the strict treatment center. AA And Wonderland Slut Lindsay Lohan

Mike Tyson Mike Tyson told MSNBC's Rita Cosby that on his new world exhibition tour he's going to be having fun boxing against "some lady boxers, maybe some children, some personalities like Tom Jones." The exhibitions will even include people from other sports. "I hope nobody gets knocked out," Tyson said. "It's going to be fun."When Cosby asked him what would happen if he lost to one of the "lady boxers," he told her with a smile and a laugh, "I might enjoy it, you never know."