“In this day and age it’s unfortunate that Ms. Grinker was not more careful with her words omitting the fact that she was in a sexual relationship with Mike Tyson when he was a minor with almost a decade age difference,” the rep said in a statement.
Another spokesperson explained he was “around 17” when their romantic interactions began and that they had an “on and off” sexual relationship until he was 21-years-old.
Grinker immediately denied the claims, accusing the media of purposely stirring up controversy and encouraging Tyson’s reps to lie about the nature of their relationship.