Mike Tyson's Reps Address Altercation on Plane
etonline.comMike Tyson's reps are addressing the video that surfaced Thursday morning that appears to show the former heavyweight champion getting into a physical confrontation with a man on a plane bound for Florida.Tyson's reps tell ET, «Unfortunately, Mr.
Tyson had an incident on a flight with an aggressive passenger who began harassing him and threw a water bottle at him while he was in his seat.» The rep did not offer any more details, but according to, which posted two videos of the alleged incident, Tyson physically confronted a passenger shortly after boarding a JetBlue flight Wednesday night in San Francisco.The outlet reports that, initially, Tyson took a selfie with the person sitting behind him but the man in question was overly excited and things allegedly took a turn for the worse when the boxing legend got fed up, leading to the physical confrontation.
reports moments after the alleged encounter, Tyson deplaned momentarily and the man in question was treated for non-life threatening injuries to his face.
A video and photo shows the man in question with blood on his forehead.The outlet also reported that the San Francisco Police Department responded to the scene and detained two people, though it's unclear if Tyson was among those detained.
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