Actress Robin Givens and famous boxer Mike Tyson met in 1986. They were married in February 1988, but their marriage was short-lived. After Givens suffered a miscarriage, the marriage began to fall apart, and they were divorced one year later, on Valentine’s Day.
During the divorce, Givens accused Tyson of abuse, and he claimed that she had only been interested in his money. There were rumors that she received $10 million in the settlement, but she claimed she didn’t get anything. Tyson has since been married twice more and has been with Lakiha Spicer for the past ten years. Givens had another brief marriage with her tennis instructor and has two children from other relationships.
Denzel Washington – Pauletta Washington
Denzel Washington met his future wife, Pauletta Pearson, on the set of the TV movie "Wilma" in 1977. They went on to date for five years, and two turned down proposals before getting married in 1983. They have been married for 36 years, have four children, and are still deeply in love.
About his long marriage, Denzel has said, “I think that you have to work at it. Not give up on each other. It’s a commitment. It’s not all the honeymoon, it doesn’t last forever, so you work at it. And hopefully, you’re good friends first, that might help!”
Alfonso Ribeiro – Robin Stapler
Best known as Carlton, Will Smith’s cousin on the hit sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," Alfonso Ribeiro met his future wife, Robin Stapler, while they were both working on the series "In the House" in 1999. They went to dinner after filming and soon began to date seriously.
They got married in 2002, and soon after, their daughter, Sienna, was born. Sadly, after only five years of marriage, they filed for divorce in 2007, although they are still friends. Ribeiro married Angela Unkrich in 2012, they have three children and are still together. Stapler quit acting and never remarried.
Michael Strahan – Kayla Quick
Ex-football player, Michael Strahan, is a Superbowl winner and a well-respected athlete. Since his retirement in 2008, he acted in a short-lived sitcom titled "Brothers" and worked as a television host in "Live! With Michael and Kelly," and the talk show "Strahan and Sara."
Strahan has been married twice and has four children from his marriages. In recent years, he has been dating Kayla Quick. They were seen together on a romantic vacation in the Bahamas in 2015. Their relationship raised many eyebrows when it was discovered that Quick had a criminal record, but it seems they are happy together.
Robert Downey Jr. – Deborah Falconer
One of Hollywood’s most beloved actors, Robert Downey Jr., made a major career comeback several years ago when he joined the Marvel cinematic universe as Iron Man. But in the early days of his career, he was known for getting into trouble and making bad decisions.
It was at that time that he met singer and actress Deborah Falconer. Theirs was a whirlwind romance, the young couple married only 42 days after beginning to date. They were married for 12 years and had one son, but divorced in 2004, allegedly because of his substance abuse issues. Downey Jr. went on to get sober and married producer Susan Levin in 2005. They are still happily married and have two children together.