Sad News: Mike Tyson's Toddler In Critical Condition

We know that Mike Tyson isn't everyone's favorite athlete, that's for sure. But this is still very sad news to report. The four-year-old daughter of Tyson is currently on life support and in "extremely critical condition" after she was found hanging Monday morning from a treadmill cable in her family's Phoenix home.

Exodus Tyson's 7-year-old brother found her on a treadmill with her neck on a cable attached to the exercise machine, police Sgt. Andy Hill said.

"Somehow she was playing on this treadmill, and there's a cord that hangs under the console - it's kind of a loop," Hill said of the accident. "Either she slipped or put her head in the loop, but it acted like a noose, and she was obviously unable to get herself off of it."

5/27/09 UPDATE: Exodus Tyson was pronounced dead just before noon, police Sgt. Andy Hill said. She 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.''

Madonna's Tyson team

Madonna is joining forces with Mike Tyson for a charity campaign.

The pop superstar and the former boxing champion will fly to Malawi, Africa, together to promote awareness of children with HIV and AIDS after meeting at the Cannes Film Festival in France, where they are each promoting their documentary films.

A source told Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper: "Madonna thinks Mike is amazing and asked if she could have a private screening of his documentary 'Tyson' while she was in the Riviera.

"Mike agreed immediately and offered to do a favour in return. He has promised to fly with her to Malawi this summer to promote awareness of children with AIDS there."

Madonna, 49, produced and narrated the film 'I Am Because We Are', which highlights the plight of Malawi's one million orphans who suffer from the deadly disease.

Tyson's biographical feature 'Tyson' documents his colourful past including his drug-taking, the infamous moment when he bit off part of opponent Evander Holyfield's ear during a bout and his incarceration for the rape of a beauty queen, an allegation he has always denied.

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Lepaparazzi News Update: Mike Tyson in Rehab

BOXING legend MIKE TYSON is being treated at a drug rehab clinic, it was claimed yesterday.

The ex-heavyweight world champion, 40, checked into the Wonderland Centre, Los Angeles, at the weekend.

Mean Girls actress LINDSAY LOHAN, 20, is having treatment at the same Hollywood Hills clinic.

Tyson was arrested in December for suspected drink-driving and drug possession.

He told cops in Arizona, where he lives with his dog Meatball, he had a drugs problem.
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