A woman who said Mike Tyson brutally raped and sexually assaulted her in the early 1990s has dropped her lawsuit, according to a letter filed with the U.S. District Court Northern District of New York.
Daniel Rubin, an attorney representing Tyson, wrote that the attorney representing the woman ‘has informed me that Plaintiff is withdrawing her complaint.’
According to the letter, dated March 7, the woman is ‘voluntarily discontinuing this Action with prejudice,’ meaning the lawsuit cannot be refiled.
The letter also states, ‘The parties are in the process of drafting a stipulation of discontinuance … and will file the same on or before (Friday).’
Tyson, 58, denied the allegations, court records show.
‘While not surprising, given the baseless allegations, we are pleased with the result – a complete withdrawal of all claims without any compensation, concession or settlement of any kind from Mr. Tyson,’ Rubin, Tyson’s attorney, told USA TODAY Sports. ‘This suit never should have been filed and this is the correct outcome.’
Darren Seilback, the attorney representing the woman, did not immediately respond to requests for comment left by USA TODAY Sports by voicemail and email. But the letter signed by Tyson’s attorney said Seilback approved the letter.
The woman said Tyson raped and sexually assaulted her in the early 1990s in the back of a limousine, according to the lawsuit filed in January 2023. She was seeking $5 million, according to court records.
As Tyson was preparing to fight Jake Paul on Nov. 15, the woman filed an amended complaint with the court stating she was raped by Tyson on March 1, 1990, not March 1, 1991 as stated in her original complaint.
Tyson’s attorney objected to the amended complaint.
(This story was updated to fix typographical errors.)
