My godfather, the man I'm named after, was one of Tyson's attorneys, though how far down the line he was from more celebrated names I've no idea.
When Tyson got out, I wrote a joke about it for Bill Maher:
"Mike Tyson was released from prison this week after serving a sentence for rape. Tyson says he's now a Muslim, and is weighing two career options: he's either gonna fight Riddick Bowe, or kill Salman Rushdie."
This got a nice mix of laughter and offended moans. My kind of audience.
Dennis