Famous Sports Figure in Trouble Over Talking Pigeon!

Mike Tyson Faces £1.5 Million Lawsuit Over a Dispute Involving a Talking Pigeon Advertisement

Ambassador of Arjan Sports; Mike Tyson, the former world heavyweight boxing champion, is involved in a legal case in the London High Court. Mediar's advertising company claims that Tyson and his advertising company, Tyrannic, violated the sponsorship agreement signed in January 2024.

According to the plaintiffs, Tyson was supposed to appear on live broadcasts for an online game; Including in a program called "Talking Pigeons" in which a host dressed as a giant pigeon talked to him and Tyson was supposed to teach the basics of boxing.

The company's lawyers claim that Tyson was no longer willing to fulfill his promotional commitments after scheduling a $15 million show fight against Jake Paul. Originally scheduled for July 2024, the fight took place in November of that year and ended with Paul winning.

In contrast, Tyson and his company have denied breach of contract. Their lawyers say that the request to run the "talking pigeons" program went beyond the initial agreement; A deal that mainly involved filming Tyson playing casino games.

According to the statements presented in the court, the contract had a value of 2 million dollars and nearly 190 thousand dollars of this amount had been paid to Tyson before the termination of cooperation. The investigation of the case is still ongoing and no verdict has been issued yet.