Upon learning about the movie, starring Oscar winner Jamie Foxx, the actress felt a drop in the pit of her stomach, and instinctually, her response was, "Oh no, here we go again."
Givens married the heavyweight champion in February 1988 when she was 23. At the time, she was starring in the ABC sitcom Head of the Class.
Naturally, the wedding made quite a few headlines. However, the couple did not even make it to their first anniversary as she filed for divorce eight months later amid allegations of physical abuse.