Mike Tyson ‘stole’ an ice cream bar at the US Open
He’s a real rope-a-dope!
Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson treated a Ben & Jerry’s kiosk at the US Open like it was his own freezer — reaching in and snagging an ice cream bar before strolling off without paying, multiple sources told The Post.
But it was the Brooklyn-born bruiser’s celebrity status and tough guy image that prevented him from getting creamed by US Open officials.
“I was like, ‘Are you serious? Am I imagining this? (Tyson) was like, ‘I feel like having an ice cream’ and he just took it,†said one stunned worker, adding, “What are you going to do, fight him? He’s Mike Tyson.â€
Tyson, 50, allegedly socked it to the stand inside Arthur Ashe Stadium as he walked through the Club Level area before Novak Djokovic took to Stadium Court to win his first round match against Jerzy Janowicz in four sets.
The troubled brawler lifted the lid of the freezer stand, scooped out the $5.50 “Half Baked†ice cream bar and strolled off without paying for it, the witnesses said.
he female worker behind the stand yelled, “Excuse me, are you going to pay for that,†but Tyson just ignored her and kept walking, according to the witnesses.
The worker then asked her superior what she should do, but her boss couldn’t care less, saying, “Oh, it’s Mike Tyson, let it go,†said one witness.
After polishing off his the chocolate covered treat, Tyson mugged for the cameras with singer Jewel and actor Alex Baldwin in the Presidential Suite overlooking Stadium Court as other celebs sat nearby, including Anna Wintour, Vera Wang and Debra Messing.
