History Main / TheTysonZone

* OzzyOsbourne. The [[CloudCuckooLander self-proclaimed]] [[Satan Prince of Darkness]]. About half of this image was self-cultivated, rather like MichaelJackson (except for the image of sheer craziness rather than bizarre mystique) and the rest is due to bad decisions resulting from drug and alcohol binges.

Simply described, a celebrity has entered the Tyson Zone when his public reputation has become so bizarre that almost any story about him is believable. The term was created by commentator Bill Simmons in honor of, who else, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Mike Tyson]]. Examples of Tysonic behavior include offering a zoo handler money to box a gorilla, threatening to eat an opponent's children, actually biting said opponent in the ring, saying you're ready to "[[BlasphemousBoast fight Jesus]]", or blowing $300 million on [[HookersAndBlow hookers, cocaine]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and an enormous collection of pigeons]] (and yes, Tyson did ''all'' of these things ''and more'').

* OzzyOsbourne. About half of this image was self-cultivated, rather like MichaelJackson (except for the image of sheer craziness rather than bizarre mystique) and the rest is due to bad decisions resulting from drug and alcohol binges.

Simply described, a celebrity has entered the Tyson Zone when his public reputation has become so bizarre that almost any story about him is believable. The term was created by commentator Bill Simmons in honor of, who else, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Mike Tyson]]. Examples of Tysonic behavior include offering a zoo handler money to box a gorilla, threatening to eat an opponent's children, actually biting said opponent in the ring, saying you're ready to "[[BlasphemousBoast fight Jesus]]", or blowing $300 million on [[HookersAndBlow hookers, cocaine]] and an enormous collection of pigeons (and yes, Tyson did ''all'' of these things ''and more'').

Ideally, the nuttiness should be sustained for a number of years. Continuous craziness, ideally manifesting in a number of different forms, is required for someone to truly enter the Zone. Also, the subject must be famous; Being crazy in your house is one thing, being crazy on national television is a whole different story.

* Charlie Sheen
* Mike Tyson, the TropeNamer.

** ChristinaAguilera

** But whatever else he may be, [[SouthPark he is not a gay fish.]]

* After Charlie Sheen's much publicized 2011 cocaine binge, Bill Simmons himself suggested that it may be time for Sheen to become the trope namer.

* OzzyOsbourne. About half of this image was self-cultivated, rather like Michael Jackson (except for the image of sheer craziness rather than bizarre mystique) and the rest is due to bad decisions resulting from drug and alcohol binges.

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*** He didn't bleach his skin, he just naturally became so pale, though he did use skin whitening creams ( a common treatment of the disease). For years before this he used make up to even out his complexion, he got so pale that this became pointless.

* LadyGaga.

* OzzyOsbourne. Ever since he urinated on The Alamo, all bets were off.

* Christian Weston Chandler, creator of {{Sonichu}}. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement And that's all I'm going to say]].

* It's probably fair to say that this is the current residence of Christian Chandler, creator of {{Sonichu}}. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement And that's all I'm going to say]], although there is a (NSFW, or indeed for general peace of mind) wiki dedicated to his eccentricities.

** Had ''tons'' of plastic surgery, although [[ImplausibleDeniability he denied most of it]].

** Claimed that Tommy Mottola, head of Sony Music, was a racist who had deliberately sabotaged the release of ''Invincible'' because Jackson was black (said sabotage, if true, had more to do with Jackson choosing to part ways with Sony ''before'' the album hit shelves). A notorious quote: "He's a mean [sp.], he's a racist, and he's very, very, very devilish."
** Admitted that he had sleepovers with child friends, letting them use his bed and even ''sharing'' it with them in some cases.
** Appearing for his trial visibly confused, several hours late, in pajamas.

Simply described, a celebrity has entered the Tyson Zone when his public reputation has become so bizarre that almost any story about him is believable. The term was created by commentator Bill Simmons in honor of, who else, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Mike Tyson]]. Examples of Tysonic behavior include offering a zoo handler money to box a gorilla, threatening to eat an opponent's children, actually biting an opponent in the ring, saying you're ready to "[[BlasphemousBoast fight Jesus]]", or blowing $300 million on [[HookersAndBlow hookers, cocaine]] and an enormous collection of pigeons (and yes, Tyson did ''all'' of these things ''and more'').

** Dennis Rodman,
** Omarosa,
** R. Kelly,
** Landon from ''TheRealWorld'',
** Najeh Davenport,

** Brigitte Nielsen,
** [[FiftyCent anyone in G Unit]]
** BillyJoel,

** LindsayLohan,
** LindsayLohan's dad,
** Anna Nicole Smith,
** Margot Kidder,
** Tara Reid,
** LilJon,

** Ricky Williams,
** any pregnant female,
** the late Bison Dele,
** Liza Minnelli,
** Paris Hilton,

* Related to MichaelJackson, KanyeWest is known for having [[SmallNameBigEgo such a large ego]] that a false rumor stating he had claimed the title of King of Pop after Jackson's death was disbelieved by almost no one.

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Simply described, a celebrity has entered the Tyson Zone when his public reputation has become so bizarre that almost any story about him is believable. The term was created by commentator Bill Simmons in honor of, who else, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Mike Tyson]]. Examples of Tysonic behavior include offering a zoo handler money to box a gorilla, threatening to eat an opponent's children, actually biting an opponent in the ring, saying you're ready to "[[BlasphemousBoast fight Jesus]]", or blowing $300 million on hookers, cocaine and an enormous collection of pigeons (and yes, Tyson did ''all'' of these things ''and more'').

Simply described, a celebrity has entered the Tyson Zone when his public reputation has become so bizarre that almost any story about him is believable. The term was created by commentator Bill Simmons in honor of, who else, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Mike Tyson]]. Examples of Tysonic behavior include offering a zoo handler money to box a gorilla, threatening to eat an opponent's children, actually biting an opponent in the ring, saying you're ready to "fight Jesus", or blowing $300 million on hookers, cocaine and an enormous collection of pigeons (and yes, Tyson did ''all'' of these things ''and more'').

Simply described, a celebrity has entered the Tyson Zone when his public reputation has become so bizarre that almost any story about him is believable. The term was created by commentator Bill Simmons in honor of, who else, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Mike Tyson]]. Examples of Tysonic behavior include offering a zoo handler money to box a gorilla, threatening to eat an opponent's children, actually biting an opponent in the ring, saying you're ready to "fight Jesus", or blowing $300 million on hookers, cocaine and an enormous collection of pigeons (and yes, Tyson did ''all'' of these things ''and more''). Bill Simmons' inaugural class: Dennis Rodman; Omarosa; R. Kelly; Landon from "The Real World"; Najeh Davenport; Suge Knight; [[PublicEnemy Flava Flav]]; Brigitte Nielsen; [[FiftyCent anyone in G Unit]]; Billy Joel; Andy Dick; LindsayLohan; LindsayLohan's dad; Anna Nicole Smith; Margot Kidder; Tara Reid; Lil John; Gary Busey; Ricky Williams; any pregnant female; the late Bison Dele; Liza Minnelli; Paris Hilton; and Henry Winkler.

* MemeticMolester: Or any other 'Memetic' trope, but this one seems to fit the most.

* Dennis Rodman

* Related to MichaelJackson, KanyeWest is known for having such a large ego that a false rumor stating he had claimed the title of King of Pop after Jackson's death was disbelieved by almost no one.

* Manny Ramirez
* Ben Roethlisberger isn't AxCrazy, but is more of a WeirdnessMagnet.
** [[YourMileageMayVary YMMV]]
* Ron Artest

** Never let his kids go out in public with him without masks or veils. To be fair, his concern that the kids could be targets for kidnapping or worse was perfectly valid -- but those masks and veils attracted a lot of attention anyway.

** But whtever else he may be, [[SouthPark he is not a gay fish.]]

Simply described, a celebrity has entered the Tyson Zone when his public reputation has become so bizarre that almost any story about him is believable. The term was created by commentator Bill Simmons in honor of, who else, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Mike Tyson]]. Examples of Tysonic behavior include offering a zoo handler money to box a gorilla, threatening to eat an opponent's children, actually biting an opponent in the ring, saying you're ready to "fight Jesus", or blowing $300 million on hookers, cocaine and an enormous collection of pigeons (Yes, Tyson did all of these things and more). Bill Simmons' inaugural class: Dennis Rodman; Omarosa; R. Kelly; Landon from "The Real World"; Najeh Davenport; Suge Knight; [[PublicEnemy Flava Flav]]; Brigette Nielsen; [[FiftyCent anyone in G Unit]]; Billy Joel; Andy Dick; Lindsay Lohan; Lindsay Lohan's Dad; Anna Nicole Smith; Margot Kidder; Tara Reid; Lil John; Gary Busey; Ricky Williams; any pregnant female; the late Bison Dele; Liza Minnelli; Paris Hilton; and Henry Winkler.

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* Any of the original members of MotleyCrue.
* MichaelJackson. In TheEighties, he ''encouraged'' this image by creating fake eccentricities -- sleeping in a hyperbaric chamber, trying to buy the Elephant Man's remains -- and encouraging tabloids to report on them, knowing it would garner lots of publicity. What truly makes him zone-worthy is that we know he actually did the following things:
** Owned a pet chimp named Bubbles whom he would have custom suits tailored for, since he frequently took the animal to public appearances. This was just one of many exotic pets he owned over the years, to the point that a SaturdayMorningCartoon and toy line based on them were being developed in TheEighties until Michael decided it was too juvenile for the image he wanted to project.

** Had ''tons'' of plastic surgery, although [[Main/ImplausibleDeniability he denied most of it]].

** Claimed that Tommy Mottola, head of Sony Music, was a racist who had deliberately sabotaged the release of ''Invincible'' because Jackson was black (said sabotage, if true, had more to do with Jackson choosing to part ways with Sony ''before'' the album hit shelves). A notorious quote: "He's a mean [sp.], he's a racist, and he's very, very, very devilish."

* Related to MichaelJackson, KanyeWest is known for having such a large ego that a false rumor stating he had claimed the title of King of Pop after Jackson's death was disbelieved by almost noone.

* Ben Roethlisberger isn't AxCrazy but is more of WeirdnessMagnet
**{{YMMV}}

* The Stig from ''TopGear'' is often hyped this way in-show. This does include his other relatives.

!!Related Tropes:
* AllMenArePerverts: Actually, it would be almost impossible for a man to enter the Zone without a bizarre/violent sex life. If nothing is known, salacious rumors will do.
* AxCrazy: Some of the best occupants of the Tyson Zone are shining examples of this trope.
* MemeticMolester: Or any other 'Memetic' trope, but this one seems to fit the most.
* WeirdnessMagnet: Not all who enter the Tyson Zone are crazy in their own right. Sometimes, the strange things just follow them.

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