A woman who accused Mike Tyson of raping her in a limousine in 1991 is dropping her lawsuit against the former heavyweight boxing champion, according to a letter filed in U.S. District Court. The letter from Tyson's attorney,

Tyson's attorney told a federal judge assigned to the case the plaintiff was withdrawing her case earlier this week.

A woman who accused Mike Tyson of violently raping and sexually assaulting her in the early 1990s has dropped her lawsuit against the former heavyweight champ.

A woman who said Mike Tyson raped and sexually assaulted her in the early 1990s in the back of a limo has dropped her lawsuit, court records show.

Mike Tyson's rape accuser has dropped her $5 million (£3.85m) lawsuit against the former heavyweight boxing champion. The woman, who had claimed Tyson raped her in a limousine in the early 1990s, has withdrawn her complaint.