She was always determined to become famous. She took advantage of an opportunity when it presented itself. A very rich much older black male celebrity was going to be at a local function. She had her hair done and hired a professional makeup artist and then she purchased an expensive designer outfit she really couldn't afford.
Her ploy worked, she caught his attention and he would become her rich sugar daddy. Overnight, all of her bills went away and she had money to burn.
This illicit affair went on for a couple of years and then she went in for the kill. She told her sugar daddy that she always had dreams of becoming a black leading lady. He paved the way for her. She started making appearances on shows and a few movies.
And then, she discarded him and traded up for a more famous man (who became her main man) who wasn't as rich, during this time, she was two timing him with a famous/rich white man. The situation with her main man didn't last long and a few harmful scandals emerged that directly and indirectly affected her career opportunities.
And, she never completely recovered and her potential was wasted.
Goldigging Actress: Robin Givens
Rich Sugar Daddy: Bill Cosby
More Famous but not as rich man: Mike Tyson (although it's debatable if he is more famous than Cosby)
Rich White Man: Donald Trump or Howard Stern
Scandal: ??
Robin Givens was never that great of an actress to me. She went from leading lady roles to doing chitlin circuit plays and doing a movie based on Wendy Williams. I could totally see Bill Cosby blackballing her when she kicked him to the curb. He would've had enough pull in the 80's and 90's to do that.