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===2000sβ2010s=== In January 2000, Givens appeared in a cameo in [[Toni Braxton]]'s music video "[[He Wasn't Man Enough]]", as the wife of a cheating husband.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/soft-sexy-toni-braxton-new-album-new-video-cute-new-man-sad-article-1.876907|title=Soft and Sexy Toni Braxton has a new album, a new video and a 'cute' new man. How sad is that?|last=Farber|first=Jim|date=April 23, 2000 |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |location=New York |access-date=September 21, 2015}}</ref> She returned to the entertainment industry later that year as the host of the talk show ''Forgive or Forget'', replacing television personality [[Mother Love (entertainer)|Mother Love]] halfway through the show's second season. Ratings initially increased after Givens took over hosting duties,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_10_97/ai_59587155?tag=rel.res3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422063657/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_10_97/ai_59587155/?tag=rel.res3 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 22, 2009 |title=Givens Boosts Ratings Of 'Forgive Or Forget' Show |date=February 14, 2000 |work=Jet |access-date=October 22, 2008}}</ref> but soon fell. The series was canceled after this season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_19_97/ai_61834892?tag=rel.res4 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630022841/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_19_97/ai_61834892?tag=rel.res4 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 30, 2012 |title='Forgive Or Forget' TV Show Is Cancelled |date=April 17, 2000 |work=Jet |access-date=October 22, 2008}}</ref> In 2006, Givens attempted a return to television on [[MyNetworkTV]]'s [[telenovela]] ''[[Saints & Sinners (2007 TV series)|Saints and Sinners]]'',<ref>{{cite press release |title=Givens and Harris Join MyNetworkTV |publisher= MyNetworkTV |date=November 29, 2006 |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20061129mynetworktv01 |access-date=November 30, 2006}}</ref> but the show garnered low ratings and was soon canceled. Givens continued acting in made-for-television films while also making appearances on [[Trinity Broadcasting Network]]'s ''[[Praise (TV program)|Praise the Lord]]'' program (July 12, 2007), and ''[[Larry King Live]]''. In June 2007, she released her autobiography ''Grace Will Lead Me Home''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-grace-will-lead-me-home/ |title=Book Excerpt: 'Grace Will Lead Me Home' |date=June 7, 2007 |publisher=[[CBS News]] |access-date=October 22, 2008}}</ref> Givens returned to feature films in [[Tyler Perry]]'s Southern drama ''[[The Family That Preys]]'' (2008). She also had a recurring role portraying a fictionalized version of herself on the [[The CW|CW]] comedy-drama ''[[The Game (American TV series)|The Game]]''. Additionally, she has had a recurring role on the [[TBS (TV network)|TBS]] show ''[[Tyler Perry's House of Payne]]'', and a guest role on [[USA Network]]'s ''[[Burn Notice]]''. In addition to television and film roles, Givens has performed onstage. In 2001, she appeared in an [[off-Broadway]] production of ''[[The Vagina Monologues]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bostonphoenix.com/boston/arts/theater/documents/01629287.htm |title=State of the Art |work=[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|Boston Phoenix]] |access-date=October 22, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422050943/http://bostonphoenix.com/boston/arts/theater/documents/01629287.htm |archive-date=April 22, 2009}}</ref> From February to April 16, 2006, she played the role of Roxie Hart in the Broadway play ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=7847 |title=Given is 'Roxie Hart' in Chicago |publisher=Broadwayworld.com |access-date=June 7, 2010}}</ref> In 2007, she toured the country playing a part in the I'm Ready Productions play ''Men, Money & Golddiggers''. Givens starred in the 2009 stage play ''A Mother's Prayer'', which also starred [[Johnny Gill]], [[Shirley Murdock]], and [[Jermaine Crawford]]. In 2007, Givens published a memoir entitled ''Grace Will Lead Me Home''. In it, she reflects on the life of her praying grandmother, Grace, her experiences of [[domestic violence]], her strong will to survive, feeling abandoned by her father, and her faith in God.<ref>[http://www.cbn.com/700club/guests/bios/Robin_Givens061407.aspx Robin Givens: Truly Knowing God]. The 700 Club.</ref> In 2011, she guest-starred in three episodes of [[NBC]]'s spy-comedy ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]'': "[[Chuck Versus the Masquerade]]", "[[Chuck Versus the A-Team]]", and "[[Chuck Versus the Muuurder]]", as Jane Bentley. Later that year, she performed as Angel, a struggling blues singer, in the play ''Blues for An Alabama Sky'' at [[Pasadena Playhouse]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=November 9, 2011|title=For Robin Givens, The Sky's The Limit|url=https://thisstage.la/2011/11/for-robin-givens-the-skys-the-limit/|access-date=February 3, 2021|website=At This Stage|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2015, she starred alongside [[Clifton Powell]], [[Mishon Ratliff]], and Malachi Malik in the segment "Mama's Boy" of [[TV One (American TV channel)|TV One]]'s anthology romance horror film ''Fear Files''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/90408/tv-ones-fright-night-files-renamed-fear-files-given-sequel/|title=TV One's Fright Night Files Renamed Fear Files and Given a Sequel|first=Debi|last=Moore|date=February 19, 2015|website=Dread Central}}</ref> Givens was the spokesperson for the [[National Domestic Violence Hotline]] for several years.<ref name="Oprah-2009">{{Cite web|url=https://www.oprah.com/relationships/robin-givens-responds-to-mike-tyson/all|title=Robin Givens Responds|date=November 13, 2009|website=Oprah}}</ref><ref name="E-Online-2019"/> In 2017, Givens hosted the [[San Diego Black Film Festival]] as she had for the several previous years.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wood|first=Beth|date=April 21, 2017|title=San Diego Black Film Festival has new venues|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/movies/sd-et-black-film-fest-20170420-story.html|access-date=September 12, 2021|website=San Diego Union-Tribune|language=en-US}}</ref>
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