Flavor Flav Arrested For Domestic Battery In Las Vegas After Allegedly Attacking A Woman, Throwing Her Phone
Flavor Flav was arrested in Las Vegas for domestic battery after he allegedly attacked a woman.
The rapper, born William Drayton Jr., was reportedly booked on October 5 on a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery by the Henderson Police Department.
According to the criminal complaint, obtained by TMZ, Flav poked the alleged victim's nose, "grabbed her, threw her down and grabbed a phone out of her hand." It's unclear what happened leading up to the alleged attack.
The City Attorney said the Public Enemy co-founder is officially charged with misdemeanor battery constituting domestic violence.
The "Fight the Power" performer's attorney, David Chesnoff, has since insisted: "In alleged domestic violence cases, there are often 2 sides to the story and we will explain our side in the courtroom and not in the media."
Meanwhile, the 62-year-old revealed that Tuesday, October 19, marked his one year of sobriety from alcohol. “1 year up,,, lotz more to go,,, next year I pray my whole family will be walkin the same path I am,,, #sobriety #alcoholfree #1yearsober #dontbelievethehype,” he tweeted alongside two photos that showed him pre- and post- sobriety.
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Flav's manager also told the outlet on Tuesday that his client hasn't smoked a cigarette in 15 months.
Flav's recent incident wasn't his first run in with the law in Sin City. In 2015, he was reportedly arrested on drug and alcohol charges, with him pleading no contest to misdemeanor driving under the influence, per Page Six. (His plea means he acknowledged he had marijuana in his system when he was speeding.)
His no contest plea marked his second within two weeks, as he was reportedly facing another similar charge after he was reportedly found asleep in the front seat of a vehicle on the side of the road.
The embattled artist was reportedly fined $685 in each case and ordered to attend a victim impact panel, as well as a drunk driving school.
Apart from getting in trouble with the law, Flav recently seemed to butt heads with Public Enemy's Chuck D, saying he's the one blocking the reunion tour because he refuses to sign a partnership agreement. (Public Enemy fired Flav last year after he sent a cease and desist letter to Bernie Sanders in response to the group announcing Chuck D would be performing under the group's name at a rally for Sanders.)
In response, Chuck D's publicist refuted Flav's claims, saying: "This is tired and stupid. Flav sues the folks he works with, so in 2017 he decided it was my turn. He lost when the judge dismissed the suit with prejudice in 2020, which means it’s permanent. Over. He can’t file again. He lost." Flav previously sued Chuck D over profits he alleged he was owed.
