Rapper Flavor Flav was arrested earlier this month on a misdemeanour charge of domestic battery, TMZ has reported. The incident occurred on the evening of October 4 in Henderson, Nevada. The news has been confirmed by a representative from the city’s public information office, per Pitchfork.
According to TMZ, Flav, “allegedly poked his finger on the alleged victim’s nose, grabbed her, threw her down, and grabbed a phone out her hand.”
David Chesnoff, the attorney for Flavor Flav, told the publication: “In alleged domestic violence cases, there are often two sides to the story, and we will explain our side in the courtroom and not in the media.”
Meanwhile, last month, Flav’s former partner in crime, Public Enemy’s Chuck D, responded to claims made by Flav in the media that he is blocking a reunion tour.
Flav claimed to TMZ that D is blocking a Public Enemy reunion because he refused to sign a partnership agreement. However, a statement issued by Chuck D’s publicist strongly denied the claims.
“This is tired and stupid,” Chuck D stated. “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.”
The statement continued: “Even after all of this, even after all the years of Flav giving the situation minimum while always asking for the maximum, I still work with him. But it’s time to change. Everybody in the situation can’t be burdened with picking up his slack.”
“The keyword in ‘Brothers Gonna Work It Out’ is the word ‘work’. We’re always gonna be brothers regardless, but Flav‘s gotta do the work and there ain’t no getting down without the work. Simple as that.”
Both strands of this story continue to develop. Listen to ‘Fight The Power’ below.
