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Famed LI Rapper Flavor Flav Charged With Domestic Battery: Report
The Public Enemy co-founder is accused of poking and pushing a woman earlier this month in Nevada, TMZ.com reports.
HENDERSON, NV — Flavor Flav, the Roosevelt-born rapper, was arrested in Nevada on a charge of domestic battery, TMZ.com reported.
Flav was taken into custody on Oct. 5 and faced a misdemeanor charge, TMZ said.
Police were called for a domestic disturbance and placed Flav in handcuffs. He was brought to the Henderson Detention Center, the entertainment website reported.
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Flav, whose real name is William Drayton Jr., is accused of poking a woman's nose and pushing her down, Newsday reported.
Flav, 62, was co-founder of the iconic rap group Public Enemy. He grew up in Freeport.
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Flav's manager said he is one year sober from alcohol, TMZ reported.
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