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Flavor Flav Resolves Domestic Violence Case

flavor-1.16660251 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 24: Rapper Flavor Flav is seen during week three of the BIG3 at the Orleans Arena on July 24, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) (Ronald Martinez/Ronald Martinez / Getty Images)

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A domestic battery charge against Flavor Flav has been dismissed, his lawyers said Wednesday.

The 62-year-old ex-rapper, whose real name is William Drayton Jr., was arrested in October at his home in Nevada following an altercation with the mother of one of his children.

Flavor Flav, who has a history of arrests, pleaded no contest to a nonviolent coercion charge and was fined $640 U.S.

“Mr. Drayton and his family are grateful to bring an amicable close to this matter," read a statement from his lawyers, "and appreciate everyone’s support as he continues his one-year journey of sobriety."

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee was booted from Public Enemy last year.