County commission in Las Vegas approves Flavor Flav’s request for parade honoring female athletes
A county commission in Las Vegas is giving the go-ahead to Flavor Flav to organize a parade and multi-day series of events in honor of female athletes. The 67-year-old rapper, who was born William Drayton, had personally pitched the idea for a “SHE Weekend” of events — poised to
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