Flavor Flav and Alexis Ohanian donate more than $7K to Olympian who can’t afford to pay her rent

From Public Enemy to public ally.

Flavor Flav stepped up to financially support a struggling US Olympian who could not afford her rent.

Veronica Fraley, who is set to take part in the women’s discus throw competition Friday, wrote via X Thursday, “I compete in the Olympic Games TOMORROW and can’t even pay my rent 😒

“my school only sent about 75% of my rent while they pay football players (who haven’t won anything 😂) enough to buy new cars and houses 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾”

Flavor Flav, seen here at the 2024 Olympics, helped cover an Olympian’s rent after she shared via X that she could not afford it. Getty Images “I compete in the Olympic Games TOMORROW and can’t even pay my rent 😒 ,” Veronica Fraley, snapped here on Instagram, wrote Thursday. Veronica Fraley/Instagram She is competing in the women’s discus throw on Friday. Getty Images

Flav, 65, then wrote in the thread of the post, “I gotchu,,, DM me and I’ll send payment TODAY so you don’t have to worry bout it TOMORROW,,, and imma be rooting for ya tomorrow LETZ GO,!!!”

The Public Enemy member, whose real name is William Jonathan Drayton, Jr., followed up with a separate post via X to prove he is a “man of [his] word.”

The “Fight the Power” rapper shared a screenshot of a message he sent Fraley, 24, and wrote alongside of it, “Imma try and come by and support you in person tomorrow ,,, LMK what time.”

“I gotchu,,, DM me and I’ll send payment TODAY,” Flav, photographed Wednesday in Paris, told Fraley via X. Getty Images The rapper, pictured here in Paris on Wednesday, has also become a hype man and sponsor for the US women’s water polo team. AFP via Getty Images

Flav has become one of the unsung heroes of the 2024 Olympics, as he also gained a lot of praise for sponsoring the US women’s water polo team.

“One thing about me, I know what it feels like to want to see a dream come true,” the former “Flavor of Love” star recently said.

“I know what it feels like to want to achieve a goal, and I’m the type of person that, if I see you trying, then I’m going to do whatever I can to help you.”

Aside from Flav, Alexis Ohanian has also shown his philanthropic side by also donating to Fraley.

Alexis Ohanian, photographed in September 2023, also offered to chip in for Fraley’s rent. Getty Images The Reddit founder, who is married to Serena Williams, shared a screenshot of his donation. WireImage

The Reddit founder, who is married to tennis superstar Serena Williams, said in response to the athlete’s post Thursday, “C’mon now! I’ll split it with @flavorfav.”

He then shared a screenshot of a Venmo payment he made to Fraley for $7,760 which had “‘Murica” written alongside it.

Ohanian added in his post, “Update! It is done.”

Fraley, pictured in Paris in July 2024, told both Ohaniann and Flav how thankful she was for their kind gestures. Veronica Fraley/Instagram “This makes every difference in the WORLD,” she wrote via X. Veronica Fraley/Instagram

When someone asked whether Fraley’s rent was $15,500 since the tech mogul had said he’d pay half, Ohanian wrote back, “Nah I just paid 7,760 because I like the number (my firm is @sevensevensix ).”

Fraley expressed her appreciation in a post Thursday, writing, “THANK YOU & @FlavorFlav SO MUCH 😭🥹 this makes every difference in the WORLD & I hope to represent team USA well this week 🇺🇸❤️”

Olympians reportedly don’t receive a salary for competing, but per NBC, the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee pays athletes $37,500 for gold medals, $22,500 for silver and $15,000 for bronze medals.