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Rapper Flavor Flav and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, both vocal supporters of women’s sports, put their money where their mouths are Thursday morning when they stepped in to help Olympic discus player Veronica Fraley pay her rent one day before she competes in the Paris games, filling a financial gap she says can be partially blamed on college name, image and likeness policies that “favor popularity over performance.
In her initial post, Fraley said “my school only sent about 75% of my rent while they pay football players enough to buy new cars and houses.” She then followed up to confirm that she wasn’t upset with Vanderbilt, but with “the rules that bar me from making the amount I’m WORTH as a collegiate athlete such as NIL which favors popularity over performance.”We’re launching text message alerts so you'll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to
Fraley is the latest athlete to benefit from the generosity of Flavor Flav this Olympic season. The 65-year-old performer has dubbed himself the “official hype man” of USA Water Polo weeks afteran unspecified financial contribution, multiple appearances per year at the sport's events—”bringing his signature energy and enthusiasm to the poolside”—and social media collaboration.
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