Flavor Flav avoids a trial on felony charges with misdemeanor plea . The rapper was charged in August after he allegedly assaulted his then-girlfriend at the time. Sentence includes domestic counseling with his girlfriend 's teen son . Instead , Flav -- real name William Jonathan Drayton Jr. -- must stay out of trouble during a year of probation and attend 12 domestic counseling sessions with his longtime girlfriend 's teenage son . He gained fame as Public Enemy 's hype man , but now makes reality TV shows .
Flavor Flav avoids a trial on felony charges with misdemeanor plea . The rapper was charged in August after he allegedly assaulted his then-girlfriend at the time. Sentence includes domestic counseling with his girlfriend 's teen son . He gained fame as Public Enemy 's hype man , but now makes reality TV shows .