Olympian Struggles To Pay Rent: Rapper Flavor Flav, Reddit Co-Founder Pledge Help

At a time when athletes are concerned about their performance and are aiming for the coveted medals at the ongoing Olympic Games, track and field athlete Veronica Fraley has something else more troubling her mind. Ahead of her debut at the Games, Veronica opened up about her difficult situation on social media, prompting a lot of reactions. Mentioning that she doesn’t have money to pay her rent, the Olympian also appealed to everyone to raise funds to help her so she could continue on her professional track and field career.

“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,” she wrote on Thursday, August 1.

Veronica, who is the 2024 NCAA discus champion, is presently preparing for her women’s discus throw qualification round in Paris.

Meanwhile, her post quickly grabbed the attention of Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and rapper Flavor Flav. While Ohanian commented, “C’mon now! I’ll split it with Flavor Fav,” the rapper later added, “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!!!”

Notably, this is not the first time that Flav has supported a female athlete. Known for being a ‘hype man’ for U.S. women’s water polo, he sponsored the team after player Maggie Steffens shared an Instagram post, highlighting how several Olympians do multiple jobs to support their athletic careers.

In reaction to their selfless gesture for Veronica, many praised Flav and Ohanian. The post also generated an outpouring of sympathy from users. Veronica also expressed her gratitude toward their gesture and wrote, “THANK YOU & @FlavorFlav SO MUCH this makes every difference in the WORLD & I hope to represent team USA well this week.”

One wrote, “Some good guys have you covered for now, but this just isn’t right! With you on the football players. Rooting for you!”

Another commented, “My lawd, Flav! You truly are a gem! So much respect to you.”

“Flav you starting a MOVEMENT. Philanthropy is a beautiful thing,” another comment read.

According to NBC News, Veronica Fraley, who competed for Clemson University from 2019 to 2021, finished 10th overall in the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. She is currently pursuing her second master’s degree from Vanderbilt in human development studies. Earlier, at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, she won a bronze medal in the discus.