Flavor Flav shocked Olympian Jordan Chiles with a touching gesture at the 2024 MTV Music Video Awards.
Whereas onstage with Chiles to current the award for greatest collaboration, which went to Taylor Swift and Publish Malone for “Fortnight,” the rapper addressed the controversial resolution that prompted the gymnast to have her bronze medal revoked. “I just want to turn this into a little Olympic moment for a second, if you don’t mind,” Flav introduced.
Turning to Chiles, he added, “I know they tried to take your medal away. But you know what? I got you something that they can’t take away from you.” The gang cheered as Flav introduced Chiles along with her very personal blinged-out bronze clock, styled equally to his personal signature accent. After the rapper completed tying it across the athlete’s neck, an emotional Chiles remarked, “Wow, I don’t even know what to say here!”
Chiles’ mother Gina tweeted in help of Flav’s present. She wrote, “My baby @ChilesJordan is living it up at the @vmas! You did so good presenting with @FlavorFlav and the bronze clock. Now you are dancing with @taylorswift13 and looking gorgeous!! That smile says it all! So soooo so happy for you.”
The athlete was initially awarded a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics after her coach, Cecile Landi, made an attraction throughout the Aug. 5 flooring train closing. Nevertheless, the Court docket of Arbitration for Sport finally dominated that the U.S. staff made its attraction 4 seconds after the one-minute deadline. This meant that the bronze medal must be returned and handed as an alternative to Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu.
Following CAS’ resolution, Chiles took to social media to share her response. “I have no words,” she wrote in an announcement. “This decision feels unjust and comes as a significant blow, not just to me, but to everyone who has championed my journey. To add to the heartbreak, the unprompted racially driven attacks on social media are wrong and extremely hurtful. I’ve poured my heart and soul into this sport and I am so proud to represent my culture and my country.”
Flavor Flav, who was an outspoken supporter of the athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics, had beforehand teased on X (previously Twitter) that he was going to make a “bronze clock necklace” for the athlete.