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Flavor Flav arrested in Las Vegas

Flavor Flav of Public Enemy performs on stage on day two of the Falls Music & Arts Festival on Dec. 30, 2010, in Lorne, Australia. Getty

(CBS/AP) LAS VEGAS - Police in Las Vegas say rapper and reality TV personality Flavor Flav was arrested Friday night on four outstanding misdemeanor warrants for driving offenses.

The arrest happened after a traffic stop east of the Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas police Officer Marcus Martin said Monday.

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Martin says the entertainer, whose real name is William Jonathan Drayton Jr., had two outstanding warrants for driving without a license, one for driving without insurance and one related to a parking citation.

Martin says Drayton is no longer in custody. It wasn't immediately clear whether he had a lawyer or when he is due in court.

Flavor Flav was a member of Public Enemy, and has remained in the spotlight in recent years through appearances on several cable reality shows, including "The Surreal Life" and "Flavor of Love."

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