{"id":95002,"date":"2024-05-05T00:28:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T00:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/05\/flavor-flav-pledges-support-to-us-womens-olympic-waterpolo-team-for-olympics-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-05-05T00:28:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T00:28:11","slug":"flavor-flav-pledges-support-to-us-womens-olympic-waterpolo-team-for-olympics-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/05\/flavor-flav-pledges-support-to-us-womens-olympic-waterpolo-team-for-olympics-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Flavor Flav Pledges Support to US Women\u2019s Olympic Waterpolo Team for Olympics 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/flavor-flav\/\" title=\"Flavor Flav\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Flavor Flav<\/strong><\/a> is stepping up to support the US Women\u2019s Olympic Waterpolo Team at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/olympics\/\" title=\"Olympics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>2024 Olympic Games<\/strong><\/a> this summer. <\/p>\n<p>The 65-year-old musician took to social media on Saturday (May 4) to reveal that he had decided to sponsor the team, which has won three gold medals at previous Olympics. <\/p>\n<p>He penned a heartfelt note explaining his dedication to the cause while shouting out team member <strong>Maddie Steffens<\/strong>. If you\u2019re unfamiliar, she has helped the team win their gold  medals in 2012, 2016 and 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"hidearticle\"><em>Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><span id=\"more-2021296\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He opened up about the decision <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C6kKmd6pnnf\/?img_index=1\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink(&#039;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C6kKmd6pnnf\/?img_index=1&#039;); return false;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on Instagram<\/a>, writing, \u201cAs a girl dad, supporter of all women\u2019s sports, and proud American,,, I would like to announce my full support and sponsorship of US Women\u2019s Waterpolo Team Captain @maggie.steffens and the entire Olympic Waterpolo team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, writing, \u201cAfter reading her post and story,,, I cant believe an Olympic Team who has won THREE GOLD MEDALS in a row is struggling to find support. Well, my dears,,, y\u2019all got MINE,!! Imma also promise to use all my relationships and resources help to raise the awareness of the team and the sport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know <strong>Maggie<\/strong>,,, but I hope to meet her one day. I know what it\u2019s like to work 2-3 hard labor jobs at time to try and make your dreams come true. Someone who reps our country and has 3 Olympic gold medals shouldn\u2019t have to worry about that,\u201d he added, concluding, \u201cMy team is in touch with your team,,, and let\u2019s make a team,!! GO #TeamUSA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you missed it, <strong>Flav<\/strong> recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2024\/04\/02\/flavor-flav-denies-hes-working-on-flavor-of-love-reboot-shuts-down-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">addressed a report about a <em>Flavor of Love<\/em> reboot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2024\/03\/11\/flavor-flav-gifts-custom-clock-necklace-to-billie-eilish-at-vanity-fair-oscar-party-exclusive-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gifted a very special piece of jewelry<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/billie-eilish\/\" title=\"Billie Eilish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Billie Eilish<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 Summer Olympics take place in Paris, France. They will begin on July 26 and run until August 11. We\u2019ll keep you updated on the biggest takeaways from the games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2&appId=145071315902360\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2024\/05\/04\/flavor-flav-pledges-support-to-us-womens-olympic-waterpolo-team-for-olympics-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flavor Flav is stepping up to support the US Women\u2019s Olympic Waterpolo Team at the 2024 Olympic Games this summer. The 65-year-old musician took to social media on Saturday (May 4) to reveal that he had decided to sponsor the team, which has won three gold medals at previous Olympics. 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