Flavor Flav crushed by grandfather clock bling
Apr. 3, 2006Rapper Flavor Flav was hospitalized on Saturday after falling down a flight of stairs at the VH1 studios due to the immense weight of a usually-freestanding hand-carved floor clock around his neck.According to VH1 officials, Flav is recovering at home after spending Saturday night at the USC University Hospital's Celebrity Trauma Unit in Los Angeles.The clock, an eight-foot tall, single-pendulum timepiece circa 1780 by Blaylock Clockmakers of Longtown and Carlisle, was destroyed on impact.At the time of the incident, Flav was preparing to record commentary for the VH1 special Flavor of Love Strikes Back, the follow-up to the rapper's televised quest to find his true love by pitting desperate single gold-diggers against each other in weekly challenges.Witnesses on the scene said that although the shattering woodwork and mechanics of the antique clock looked like they took their toll on Flav, his humorously oversized Viking helmet luckily broke his fall.Dr. Mark Spoonamore, USC University Hospital back and spine specialist, said that after recovering from a few broken ribs and some minor bruising, Flav should be back to his usual self."In time he'll heal," Spoonamore said.
