The Atlanta rapper, born Radric Davis, was sentenced to 12 months in prison Thursday after violating his probation stemming from a 2005 collar on assault charges. The rapper was just released out of prison in March after serving a year for failing to complete his full court-ordered community service obligations.

According to The Detroit News, the 50-year-old founding member of Public Enemy — and former VH1 reality buffoon — is delinquent on his taxes, owing $183,000, states public records.

A lien was filed against Flav back in December by the State of California.

“At the end of the day, I’m definitely remorseful and it’s not something that I take lightly or think that it’s like under the rug,” Chris told Wendy. “I really think it’s something that is a serious matter and I’m learning from it.”

Chris will unveil the video for his new Cassie-assisted single “Crawl” on tomorrow’s Wendy.

Get ready for a full 8 minutes of Janet! Janet Jackson will kick off the 2009 American Music Awards with a special opening medley next Sunday night. “

We’re thrilled about having Janet Jackson open this year’s show,” American Music Awards producer Larry Klein said in a statement Thursday. “She is an incredibly dynamic performer and I think the audience will be excited to see what she has in store.”

This will mark the fourth time Janet — who will release a new Greatest Hits Compilation later this month — has performed on the American Music Awards, having previously performed “Control” in 1987, “Escapade” in 1990, and “Together Again” in 1998.

The 2009 American Music Awards airs Sunday, Nov. 22 @ 8PM on ABC.

The boxing champ formerly known as the “Baddest Man On The Planet” was detained by police on suspicion of battery following an incident involving a photographer at a United Airlines ticket counter. The photographer claims “Iron Tyson” attacked him, knocking him to the ground and cutting his forehead in an brawl this afternoon. The photog is being treated at a local hospital.

A rep for the boxer, on the other hand, tells The AP Mike — who has adopted a more mellow approach to life after serving time in prison and spending years as a hellraiser — was traveling with his wife and 10-month-old baby when the family was pounched by the photographer. The rep says Tyson acted in self-defense.

“There’s a lot of different versions to this story and that’s all going to come out later,” said Tyson’s spokesperson Tammy Holcomb. “There were numerous witnesses and that’s what this whole case is going to depend on. Right now he is very compliant, very cooperative. He’s just waiting in one of our holding cells.”

Both the shutterbug and Mike want to press misdemeanor battery charges. Mike, now 43, lost his 4-year-old daughter Exodus in a choking accident last May.

The 39-year-old former TLC singer — real name Tionne Watkins — has lived with sickle-cell anemia for more than a decade and underwent brain surgery for a non-cancerous tumor in 2007. Now the star is recovering from a battle with the potentially life-threatening H1N1 virus.

“My daughter and I had sore throats that lasted about three days, so we went to see an ear, nose and throat specialist. After examining us, he told me my daughter had the flu – and I had swine flu… I made arrangements right away for my daughter to stay with my mom… I had to stay in the house and away from everyone,” she reveals in this week’s issue of Life & Style Magazine.

“It really hit me hard… I became very achy. Plus, I had a bad cough, and my ear was infected too. I got up to go to the bathroom and became winded. I called my doctor, and he told me that I should go to the emergency room right away,” T-Boz adds. “I never felt like I was going to die, but I was really concerned that I couldn’t breathe. The doctors checked my vitals and my oxygen and told me my heartbeat was strong. Then they gave me some fluids and told me the flu was just running its course.”

“I was out from nine to 12 days. I took all the medication and some herbs and supplements to help me get better quicker.”