Flav's Fried Chicken closed on Sunday, April 24, 2011.
[3] The circumstances behind the closing of the restaurant are disputed, with both Flav and Cimino attributing blame to each other.
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Flav said he found potato salad expired during a trip to the restaurant. Cimino and employees denied those claims.
[3] Flav said he was pulling his name from FFC, because Cimino "mismanaged" the place and gave Flav a "bad reputation."
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Cimino stated that Flav "came here and didn't know anything about the restaurant business."
[3] Flav said he was shutting the doors because "Cimino isn't running the business right", and employees were not getting paid.
[3] Cimino said a mistake happened with a credit card machine and claimed all wages had since been paid,
[3] although Cimino has a history of not paying employees.[
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Cimino said that the restaurant was pulling in enough profit, and the financial situation was not a reason to close.
[3] Cimino claimed that Flav didn't provide cash to the operation.
[3] He also alleged a lack of restaurant ownership knowledge, drug use and absenteeism on the part of Flav.
[3] Cimino cited other instances, like Flav's allegedly costing the business $14,000 by wanting to change the oil every hour.
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