Flavor Flav provides extra perception into his dealings with security through the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting.
The “Shake Your Booty” hitmaker detailed his alleged run-in with safety officers on the annual vacation occasion in a since-deleted submit on X on Wednesday. According to his story, he was escorted backstage to greet the Backstreet Boys – between the night’s reveals – within the group’s dressing room. Shortly after arriving, the rapper mentioned he was abruptly knowledgeable that host community NBC “does not need me on this space and I’ve to go away.”
Representatives for NBC and the Backstreet Boys didn’t instantly reply Thursday to The Times’ request for remark.
At the identical time he was being ousted, Flavor Flav mentioned that “NBC’s social media girl got here up and requested to seize social content material.”
“What have I ever completed to NBC or anybody else?” he requested. “Everything I do is attempt to unfold pleasure and love… and I believe I did that for NBC on the Olympics.” (Flavor Flavour sponsored the United States ladies’s water polo group on the Olympic Games this summer time, additionally serving as the game’s official hype man.)
The submit remained on-line for lower than an hour and was adopted by a second wherein Flavor Flav mentioned his “spirit was damaged”.
“I shortly posted and deleted one thing final evening,” he wrote in one other submit Thursday X. “I used to be embarrassed by the language and actions of the safety guards who pulled their weight.”
The founding member of the influential hip-hop group Public Enemy known as the scenario “poorly dealt with” and thanked followers for the assist he acquired after his preliminary posting. He additionally expressed remorse that rumors associated to the alleged incident “take away from everybody’s unbelievable performances and laborious work.”
Likewise, a consultant for Flavor Flav instructed the Times that, outdoors of Thursday’s assertion, the rapper “actually does not wish to discuss in regards to the incident and create adverse headlines.”
Concluding his Thursday submit, Flavor Flav mentioned he “stood watching the Backstreet Boys from the stage simply because it began to snow.” He connected footage of the band’s efficiency, calling singer Howie Dorough “one of many COOLEST guys within the music business” and his fellow band members “good folks.”
Wednesday’s manufacturing additionally featured performances by Dan + Shay, Jennifer Hudson and Grammy Nominated for Best New Artist Coco Jones, amongst others. In addition to performing, Kelly Clarkson hosted for the second 12 months in a row.
