Flavor Flav Shares Disappointment With NBC Over Being Told to Leave Backstreet Boys Dressing Room
Flavor Flav may not still have the Christmas spirit after a Christmas in Rockefeller Center mishap involving NBC.
The Public Enemy hype man and media personality went to X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday, December 4, where he claimed that while trying to greet the Backstreet Boys in their dressing room during the Christmas tree lighting, he was told to leave by the network's security.
"I feel weird. I was invited to the Rockefeller Tree Lighting tonite and I was escorted to see my boys,” Flav wrote in a since-deleted post, per People.
"And we were backstage in their dressing room [when] security came up to me and says NBC does not want me in this area and I need to leave," the ‘Flavor of Love’ icon continued. "At the same time[,] their social media woman came up and asked to capture social content.”
"What did I ever do to NBC or anyone[??] All I ever do is try to spread joy and love[,] and I think I did that for NBC at the Olympics,” the 65-year-old concluded. Hours late, Flav wrote that while he “deleted the tweet,” his “spirit is broken.”
On Thursday, December 5, Flav further detailed what happened, admitting that he was “embarrassed” by his incident with NBC security guards.
"The situation was poorly handled and I didn’t realize how many people would care. I thank all y’all for the love[,] and this the season to spread love and joy," he continued, before sharing that he didn’t want to take away from “everyone's hard work.”
After praising Jennifer Hudson’s performance, Flav commended the Backstreet Boys
"I stayed and watched the Backstreet Boys from side stage just as it started to snow[,] and I gotta say that Howie D[orough] is one of the NICEST guys in the music industry," Flav wrote. “real good people ya know[,] and if ya don’t catch us on the front street[,] catch us on the Backstreet[!!]”
Flav was a huge champion for NBC over the summer, particularly during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, which he attended and supported U.S. athletes like Jordan Chiles.