Flavor Flav offers a deeper look into his confrontation with security at the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting event.

On Wednesday, the “Shake Your Booty” hitmaker detailed his alleged run-in with security guards at the annual holiday event in a now-deleted X post. According to his account, he was escorted backstage to greet the Backstreet Boys – one of the evening’s acts – in the group’s dressing room. Shortly after his arrival, the rapper said he was abruptly informed that NBC “didn’t want me in this area and I had to leave.”

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Representatives for NBC and the Backstreet Boys did not immediately respond to The Times’ request for comment Thursday.

At the same time he was ousted, Flavor Flav said that “NBC’s social media woman showed up and asked to capture social content.”

“What have I ever done to NBC or anyone?” he asked. “I always just try to spread joy and love… and I think I did that for NBC at the Olympics.” (Taste Flav sponsored the US women’s water polo team at this summer’s Olympics and also served as the sport’s official hype man.)

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The post was online for less than an hour and was followed by a second in which Flavor told Flav his “spirit was broken.”

“I posted something last night and quickly deleted it,” he wrote in another post on Thursday X. “I was embarrassed by some of the statements and actions of the security forces, who were throwing their full weight into the balance.”

The founding member of seminal hip-hop group Public Enemy called the situation “poorly handled” and thanked fans for the support he received after his initial post. He also expressed regret that the furore surrounding the alleged incident “diminished everyone’s incredible achievements and hard work.”

A representative for Flavor Flav also told the Times that outside of Thursday’s statement, the rapper “doesn’t really want to talk about (the incident) and doesn’t want to make negative headlines.”

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Flavor Flav ended his Thursday post by saying he “stayed and watched the Backstreet Boys from the side of the stage just as it started snowing.” He included footage of the band’s performance and called singer Howie Dorough “one of the nicest guys in the music industry” and his bandmates “really good people”.

Wednesday’s production also included performances by Dan + Shay, Jennifer Hudson and Nominated for a Grammy for Best New Artist Including Coco Jones. In addition to her performances, Kelly Clarkson hosted for the second year in a row.

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