Taste Flav claims his festive spirit was damaged when NBC officers allegedly kicked him out of the Backstreet Boys dressing room on the Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting in NYC on Wednesday night time.
The vacation extravaganza noticed a slew of well-known faces welcoming within the festive season, together with the favored boy band and Kelly Clarkson, who hosted the occasion.
However regardless of the jolly cheer the occasion introduced with it, the rapper alleged that he was confronted by safety when he was backstage to fulfill with the Backstreet Boys.
“I feel weird… I was invited to the Rockefeller Tree Lighting tonite and I was escorted to see my boys… THE BACKSTREET BOYS… and we were backstage in their dressing room… security came up to me and said: @nbc Does not want me in this area and I need to leave,” the “Fight The Power” hitmaker, 65, wrote on X in a now-deleted submit.
“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,” he added, referencing his work with NBC throughout this yr’s Paris Olympic Video games.
The “Bring the Noise” rapper quickly deleted the heated submit, however rapidly adopted up with a second one.
“I deleted the tweet… but my spirit is broken,” he wrote in one other submit.
The Publish has reached out to NBC and reps for the Backstreet Boys for remark.
Taste Flav, whose actual title is William Drayton Jr., mentioned that the band spoke up for him to safety, however he was later seen watching the towering 74-foot Norway Spruce gentle up the Manhattan sky from the gang.
“Christmas in the city, ain’t nothing like the Rockefeller tree lighting,” he mentioned.
1000’s of tourists from all around the nation and abroad stood in line for hours in hopes of getting a glimpse of the well-known tree.
Because the tree lights have been turned on at 10 p.m., a choir sang “Joy to the World.”
Clarkson sang her hit festive tune “Underneath the Tree,” whereas the Backstreet Boys gave their rendition of the Nat King Cole Trio’s “The Christmas Song,” in addition to “Last Christmas” by Wham!
Among the many performers, Jennifer Hudson sang a jazz rendition of “Winter Wonderland” from the rooftop of Radio Metropolis Music Corridor.
Grammy-winner Coco Jones additionally took to the stage, in addition to Thalia and Raye. The enduring Radio Metropolis Rockettes additionally carried out.
