Flavor Flav says ‘spirit is broken’ after NBC ‘kicked him out’ of Backstreet Boys’ dressing room at Rockefeller Christmas Tree lighting

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Flavor Flav has claimed NBC security booted him from the Backstreet Boys’ dressing room at the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony without an explanation. Flavor Flav says his ‘spirit is broken’ after claiming NBC kicked him out of dressing room “Shame on @nbc for their shoddy treatment of Flavor Flav,” one person wrote on X/Twitter. @FlavorFlav deserves respect and kindness.” Responding to one commenter who said that The Backstreet Boys should’ve stood up for him, Flavor Flav assured: “They spoke up for me. ain’t nothing like the Rockefeller tree lighting,” Flavor Flav shared in another post, alongside a video of him standing in front of the tree counting down the lighting.