Flavor Fluff claims his festive spirit was ruined after he was allegedly chased out of the Backstreet Boys' dressing room at the Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting in New York City on Wednesday night by NBC officials.
The extravagant holiday event featured numerous celebrities welcoming the Christmas season, including popular boy bands and event host Kelly Clarkson.
However, despite the upbeat cheers the event brought, the rapper claimed he was encountered by security while he was backstage to meet with the Backstreet Boys.
“It’s a weird feeling…I was invited to the Rockefeller Tree Lighting tonight and escorted out to meet my sons…Backstreet Boys…and I was backstage in the dressing room…a security guard came up to me. I came and said, '@nbc doesn't need me.'' “In this area, I have to leave,'' the “Fight the Power'' hitmaker, 65, said in a now-deleted statement. I wrote about X in the post.
“At the same time…their social media lady came over and asked us to capture their social content.”
“What have I done for NBC or anyone?? All I do is try to spread joy and love…and I think I did that for NBC at the Olympics '' he added, referring to his work with NBC during this year's Paris Olympics.
The “Bring the Noise” rapper quickly deleted that post, but quickly posted a second one.
“I deleted the tweet…but my spirit is broken,” he wrote Another post.
The newspaper has reached out to NBC and representatives for the Backstreet Boys for comment.
Flavor Fluff, whose real name is William Drayton Jr., said the band spoke for him to the security guard, but later he watched the 74-foot Norway Spruce light up the Manhattan sky. He was reportedly seen watching from the audience.
“Christmas in the city isn't like lighting up the Rockefeller tree,” he said.
Thousands of domestic and international tourists queued for hours to catch a glimpse of this famous tree.
A choir sang “Joy to the World” as the tree lights turned on at 10 p.m.
Clarkson sang her hit festive song “Underneath the Tree,” and the Backstreet Boys performed Nat King Cole Trio's “The Christmas Song” and Wham's “Last Christmas.” .
Among the performers, Jennifer Hudson sang the jazz version of “Winter Wonderland” from the rooftop of Radio City Music Hall.
In addition to Talia and Ray, Grammy Award winner Coco Jones also took to the stage. The iconic Radio City Rockettes also performed.
