It appears that Flavor Flav has been kicked out of Public Enemy after his dispute over the group performing at Senator Bernie Sanders' campaign based on a series of tweets he posted to social media on Monday (March 2nd). He wrote to Chuck D, another member of the group, “@MrChuckD are you kidding me right now???,,,over Bernie Sanders??? You wanna destroy something we've built over 35 years OVER POLITICS???,,,all because I don't wanna endorse a candidate,,,I'm very disappointed in you and your decisions right now Chuck,,,”
Flavor Flav continued, “Also .@MrChuckD,,,i'm not on drugs like you're saying and have been clean for 10 years,,,i have battled addiction before and like millions of other Americans I know the massive toll it takes,,,Chuck you know better than to lie about sh*t like that,,,, And .@MrChuckD,,,i didn't sue you on Friday,,,i asked the @berniesanders campaign to correct misleading marketing,,,that's all it was,,,I'm not your employee,,,i'm your partner,,,you can't fire me,,,there is no Public Enemy without Flavor Flav,,,so let's get it right Chuck,,,”
According to Complex, Flavor Flav’s tweets are in response to Chuck D telling Rolling Stone that the group will be moving forward without Flav. The group said in a statement, “Public Enemy and Public Enemy Radio will be moving forward without Flavor Flav. We thank him for his years of service and wish him well.”
Prior to Public Enemy removing Flav from the group, he issued a cease-and-desist letter to Bernie Sanders’ campaign, following an announcement from Chuck D saying that the group would be performing at a livestreamed rally for the presidential candidate on Sunday (March 1st).
According to HipHopDX, Chuck D and his lawyers warned Flav that he could be removed from the group if he persisted with his dispute against Bernie Sanders.
Chuck D said, “He has a year to get his act together and get himself straight or he’s out.” His lawyer added, “From a legal standpoint, Chuck could perform as Public Enemy if he ever wanted to; he is the sole owner of the Public Enemy trademark. He originally drew the logo himself in the mid-’80s, is also the creative visionary and the group’s primary songwriter, having written Flavor’s most memorable lines.”
