Chuck D criticizes Flavor Flav's behavior on VH1's Strange Love

*Chuck D has had enough of this "strange love" between Brigitte Nielsen and his Public Enemy group member Flavor Flav - so much so that the frontman released a statement to AllHipHop.com calling Flav's antics "offensive to black people."

"We'd like to offer an apology for some of the actions that many considered offensive to black people, and especially black women and children, by our brother Flavor Flav as portrayed on the VH1 television show "Strange Love," Chuck said in the statement to AllHipHop.com. "Like I said, Flav is our brother but we cannot begin to agree with what the rest of us consider inappropriate behavior and unfair actions towards his family and to himself."

A spinoff from Flav and Brigitte's love affair on VH1's "Surreal Life," "Strange Love" follows the P.E. hype man as he tries to woo Nielsen away from her Italian fiancé. Along the way, the couple enters into various fish-out-of-water experiences - one of which featured the Danish former model running around like a lunatic on stage during a P.E. concert.

"[The show's imagery] has been harmful to Flav's standing and legacy of being our brother, regardless of what he got paid, fame, infamy, ratings... but at what price?" Chuck said. "It is this Flavploitation by the "Strange Love" executive producers Mark Cronin and Cris Abrego, production companies Mindless Entertainment and 51 Minds, VH1 and yes, even Flav and his manager."

The episode featuring Gitte dancing behind Flav on stage also showed the less-than-warm reaction the couple received from Public Enemy members, including Chuck. Another episode showed Flav getting upset with his own daughters for "disrespecting" him while the couple visited a church in Harlem.

"What is offensive is that his character and private issues are being trashed in front of millions for mere sake of profit and ratings," Chuck said. "To showcase the troubling conflict between his kids and ex was uncalled for and we can't stand by it."

"Public Enemy is not a fraternity, nor a political or religious organization, and thus everyone has their own individual personal agendas," adds Chuck. "But together we make music and are dedicated to spreading the good word around the planet," he said. "I would be lying if I said that the side of Flav shown on 'Strange Love' doesn't affect what I've wanted our collective to stand for, because it does and many have told us how deeply they are bothered by this."