Chuck D and fellow members of seminal hip-hop group Public Enemy recently issued a statement denouncing member Flava Flav's current reality show "Strange Love."

“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. “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.”

The show has been blasted by various organizations and individuals including North Carolina's Reverend Paul Scott, who referred to Flav's performance as "coon act" and "a modern day minstrel show."

There is even a petition to put a halt to the show, which is being targeted as promoting negative stereotypes of Black men.

Episodes have shown Flav acting up at a Public Enemy concert as well as having confrontations with his children and their mother who have received no child support from him.

“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 D continued. "To showcase the troubling conflict between his kids and ex was uncalled for and we can't stand by it.”

Flav's antics come into sharp contrast with the clarion call of responsibility and self-empowerment rampant in Public Enemy's music.

“Public Enemy is not a fraternity, nor a political or religious organization, and thus everyone has their own individual personal agendas," Chuck added. "But together we make music and are dedicated to spreading the good word around the planet. 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.”

As of press time, there was no comment from Flava Flav or his representatives.