United Kingdom, April 4 -- Flavor Flav has suffered a "brief" relapse after four years of sobriety.

The rapper/TV star - who previously admitted he blew millions on his drug habit - he has been clean for more than four and a half years but he's admitted he recently suffered a major setback and is now determined to start afresh because he's just a "human being who makes mistakes".

In a message posted on Instagram, he wrote: "I remain authentic to who I am and a large part of the past 4.5 years for me has been my sobriety journey. I think I've been an inspiration to many that if I could get sober, anyone can do it.

"But just when you think it's easy, it ain't. I briefly relapsed. I say this to admit my mistake and publicly hold myself ac...