It had been claimed that she overdosed on painkillers.
But a rep for Flavor Flav has spoken out to say the real reason Liz Trujillo collapsed while filming Couples Therapy was exhaustion.
The 39-year-old was rushed to hospital after she started 'acting strange' as scenes were recorded, and it was claimed she had suffered an accidental overdose.
Exhausted: Flavor Flav's spokesperson denied claims his fiancee Liz Trujillo overdosed on painkillers
However a representative the hip hop favourite told TMZ she was not treated for this.Instead, they claimed she briefly received treatment for exhaustion at hospital after being kept awake all night shooting for the VH1 show, even claiming producers are hyping the incident up for ratings.
The spokesperson added: 'The claim of an overdose, or any involvement of drugs, could not be further from the truth.'
This flies in the face of what sources connected with the show originally told the website.
Family man: Liz, father-of-seven Flavor and their son Karma Drayton in Las Vegas last year
It
was claimed Liz, who is the mother of one the father-of-seven's
children. had overdosed accidentally, and had not made a suicide
attempt.They also said she had been 'acting strange' and it became apparent 'she took too many pills.'
Former Public Enemy star Flavor, real name William Drayton, Jr., signed up to the TV therapy sessions in a bid to fix his troubled relationship, months after he was arrested at the couple's Las Vegas home.
In October he was detained following a fight with Trujillo and her 17-year-old son.
He was charged with one count of felony assault with a deadly weapon and one count of misdemeanour domestic violence as a result of the incident.