Bright Okpocha, better known by his stage name Basketmouth, has officially discussed his connection with AY Makun, a fellow comedian.
Recall that AY stated in an interview that Basketmouth owing him N30,000 was the cause of their long-standing dispute.
He claimed to have filled in for Basketmouth at an event, but in reality, he was only trying to outwit him by falsely claiming that the client had not paid for the engagement, which he subsequently learned from the customer was untrue.
Nevertheless, Basketmouth refuted AY’s assertion and said that there was no client involved while appearing on the most recent edition of The Honest Bunch podcast, presented by media personality Nedu.
He said that AY and he had never been friends and that their business partnership had only ever existed once.
He remarked, “My kids haven’t grown; it’s 2023. My son will turn 14 next month. Everyone does grow.
“It is really awful to hear that this type of social media discussion about my dispute with AY exists. 2023, following elections. following all of these. We speak about $30,000 [naira] when Ukraine is at war.
I’ve been reluctant to discuss my disagreement with AY. I don’t dismiss queries that I don’t know the answers to. Just to clear the air, though. The first one, AY, is not my buddy. We’ve never had a friendship. His home has never been visited by me. He has never been personally invited to my home.
‘O guy, where you dey?’ I never ever called myself one day. Make it a hangout.” Nothing like this ever occurs.
“And it’s obvious because there will never be a photo of him and me on social media, if you look around. Thus, we never became close.
Make me speak the truth. I used the phrase “mind my own business” since I overheard something that confused me during our coming together. I learned some information that I was not meant to learn or hear. When I heard myself, I thought, “What the f*ck! Really?’ I ought to be aware. And since I couldn’t inform Am [AY], I remained silent.
I’ll go wait and make you do something first since that’s the sort of person I am. I won’t be forced to give anyone my space by any of the people he [AY] talks to. Something else is it!
“I dun forget about the incidence [of 30K] sef. Yet, because you are aware of the sort of person I am, I do use that one as a diversion. Because I don’t like to let others know where I’m going, if I talk right, I talk left.
No clients were involved in that situation. In actuality, when I initially heard about this issue outdoors, I questioned, “What?” And if I said that 20% of what he said was false, I would be vexsed and say, “You know what, let me set it.” Yet 90% of the people around him are lying to him. I remain in shock. The fact that my guys told me to “dude, be cautious” has made them all laugh at me. and watch the rain happen. only one task. Not one job, either. Even now, he still manages to give me the impression that I am under his tutelage or supervision. You’re aware of the funnymen and good guys who hang around with me. How am I going to get them to give this guy [AY] a show?
Thus, there was just one job. And I was told that job was never paid for. I requested that Magnums reimburse the man. They compensated him, too. He failed to mention that. The manoeuvre is one I am familiar with. The person [AY] has to sell tickets, so he promotes shows. The fact is that (sic)
