- After nearly two decades of animosity, AY and Basketmouth finally faced each other in a tell-all sit-down, tackled a feud that casted shadows over their careers and friendships for 18 years.
- The long-awaited moment saw them dive into the details of their fallout, dissecting the issue over a disputed N30,000 payment.
- They laid bare the tense backstory, how their friendship unraveled, and even revealed how colleagues took sides, intensified the rivalry.
In a surprising turn of events, two giants of Nigerian comedy, Ayodeji Richard Makun, popularly known as AY, and Bright Okpocha, famously known as Basketmouth, broke the internet with a jaw-dropping sit-down.
The long-awaited face-off aired on AY’s talk show, Glasshouse with AY, where they tackled the wounds and scars left from an 18-year grudge that has divided the industry and reshaped loyalties.
The beef, which began with a dispute over a mere N30,000, morphed into an infamous rift that held Nigeria’s entertainment scene captive for almost two decades.
With a mixture of seriousness and laughter, AY opened the conversation by reminding Basketmouth of the supposed N30,000 debt—the infamous spark that ignited years of rivalry.
In response, Basketmouth retorted that he had indeed paid the money, albeit through a middleman, added yet another layer of intrigue.
From there, the two comedy legends peeled back the curtain on the bitter fallout, each revealed how the feud spiraled into something much bigger than themselves. AY recounted how colleagues fanned the flames, twisted a simple misunderstanding into a deep-seated feud that drove wedges between them.
In a heartfelt moment, AY shared a video clip of Salvador, one of Basketmouth’s protégés, performing at an AY show, lamenting the unfortunate impact the rivalry had on his career. Salvador confessed how, for years, the beef robbed him of his dream to perform for AY’s audience, laying bare the collateral damage suffered by up-and-coming talents caught in the crossfire.
Basketmouth acknowledged the unintended fallout, agreeing that their beef had indeed caused a divide, forced many to take sides.
He pointed out how one of AY’s loyal allies even clashed with him, showing the extent to which their feud had enflamed rivalries.
In a moment of irony, Basketmouth joked that, now that he and AY are now on speaking terms, those who had backed either side might feel foolish. He underscored the message that no one wins when colleagues involve themselves in personal battles that are not theirs to fight.
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