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AY claims he doesn’t mind going to his grave without reconciling with Basketmouth
Nollywood actor and comedian Ayodeji Makun, popularly known as AY, has revealed that he has given up on trying to reconcile with his long-time industry rival, Basketmouth.
The two comedians have been embroiled in a 17-year-old feud, with AY claiming that it stemmed from an unpaid debt of N30,000 owed to him by Basketmouth. However, Basketmouth denied the debt and stated that they were never friends.
In a recent interview with Teju Babyface, AY shared that he had made efforts over the years to mend their relationship but has now decided to let go. He mentioned that even their senior colleagues advised him to stop trying to reconcile when Basketmouth remained unyielding. AY expressed his readiness to move on, even if it means taking the feud to his grave.
AY said, “The bros [senior colleagues in the comedy industry] knew [about my beef with Basketmouth] and at some point in time, they had to ask me to slow down. They were like: ‘You’re doing too much. You are putting in too much to make this thing work. Friendship is not by force.’
“I was believing that ‘No, this can work’. Even in my last stand-up comedy, I had to go on stage and I did another routine ‘My guy. How’s my guy? This is my guy. If you see this guy, tell him he’s my guy.’ And the following morning, every where exploded again. ‘We are not friends. We are not that. We are not this.’
“So, for me now, I’m not pushing anything anymore. As I’m here now as AY, if I have to go to my grave without sitting with any of these guys to say ‘hello, ‘hi,’ I will be happy.”
“If I have to go to my grave not sitting with any of these guys, I will be happy”
– AY Makun
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