Mixed reactions have trailed a viral video of comedian, Oghenekowhoyan Onaibe Desmond better known as Destalker opening up on his beef with his senior colleague, Basketmouth.
In the interview with the Honest Bunch Podcast, Destalker recounted how Basketmouth paid him back over a 2015 misunderstanding.
Narrating what happened, he disclosed that in 2015, he declined an offer to participate in Basketmouth’s comedy series ‘My Flatmates’.
Destalker said he received a late call from someone asking him to come for an impromptu shoot — which he declined.
The stand-up comedian said the same person called him the following day to ask if he had changed his mind, but he reaffirmed his decision not to participate.
He claimed that following the incident, Basketmouth has struck out his name from high places and all his efforts to reach out to Basketmouth have proved abortive.
“There are senior colleagues that have struck my name out in several ways. One, I don’t like fatherism; I know my enemy. I have been begging Gordons.
Somebody called me one day and asked what I had with Basketmouth; I said nothing. He said, go and beg him. Because something happened in 2015.
Destalker recounts beef with Basketmouth
Narrating the incident, he said:
“Something happened in 2015 abi 2016 that till today, he did not hear from me. I used to do ’38 Comedy Club’ then. That night, I finished performing around 1 a.m. I dey enter my house na him my phone ring, na him I pick a call, who be this? E say from Flatmates, say you are shooting at 7 a.m. tomorrow.
“I have never been interested, I now said I had not gotten a call before concerning Flatmates, and he now said are you coming or not?
“I said sorry o, do not talk to me like that, I am not coming. It is too late, I just got home. Na him he come cut call.
“Around 10 am, the call came again, where are you now? I said you spoke to me at night, we did not have a conclusion, I am in my house. He started again so you are not coming? I said I am not, he said so I will tell Basket say you no dey come.
Three weeks later, I met KP, I say, my leader! He say get out. How much you get wey you don dey get pride? A whole Basket send person make dem call you, you tell dem say dem no call you before.
Reactions
The interview has since left many divided over Basketmouth’s personality as many noted how the comedian is always having bee with his colleagues.
One Emmanuel Iy wrote, “Basketmouth once said he doesn’t forgive and you all thought he was catching cruise. Baba no be better person obviously.
One Vee Vogue wrote, “This guy sha get unforgiving spirit. Be careful, how you treat people. I’m sorry doesn’t heal all wounds.
One Ziggy Zillions wrote, “People who find it hard to forgive are mostly real people, they’re just being true no need to fake it
One I am Bmodel wrote, “Nobody dey speak good thing about the Basketmouth guy. Maybe he Sabi carry things for mind, no go find his trouble oh
One Alhaji Ing wrote, “Delta people and pride na one road
One Uyai Ani wrote, “Nobody says any good things about this Basketmouth of a guy. If two or more people keep tagging you bad, there’s an atom of truth in it”.
This is not the first time Basketmouth will be called out by his colleague.
Ay Makun opens up on his beef with Basketmouth
Recall that early this year, AY, in an interview with Chude Jideonwo opened up on his long-standing beef with Basketmouth.
He claimed that their beef originated over N30,000 debt, which Basketmouth refused to pay him, and as such the comedian struck his name from some events.
Basketmouth, however, shut down his claims, as he stated that he and AY have never been friends.
