- Nedu has broken his silence on reports of inviting Deeone to Honest Bunch Podcast.
- The media personality stated that he doesn’t regret inviting the reality TV star and comedian, despite the downside being his exit from the show.
- Nedu also gave his reasons he has no regrets.
Nigerian media personality Chinedu Ani Emmanuel, popularly known as Nedu, has disclosed that he has no regrets about inviting comedian, Deeone to his former platform, The Honest Bunch Podcast.
Recall that Nedu resigned from The Honest Bunch podcast as co-host a few days following controversy surrounding a recent episode featuring reality TV star Deeone, who alleged that social media critic VeryDarkMan was attracted to men.
VeryDarkMan accused Nedu of being behind the allegations made against him by Deeone, claiming that he has been persistently requesting his appearance on the podcast since 2024 and allegedly offering to buy him a car as an incentive.
Following VDM’s counter-accusations, Nedu announced his departure from the podcast.
Amidst the brouhaha, Nedu disclosed during a press briefing on Pulse NG that he has no regrets about inviting Deeone to the podcast, even though it cost him his job. According to him, he believes everyone is entitled to their opinion. In his words:
“I didn’t regret bringing DeeOne to the Honest Bunch Podcast. Everyone is entitled to their opinion.”
He also highlighted the positive impact the podcast has had on many people’s lives. He said:
“The show has helped many people.”
At the same briefing, Nedu clarified that he wasn’t fired from the podcast, contrary to the speculations made by VeryDarkMan.
He explained that he decided to step back due to personal attacks. He said:
“Let me clarify that I wasn’t fired from Honest Bunch Podcast. I decided to step away when the attacks became personal. So that the show can go on,”
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