Media personality Oga Obinna has dismissed claims that he fired his production manager live on air, saying the viral moment was misunderstood.

Speaking during a podcast interview, the comedian laughed off the allegations, joking, “Nooo, that was AI.”

Obinna explained that the incident occurred during the recording of a show featuring activist Gaucho when an unfamiliar man suddenly walked onto the set and started plugging his phone into an extension cable already in use for production equipment.

“I’m doing my intro, the team is set, camera one, two, three, DOP, sound guy, and suddenly, behind Gaucho, I see someone I’ve never seen before plugging in his phone.

I was confused because he wasn’t part of the team,” Obinna recounted.

He added that his bodyguard, Munez, who is usually stationed at the entrance to regulate movement, was away from his post at that moment.

The confusion led Obinna to question the whereabouts of his production manager, who was unexpectedly missing from the set.

“It’s the work of the production manager to make sure everything runs smoothly. I’m just the host. So when I noticed the disorder, I said, ‘I think my production manager is fired,’ but I didn’t mean it literally.

I didn’t even have that conversation with him after,” he clarified.

The viral clip had shown Obinna looking visibly frustrated as he asked, “Where is the production manager? Do we even have one?” before sighing and saying, “So my production manager is fired.”

Obinna has since made it clear that the statement was made in the heat of the moment and was not an actual dismissal. “It was just a by-the-way comment,” he emphasized.