G Herbo appeared on the latest episode of Drink Champs and explained the tense interview with Funny Marco within the first couple of minutes. He revealed that he and producer Southside were instructed by their producers to "troll" Marco during the Open Thoughts interview. Despite going overboard and the interview turning viral, Herbo emphasized that there was no bad blood and that it was intended to be a surprise and not meant to offend Marco. He clarified that he spoke to Marco after the incident and assured him that everything was good, dispelling speculations that they wanted the interview taken down. Herbo expressed surprise at the interview's virality and acknowledged that it may have seemed like bullying on the internet, but insisted it was all in good fun.