Overview
- Braff wrote on Instagram Stories, “I am not dating a chatbot,” and asked gossip sites to update their coverage.
- He suggested the rumor may be confused with a Scrubs episode storyline and urged people to be kind.
- Interest spiked after gossip account Deuxmoi resurfaced a December 2025 clip from the I Need You Guys podcast.
- On the podcast, hosts described an unnamed, near A-list TV actor who allegedly brings an AI companion to events but did not reveal a name.
- Online speculation on Instagram and Reddit frequently identified Braff, yet no independent corroboration has named the mystery actor.