Actor Haley Joel Osment addresses Kendrick Lamar's supposed mix-up in 'Euphoria', says the rapper is "too precise to just make a mistake like that"

Popular Haley Joel finally addressed being referenced in Kendrick Lamar’s Euphoria, which is basically a diss track targeting Drake. However, after the song was released, many netizens were left confused as the track included the name Haley Joel, as Lamar rapped:

“Am I battlin’ ghost or AI? N**** feelin’ like Joel Osteen. Funny, he was in a film called AI. And my sixth sense tellin’ me to off him.”

While speaking to AP during the premiere of Blink Twice in Los Angeles on August 8, 2024, Joel stated that Kendrick purposely named him, and his two movies, A.I. and Sixth Sense.

“I think he’s too precise. I don’t know for sure and I’m not gonna assume that he knows my exact name, but the way I’ve heard people talk about that and certain analyses that I’ve read about it, I think that it’s an intentional scrambling of my name and that other guy’s name. Because Kendrick’s too precise to just make a mistake like that," Joel said.

Kendrick Lamar released his song, Euphoria in response to Drake’s dis tracks, Push Ups and Taylor Made Freestyle. The song came as a surprise on April 30, 2024, and became an instant hit amongst the masses as soon as the rapper dropped it. The song came in just after Lamar released Like That, which was also a diss track targeting Drake.

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Haley Joel Osment had also liked Kendrick Lamar’s tweet sharing Euphoria

Haley Joel Osment clarified that he is very well aware of the usage of his name in Lamar’s diss track for Drake, Euphoria, as he claimed that he does not think that it was a mix-up, and the rapper had included his name “intentionally.”

At the same time, many netizens also noted how Osment had liked Kendrick Lamar’s tweet as he shared the song, Euphoria on the platform at the time of its release.

Furthermore, during the chit-chat with AP, Haley Joel also recalled that he was shooting in Ireland when the song was released, and he had several texts from various people informing him about Euphoria and his name in the song.

Kendrick Lamar’s song Euphoria remains a global chart-topper. Additionally, he has released several diss tracks aimed at Drake following Drake's songs Push Ups, First Person Shooter, and Family Matters.

At the moment, Lamar has not yet specified why he named Haley Joel in his track, however, the netizens continue to comment on the same with their own theories.