has shut down a bizarre rumor that he's found love with an chatbot girlfriend.
The Scrubs star, 50, took to Instagram on Thursday to set the record straight, after the wild internet theory was sparked by a blind item on the I Need You Guys podcast, hosted by Jenny Slate, Max Silvestri and Gabe Liedman.
During the podcast Silvestri shared that he's heard of a 'well-known actor who's currently in a romantic relationship with his AI chatbot.'
Though Braff was never named, fans began speculating that the blind item was about him.
'I'm not dating a chatbot. I can't believe I have to type these words,' Braff wrote via Instagram Stories on Thursday.
'It is a storyline in an upcoming ep of Scrubs,' he went on, referring to the recent . 'Maybe it came from that? Not sure. But not me.'
Zach Braff, 60, has shut down a bizarre rumor that he's found love with an AI chatbot girlfriend; Braff pictured in February at the Scrubs reboot premiere in Los Angeles
'Love, the guy not dating his chatbot,' he added at the end.
Braff also shared a snap screen grab of Slate, telling followers he was unaware of the December podcast clip because he doesn't have a TikTok account.
The Scrubs star took to Instagram to set the record clear, writing, 'I'm not dating a chatbot', after the wild internet theory was sparked by a blind item on the I Need You Guys podcast
Though Braff was never named on the show - hosted by Jenny Slate, Max Silvestri and Gabe Liedman - fans began speculating that the blind item was about him
He went on to share a screen grab of guest Kumail Nanjiani, who was also featured on the podcast, writing, 'I feel like now is a good time to be kind to people'
Braff added that 'it is a storyline in an upcoming ep of Scrubs,' referring to the reboot of the medical sitcom. 'Maybe it came from that?'; Seen with Sarah Chalke in a still from Scrubs
'From my understanding, the little info I've heard is that there is a self-awareness, but in kind of like "yeah, sorry that you're not on board with the future,"' Silvestri explained.
