The issue escalated after Ice Thalachanun, wife of Neng Mengjai, posted, "The work is done, so stop pretending. Please don’t make it worse. I don’t want to do this anymore."
The drama then spread into the comedy industry because Ice’s post didn’t specify who she meant, leading to speculation, especially about Ball Chernyim, who was linked as possibly the person Ice was referring to. Ice later clarified it wasn’t related to P’Ball.
Meanwhile, various social media posts suggested that the reason Neng Mengjai had to leave Ball Chernyim and the show 'Come on, Krub' was because of his wife Ice being the cause.
At one point while still alive, Neng Mengjai addressed this on the YouTube show "Leang Cheep" hosted by Koboy, saying, “Leaving was definitely tough because I was completely out of the loop, not knowing what was happening around me. I didn’t know where I’d end up or what to do first. I stayed nearly a week before things settled. After leaving, things got better — financially and otherwise, it gradually improved.”
(Note: The phrase “getting better” is unclear—did it mean things improved while with P’Ball because he supported everything, but expenses rose with having a family?) "Yes, having a family too. (Asked directly if his wife influenced his decision to leave) She didn’t know at all. Suddenly, I told her I wanted to quit, and she was like, ‘Why are you leaving?’ I just wanted to grow and have something of my own, so I asked to take a break from work.”
