Fans Think The Joe Budden Podcast Is Now Censoring Melyssa Ford's Name

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 25: Actress Melyssa Ford attends the 2018 American Black Film Festival Honors Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 25, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
Melyssa Ford's departure from "The Joe Budden Podcast" is riddled with question marks, but it seems it didn't end on amicable terms.

Every week we learn just how nasty the relationship between Melyssa Ford and the rest of The Joe Budden Podcast was in its closing moments. For the last couple of months now, the panel's comments have hinted at how and why she departed. Theories started earlier this week by fans while Marc Lamont Hill discussed his long-term deal with the pod.

Mona, Melyssa's replacement, shared that she'd much rather take a shorter contract with any company. Her reason? "If I don't like you or the move I don't want to stay for long. That's why we keep it short, so I know if I still f*cking like you."

The guys were in favor of extended terms, but Mona couldn't see herself ever doing that. That's when Joe Budden added his two cents on her take. "Y'all got other tricks to pull to get out of contracts." This got quite the reaction out QueenzFlip, who fans believe gave a hint as to why things ended with Melyssa.

In summary, viewers think it has to do with a contract dispute. The Joe Budden Podcast audience is now doing some more theorizing though as of today. This time, it's in regard to the show supposedly bleeping Ford's name out of a conversation.

Melyssa Ford Leaves The Joe Budden Podcast

In the clip caught by NJayC, they were talking about how they are interested to see how Mona meshes with her new co-workers. They compared it to Marc and potentially Ford. What has folks thinking it was the former video vixen's being edited out is because of this comment.

"That episode where someone tries you" is the key indicator here. Many fans noticed how the guys would try and single out Ford and try and overshadow her. That behavior picked up a lot after her divisive reaction to Drake's shout-out on "GIMME A HUG." On that same song, The Boy disses Joe Budden seconds before complimenting her status.

Overall, there's a lot of glaring tension between these two separated parties. It's unclear exactly when she left/got fired, but it seemingly took place around early October. That's when people noticed she removed the podcast from her Instagram handle.

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Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.

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