Overview
- Budden addressed the lineup on Jim Jones’s Artist 2 Artist episode released Nov. 21, rejecting claims of a quiet firing.
- He said Mona had been in talks with the show for a while and was not brought in as a one-for-one replacement.
- He expressed appreciation for Ford and highlighted Mona’s comedic presence on the show.
- Fans had theorized a falling out after Ford’s appearances dwindled in recent months.
- Ford has separately discussed misogyny and groupthink in podcasting with Charlamagne Tha God without naming Budden or the podcast.