Olivia Dope Accussed Joe Budden Of Sexual Harassment; Says It Happened During Episode 16!

Updated On March 18, 2024 | Published By: Frances West | In controversy , Sexuality

Olivia Dope accused Joe Budden of sexual harassment

Olivia Dope accused Joe Budden of sexual harassment.
Budden is surrounded by controversy after the podcast host accused him.
Has Budden addressed the accusation yet?

Olivia Dope accused Joe of sexual harassment which brought the spotlight on him but surely not a good one. After the demise of his podcast, he fell into controversy due to the accusations. He was already in a limelight due to some of the heavy conversations on his podcast. Dope accused him in a video she posted on her Instagram. Here is all you need to know about the allegations and Budden’s response.

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Olivia Dope’s allegation of Joe Budden

On Monday morning, the former podcast host, Olivia Dope posted a 28-minute long video on her Instagram. In the video, she accused Budden of sexual harassment.

Dope opened up about what happened during Episode 16 of the See, The Thing Is podcast on The Joe Budden Network. She mentioned that he tried to make several sexual advances toward Olivia.

The former podcast host further said:

“On January 18, 2021, Joe Budden sat in on a recording of the female-led podcast I was a part of and continuously made sexual, suggestive remarks to me that made me extremely uncomfortable as well as fearful of dampening the mood if I didn’t laugh along while he made those sexual remarks to me. Those moments not only live on the internet forever, it also forced me into the decision of quitting the podcast.

Moreover, Dope said it was traumatizing and embarrassing for her so she decided to speak up. She said it was important to speak to it would not be a better situation for other women to work with that person. In the caption of the 28-minutes long video, she captioned:

“Why I quit the Joe Budden Network. Episode 16 of ‘See The Thing Is…’ was the final straw of 3 months on the JBN. It took a lot to get to this point to speak up, but the healing begins now.”

She also pointed out every cut they had to do because Budden had said something inappropriate. Dope also pointed out to minute 14:34, she said:

“There’s an editing in the recording because Joe says him and I should speak more because he ‘been wanted to fuck me since we’ve met.’ Everyone in the studio laugh uncomfortably while one of my co-hosts confirmed that to be true.”

Toxic work environment

Olivia further mentioned he made her feel like she was in a “hostile work environment”. Budden allegedly used to make comments like she was “carrying the group because they don’t dress sexy enough.”

She said she was embarrassed as he was objectifying her. He also made other women uncomfortable with those comments with whom she has to work on a daily basis.

She also further mentioned:

“He has actually said this in the past and it created a passive aggressive and competitive environment within myself and my former co-hosts, where she admittedly attempted to shut down every idea I brought to the table because it wasn’t well-received by Joe and Ian, his business partner.”

During one of the segments when she was in the green room, he allegedly came there to check on her. Though she said she wanted to avoid the discomforts, he allegedly tried to hug her to “lighten the mood.”

Budden released a statement apologizing to Olivia. He also apologized to all the former staff and other staff for any discomfort and trauma.

More About Joe Budden

Joseph Anthony Budden II or Joe Budden is an American broadcaster, songwriter, and former rapper. Together with Jamil “Mal” Clay, Rory Farrell, and Parks Vallely, Budden currently hosts The Joe Budden Podcast, released bi-weekly through Spotify and YouTube. See more bio…

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