JESS Hilarious has doubled down on feuding with her Breakfast Club co-hosts as she confronted them over her issues with the radio show.
Jess discussed feeling surprised by the changes on the show that occurred during her maternity leave, especially regarding the response to her replacement, Loren LoRosa.
She appeared on the show prepared to address the situation after venting her frustrations on Instagram Live the previous night, expressing disappointment in her co-hosts Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy for not supporting her amidst online criticism.
Jess mentioned that she was particularly upset by negative comments from listeners favoring LoRosa, whom Jess herself chose to temporarily take over her role during her time away from the show.
Listeners loved LoRosa’s approach to the show – and the pop culture expert remained on the show as a fourth co-host even after Jess returned to her spot.
“When I came back, it was weird,” Jess confessed on Wednesday’s episode.
“We had a whole plan…how I pick her to fill in for me, right?” Jess said.
“I come back, she ain’t never leave.”
Jess began working at The Breakfast Club in January 2024, replacing former host Angela Yee, who left in 2022.
Her co-hosts reassured her they valued her comedic voice on the show and advised her to ignore naysayers on the internet.
However, it didn’t stop Jess from sharing her concerns about the relationships she has with her co-hosts.
Jess admitted that she wasn’t “too fond of” LoRosa when she first joined the show because the newcomer “overtalked” after Jess was seen shushing LoRosa several times on the radio show.
However, Jess also revealed during her Instagram Live rant that she told LoRosa to “shut up” to play up their dynamic.
She said that she was hired on the show to be a comedian – but that it suddenly “wasn’t good enough” anymore after LoRosa started sharing a more newsy approach.
LoRosa previously worked as a senior news reporter at TMZ.
Jess slammed her co-hosts for making her look like the “villain” to fans and allowing them to pile on her while praising LoRosa.
“Not one person comes to my defense at all, ever,” Jess said during her Instagram Live on Tuesday.
“We’re supposed to be a team, but nobody defends me. I feel played.”
The host said the Breakfast Club operates like a “high school.”
Charlamagne told Jess to stop caring about what other people think.
“Don’t let them trick you out of your position,” he said.
“You can’t let the internet win.”
Although Charlamagne and DJ Envy supported Jess, they told her she should’ve gone directly to the team with any issues instead of social media.
