Media personality Melyssa Ford has responded to her unexpected appearance on Drake’s latest merchandise collection tied to his collaborative album with PARTYNEXTDOOR, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U. Get this, the merchandise features a vintage photo of Ford, linking to a website that redirects to The Joe Budden Podcast‘s Patreon page—a move seemingly tied to Drake’s ongoing exchanges with Budden.
Here’s how Ford addressed the situation on a recent episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, expressing surprise and frustration over the unauthorized use of her image. “What the fk is going on?!” she said. “Where’s my check? Where’s my fking check? That’s what the fk I want to know.”
Moreover, Ford confirmed she had not when asked if she had been compensated for the photo’s inclusion. “No! I woke up to it. And I’m just like, ‘I have bigger fish to fry than this sht.'”* She also suggested she may hold the rights to the image, which originated from the first calendar she ever posed for.
While Ford questioned the move’s legality, Budden took a more lighthearted approach, saying, “That’s dope. That’s super dope. I fk with that.”
Bet he does.