Benzino Vents About Being Fired From LHHA, Joseline Hernandez Returns + Ray J Single Again?

From the looks of things, Benzino is still feeling the sting of being fired from VH1’s hit show, Love & Hip Hop Atlanta. As you know, last season the rapper/reality star was asked not to return. To date, Benzino nor VH1 (which is customary) has not shared why he was fired from the show, but some speculate that it was either 1. because of his fallout with cast members Stevie J and Joseline Hernandez or 2. the alleged lawsuit that he was said to have threatened the network with.

In either case on Monday, he shared that he did not want to leave the show, writing on Instagram:

Just remember, I never wanted to leave the show, and the fans didn’t want me to leave either, hate it or love it, I was a major part of the shows success.

See his full message below.

A photo posted by theJasmineBRAND (@thejasminebrand) on Apr 27, 2015 at 7:12pm PDT

And in other Love & Hip Hop Atlanta news, after missing the premiere episode, Joseline Hernandez has returned. This week, she came back to our TV screens after a brief hiatus.

No word on why she was MIA, but we ‘hear’ that she was suspended from the network after last season’s reunion brawl. In either case, the Puerto Rican Princess threw a few jabs on social media, directed at her new cast member Jessica Dime:

#lahhatl #baddestputa I will be watching these hoes tonight at 8pm on vh1 Selling they soul for 1k a episode. But when you fuck for 1k that’s a come up. #puertoricanprincess A photo posted by thebaddestputa1 (@thebaddestputa1) on Apr 27, 2015 at 10:54am PDT

And of course, Jessica responded:

Stop gettin high babe … You KNOW BETTER ..

A photo posted by Jessica Dime A.K.A Dimepiece (@iamdimepiece) on Apr 27, 2015 at 2:42pm PDT

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