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India Arie Returns Catalog To Spotify After Calling Them Out Over Joe Rogan
It was around this time last year when India Arie unleashed on Joe Rogan. The famed podcast host and comedian was in the thick of a viral controversy after several clips of him disparaging Black people and using the n-word went viral. His supporters, including Black entertainers, refused to label their friend racist. Rogan returned to say he was being targeted while also noting that the n-word wasn’t for him to use.
During that time, there was also a call from a faction of critics for Spotify to remove Rogan’s podcast from its platform. The streaming giant quickly responded by saying that wouldn’t happen, and many noted it was because Rogan’s podcast was one of its most popular shows. Arie didn’t appreciate the response, so she said her catalog would no longer be available on Spotify.
India Arie Announces The Removal Of Her Catalog
“I have decided to pull my music and podcast from Spotify,” she wrote. “Neil Young opened a door that I MUST walk through. I believe in freedom of speech. However, I find Joe Rogan problematic for reasons OTHER than his Covid interviews… FOR ME ITS ALSO HIS language around race. What I am talking about is RESPECT – who gets it and who doesn’t.”
“Paying musicians a Fraction of a penny? and HIM $100?” Arie questioned. “This shows the type of company they are and the company that they keep. I’m tired.” However, it seems that she has had a change of heart because she announced on Instagram that her catalog made a triumphant return to Spotify. “After a successful protest!” she wrote before urging her followers to view previous posts to understand the context.
India Arie Has A Message For Naysayers
“Also I must say. All the media outlets and even ‘friends’ who talked sh*t about me lets see if you care NOW that my stance impacted change,” Arie further stated. “I WISH we had a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY AROUND THE USE OF THE N WORD. Sadly we let people get away with it. I can’t change that. But the way MY DIGNITY is set up! I STOOD FOR ME. AND IT WORKED.” She added that she’s all about protecting her peace throughout the year. Check it out above.
Joe Rogan Under Fire For Spreading Antisemitic Trope
Joe Rogan is coming under fire on social media for making a comment about Jewish people being “into money.” Rogan had been defending Minnesota rep. Ilhan Omar for her 2019 tweet criticizing Israel’s supporters in the U.S. She tweeted, “It’s all about the Benjamins baby,” referencing the funding politicians receive from organizations such as AIPAC. The tweet has resurfaced in recent days after Republicans voted to remove her from her post on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Rogan addressed the story on a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience while speaking with former MSNBC contributor Krystal Ball. The conversation moved on to Ilhan Omar while the two were discussing Rep. Adam Schiff. “It’s crazy,” said Rogan. “Did you see him sitting next to Ilhan Omar, where she’s apologizing for talking about it’s all about the Benjamins? Which is just about money. She’s talking about money. That’s not an antisemitic comment, I don’t think that is. Benjamins are money.” He continued, “The idea that Jewish people are not into money is ridiculous. That’s like saying Italians aren’t into pizza. It’s fucking stupid.”
Joe Rogan’s Comments
The comments were met with plenty of backlash from users on Twitter. ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said that the comedian’s comments are “No joke.” He explained: “Disturbing that at a time of rising anti-Jewish violence, when growing numbers of Americans believe in antisemitic conspiracy theories, @joerogan would use his immense platform to spew antisemitic tropes about Jews and money.” In a follow-up, he added: “For centuries, people have used these longstanding tropes to spread vicious lies about the Jewish people. ‘Comedian’ or not, Rogan’s comments are no joke.”
Ian Karmel, a writer for The Late, Late Show with James Corden, jokingly compared Rogan to Kyrie Irving. “Joe Rogan to the Mavericks confirmed,” he wrote, referencing The Nets’ recent blockbuster trade with the Mavericks. Irving has also been criticized for making antisemitic comments in the past. Similar to Irving, this is far from the first controversy Joe Rogan has weathered. In the past, he’s spread vaccine misinformation, said the N-word, and more. Check out the responses to Rogan’s latest drama on Twitter below.
Twitter Reacts
Joe Rogan is being paid $200 million by Spotify, so just imagine how much he’d have gotten if he were Jewish and hence “into money” https://t.co/EvnEQInNhP
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Jon Schwarz
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Joe Rogan Says Joe Biden Classified Document Scandal Is A Plot To Get Rid Of POTUS
After condemning Donald Trump for the classified documents found at his Mar-a-Lago residence last year, President Joe Biden has found himself in the midst of a similar scandal. Over the weekend, the politician’s lawyers and legal aides found top-secret papers in his Delaware home and DC think tank.
In response to the backlash, the Pennsylvania native told reporters, “People know I take classified documents and classified material seriously. I also said we’re cooperating fully and completely with the Justice Department’s review.”
As Daily Mail reports, Biden’s team believes he’ll be totally clear of any criminality in the matter. Still, the scandal remains a hot topic of discussion in the news cycle – specifically on The Joe Rogan Experience. In his latest episode, the controversial host` speculates that the whole thing could’ve been an inside job.
“If I had to guess – they’re trying to get rid of him,” the Fear Factor alum tells co-hosts and comedians Matt McCusker and Shane Gillis. In response, the former says, “It’s crazy. [Biden is] getting jammed up on like manila folders when he was like kissing 12-year-old girls on camera,” referencing the 80-year-old’s questionable past behaviour.
Rogan keeps the conversation to the issue at hand, saying again, “I don’t know jack shit about politics. But if I had to guess – they’re trying to get rid of him.”
“If all of a sudden they’re – his own aides are sending these – instead of like taking these classified documents, which you have located and go, ‘Well, let’s not do that again’ and f*cking locking them up somewhere,” the host went on.
The trio then joked about the 2020 election scandal regarding “Russian disinformation” and Hunter Biden’s laptop. “I mean everyone said this a million times with like the news. If that was flip-flopped, if it was, you know, Trump’s kid, that would’ve been all over,’” McCusker pointed out.
“It would’ve been like, this is the fate of our democracy…blah, blah, blah,” the guest added. In conclusion, Rogan agreed, “And the media would’ve gone right along with it.”
Listen to the full episode below, and check back later for more pop culture news updates.
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Joe Rogan Accuses Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Of Using Steroids, Wants Actor To Come Clean
Joe Rogan is not the one to shy away from controversy as has made headlines in the past for some of his controversial jokes and even saying the “N-word” multiple times throughout the years. Now, Rogan again made headlines for accusing Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson of using steroids to keep up his physique at 50 years old.
The accusations came on a recent episode of his podcast while he was discussing fitness influencer Brian Johnson, also known as the Liver King, who was recently exposed for using $11k a month in steroids despite promoting a “ancestral” diet of liver and raw meats.
“There’s no way you can look like that, in your 40s,” Rogan said. “The Rock should come clean right now.”
Rogan further criticized The Rock saying that there is no way the wrestler-turned-actor can be even bigger than he was when he was in his 30s. “He should make a video in response to the Liver King video. I need to talk to you because the Rock’s been lying. There’s not a fucking chance in hell he’s clean. Not a chance in hell. As big as the Rock is, at 50? He’s so massive, and he’s so different than he was when he was 30.”
Rogan added that like the Liver King, The Rock too has a responsibility to people that are listening to him, and he should be honest about it. Rogan went on to add that he does not think there is anything wrong with taking a hormone replacement.
“There’s a responsibility you have to people who are listening to you. If you don’t want to talk about it, that’s one thing. But if you do talk about it, there’s a responsibility you have to people listening to you and I think you have to be honest about it, which is why I’m honest about it. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with taking hormone replacement.”
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Joe Rogan Accuses The Rock Of Using Steroids
Joe Rogan has never been afraid to speak his mind. The podcaster often willingly engages in controversial topics, although some of his opinions have proven to be uneducated and harmful.
On Saturday (December 3), the UFC commentator was filming an episode of his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, when he made the accusation. He was joined by Derek, the fitness educator behind his own podcast, More Plates, More Dates.
Rogan says that he doesn’t necessarily disagree with the use of steroids, but emphasized the importance of honesty. “There’s not a f*****g chance in hell he’s clean. Not a chance in hell. As big as The Rock is? At 50?” the comedian questioned.
He went on to compare the difference in physical appearance of The Rock now to 20 years ago, when he was 30. The podcaster also addressed the normalization of steroid use in Hollywood, specifically among actors who have to gain a large amount of muscles in a short amount of time for superhero movies.
The comment comes on the heels of the internet sensation Liver King being exposed for lying to his fans. The Liver King, whose real name is Brian Johnson, went viral for his hugely muscular physique. He told his millions of fans that it was a result of eating a diet consisting of raw meat, including beef brains and bull testicles. Emails leaked in which Johnson was attempting to order steroids. He has since admitted that he continues to take 0.6ml of testosterone every week.
The former WWE wrestler has yet to reply to Rogan’s comments. However, he has subtly implied in the past that maybe his physique isn’t 100 percent natural.
He did confess in the past to “trying” steroids while in college. Overall, he has largely avoided the topic since. Maybe SZA should dispute the result of her recent arm wrestle with The Rock backstage at SNL.
Be sure to check back in at HNHH for updates. Do you think it’s possible that The Rock has or does use steroids? Comment down below.
Joe Rogan threatens to leave Spotify over censorship concerns
He may be one of the highest podcast hosts in the world, but Joe Rogan is also one of the most controversial. This week, he doubled down on his right to free and uncensored speech when he told his listeners that he would rather walk away from his lucrative $200 million Spotify deal than acquiesce to censorship.
Rogan’s issues stem from the controversial comments that he has made on his popular podcast in the past, specifically with regard to hot button social issues and Covid-19 vaccination misinformation (Rogan has expressed skepticism about the vaccine and criticized vaccine requirements). Rogan’s presence on Spotify caused several high-profile artists such as Neil Young and Joni Mitchell to pull their content from the streaming platform. Earlier this year, a group of 270 doctors and scientists sent an open letter to Spotify in which they accused Rogan of peddling misinformation, calling him a ‘menace to public health.’ This led Spotify to add a disclaimer to Rogan’s podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience.
Rogan has also made many other controversial comments regarding transgender and racial issues, even using the n-word in the past, although he has expressed remorse, describing it as ‘the most regretful and shameful thing I’ve ever had to talk about publicly.’
On Tuesday, Rogan addressed his relationship with Spotify during an interview with MMA fighter Josh Barnett, saying “‘If I become something different because it grew bigger, I will quit. If it gets to a point that I can’t do it anymore, where I have to do it in some sort of weird way where I walk on eggshells and mind my p’s and q’s, f*** that!”
The conversation stemmed from Rogan’s musing that his critics would “go through every single one of his statements with a fine-tooth comb” in order to look for something to be offended about.
As of Wednesday evening, Spotify had not publicly addressed Rogan’s statements.
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Freddie Gibbs Doesn’t Think Joe Rogan Is Racist, But Says White People ‘Gotta Let Us Have’ The N-Word
The latest star to come to the defense of controversial podcaster Joe Rogan is former guest Freddie Gibbs, who actually appears on the latest episode of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast offering his take on Rogan’s recent racial slur scandal. Although Gibbs didn’t openly approve of Rogan’s comments and actions, he did give the host some grace while reminding him that he shouldn’t have said the things he said.
“You can’t say that sh*t, Joe, ’cause you pissed n****s off when you did that compilation,” Gibbs said. “It was funny as f*ck, though, I can’t even lie. But hey man, look, I don’t think you a racist, my n****a. You my n****! I f*ck with you. I never thought you was a racist. I just think you were saying some sh*t you shouldn’t have said and a lot of us n****s say stuff that we shouldn’t say sometimes. It is what it.”
One thing Gibbs was adamant about, though, was the proper context for the use of the word in question. “I want to tell white people right now: y’all just gotta let us have that,” he quipped. “Just let us have ‘n****.’ Y’all already human trafficked us over here, let us have that.”
Rogan received a massive backlash after a recent episode of his video in which he makes some (ahem) off-color remarks about Black people was followed by several old episodes in which he says “n****” were resurfaced by social media users. After being called out by Trevor Noah, Fat Joe, and others, Rogan issued a boilerplate apology, which was praised by such milquetoast cultural authorities as the hosts of The View and The Rock (who later backpedaled after realizing that class solidarity doesn’t always trump racism). Others, like Samuel L. Jackson, didn’t accept the apology at face value. Meanwhile, Rogan faced a separate, but related backlash as multiple stars pulled their music from Spotify, which hosts Rogan’s podcast, over his constant propagating of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation.
Freddie Gibbs Goes on Joe Rogan Podcast After N-Word Controversy
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