Joe Rogan Apologizes For Repeatedly Using The N-Word After Old Videos Resurface
05.02.2022 - 22:17
/ perezhilton.com
Joe Rogan issued an apology after videos of him using a racial slur multiple times on his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience resurfaced online.
The 54-year-old host, who is already at the center of the controversy surrounding COVID-19 misinformation on Spotify, came under fire again after artist India Arie shared clips of him saying the N-world on at least 24 occasions when explaining why she was pulling her music from the streaming platform. And now, he has addressed the latest backlash in a video posted to Instagram on Sunday.
Calling the videos the “most regretful and shameful thing I’ve ever had to talk about publicly,” Rogan insisted the compilation was just “clips taken out of context” from “12 years of conversations” on his show. He continued:
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The Fear Factor alum went on to elaborate the context of his usage of the offensive word, referencing other comedians and personalities who used the word in the past, like Red Foxx, Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, and Quentin Tarantino:
Rogan then acknowledged that he has said “a lot of f**king stupid s**t” on his podcast over the years that was “fine,” however, noted, “but not when you’re talking about race.” He also addressed another problematic video of him from “11 years ago,” in which he referred to a Black neighborhood in Philadelphia as “Planet of the Apes” to “make the story entertaining” at the time. The personality said:
Hoping his mistakes can be a “teachable moment” for others, Rogan concluded the message by apologizing:
Spotify has not responded to Rogan’s past use of the racial slur on his podcast at this time — but they did remove around 70 episodes of his podcast on