Those included segments with right-wing figures such as Infowars' Alex Jones, Gavin McInnes and Milo Yiannopoulos and also episodes with comedians,' according to Variety. 'Previously, Spotify had pruned 43 'JRE' episodes from the catalog after the company added Rogan's show in September 2020 under a $100 million exclusive distribution pact. But it was the second big round of Rogan episode removals since Spotify signed the podcast host. The new episode removals weren't related to the COVID misinformation that led Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and others to ask for their music to be pulled from Spotify, which caused a backlash from angry fans. Entertainment figures have cited Rogan’s racist remarks, as well as his widely criticized comments about COVID-19, as reasons for ditching the streamer.Spotify on Friday removed 70 episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience from 2020 and previous years. Meanwhile, Rogan issued an apology after video showed him saying the n-word on various podcast episodes. Johnson’s tweet comes shortly after veteran rocker Neil Young and several other artists, including Arie, removed their music from Spotify because of the platform’s ongoing relationship with Rogan.

Mahalo, brother and have a great & productive weekend.Īnother celebrity who drew sharp criticism for appearing to side with Rogan is comedian Whitney Cummings, who tweeted Saturday, “Don’t look to why so many people trust Joe Rogan, look to why so few people trust the mainstream media.” Unlike Johnson, Cummings seemed to double down on her defense of stand-up comic Rogan by adding, “Comedians did not sign up to be your hero.” I was not aware of his N word use prior to my comments, but now I've become educated to his complete narrative.

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