Already embroiled in one controversy, Joe Rogan regrets that he’s at the center of another.
Rogan, the popular longtime UFC commentator and podcast host, issued an apology early Saturday morning after a video surfaced of him using the N-word repeatedly through the years while on the air. The video was posted Friday on social media by Grammy Award-winning R&B singer India Arie, who explained why she added her name to a growing list of music artists who have asked Spotify to remove their music from the platform, which also exclusively streams “The Joe Rogan Experience.”
Arie said she empathizes with artists who want their music pulled from Spotify because of Rogan’s podcast spreading COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, but she also felt compelled to call attention to Rogan freely using the N-word in years’ past.
