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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Nardine Saad

Jon Stewart calls 'overreaction' to Spotify's Joe Rogan debacle 'a mistake'

Comedian Jon Stewart is siding with controversial commentator Joe Rogan and thinks that artists pulling their music from Spotify to protest Rogan's podcast is "an overreaction" and "a mistake."

"Don't leave. Don't abandon. Don't censor," the former late-night host said on his Apple TV+ podcast "The Problem With Jon Stewart," instead calling on critics to "engage."

The former "Daily Show" host was asked by his co-hosts to weigh in on the debacle, which has ensnared Spotify and Rogan over the past week and has prompted public statements and apologies from both.

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