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Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Christi Carras

LA unhoused advocates 'shocked and saddened' by Joe Rogan's violent remarks

LOS ANGELES — Advocates for Los Angeles' unhoused community are holding Joe Rogan accountable for encouraging violence toward homeless people on his influential podcast.

In recent interviews with Variety, advocates for homeless people criticized the latest installment of "The Joe Rogan Experience," which included a discussion about homelessness in L.A. between the host and his guest, Tom Segura.

During the episode, which began streaming July 14 on Spotify, Rogan acted surprised when comedian Segura pointed out that unhoused people's belongings are "protected property ... by law" in L.A.

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