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HOUSTON, TX – MAY 15: Joe Rogan at UFC 262 on May 15, 2021, at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX. (Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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HOUSTON, TX – MAY 15: Joe Rogan at UFC 262 on May 15, 2021, at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX. (Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Joe Rogan is a star in his own right. The UFC commentator has made an astonishing career as a podcaster. He started out as a stand-up comic in the late 1980s and has been relentlessly chasing his dreams to reach a point where is a well-known celebrity across the world. The UFC commentator had a tough childhood. In an earlier episode of his popular podcast, ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’, He had opened up on having a violent and abusive father. Rogan parted his ways and carved his own path. It seems that his father and sister aren’t too happy with him despite his success.
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A video has appeared on social media where Joe Rogan‘s father and sister have alleged him of lying. In the video which runs over two minutes, Rogan‘s father has asked for an apology from him. He seemed angry at his son for calling him abusive and someone who beat up children and women.
Joe Rogan’s fans react to his family’s accusations
The father and sister duo didn’t only try to convince Joe Rogan that he was mistaken. His sister was seen as threatening of opening up a “Pandora’s Box” Rogan fans did not take these claims and accusations well. Fans looked convinced that the video was an effort to get the JRE host to help them financially. A comment read,
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Looks like they want that Spotify money
— MMABIGBETS (@mmabigbets) March 3, 2023
Another fan, who didn’t look convinced with the things said by Rogan‘s father and sister in the video, commented,
Mad that he's rich and won't give them money. https://t.co/x56YkGJhBG
— Dusty Andrews (@Fight_Expert) March 3, 2023
A fan was of the opinion that all that was happening was because of generational wealth
Ah the classic “come back into my child who i abandoned’s life now that they have generational wealth” https://t.co/8Xh3pBocO3
— Brooks Shmurda (@BrooksFoster_1) March 3, 2023
Another fan said how his respect for Rogan had grown after seeing what kind of people he escaped. The fan commented,
I have even more respect for Joe after seeing that he escaped these people and became great
— mosesmma (@betsfights) March 3, 2023
Fans had no qualms in calling the video an effort to grab some bucks
Money grab.
— lfgmmabx (these/hands) (@lfgmmabx) March 3, 2023
The video made fans feel that there was a sincere attempt to get Rogan on the back foot and get some money from him.
A comment read,
Sounds a lot like they just want a piece of his money….
— Daniel white (@rush121_) March 3, 2023
Another fan wrote,
“We don’t want money”, but threatening him. Make it make sense
— Eric (@Goatology__) March 3, 2023
The video that has irked Joe Rogan fans had several interesting comments. Rogan’s father was agitated with the 55-year-old for calling him a person who beat up children and women. His sister, while apologetic for what had happened in the past, didn’t step back from threatening him.
His sister said, “I am sorry that all this happened to you from the bottom of my heart I am sorry because you will never know what you have missed out in life I love when I see the comments they just want the money they want the money back I have a box, Pandora’s box and if I open it joe things will get really ugly but it’s not how we roll, us psychopaths from New Jersey we don’t roll that way.”
Do you think Joe Rogan should respond to the video? Should he just stay away from the controversy and carry on? What’s your take? Let us know.
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