“There’s Death Threats…” – ‘Terrible’ Joe Rogan Reality Made Public by UFC Legend After Learning About His ‘Sophomore’ Stuggles
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Joe Rogan is ever present when it comes to MMA. The UFC color commentator’s podcast- The Joe Rogan Experience covers everything under the sun. You name it and JRE, in all probability, will have a segment on it.
But the podcast has not kept its distance from the controversies. Joe Rogan got caught in such a controversy earlier this year.
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JRE podcast’s episode #1757 with virologist Dr. Robert Malone was boycotted for spreading alleged false information as the guest put forth many controversial takes. One such claim included the efficacy of the vaccines. These claims didn’t sit well with several listeners.
What Chael Sonnen said about Joe Rogan
The UFC legend Chael Sonnen in his latest YT video came in support of Joe Rogan. While the basic theme of the video was to talk about his own childhood bully, who he dealt with during his ‘sophomore’ years, Sonnen also touched upon the Rogan-Spotify controversy.
He said, “I remember when Joe went through that scam they were pulling. That terrible thing that they tried to do to Joe. But I do remember when they did that.”
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45-year-old described the possible repercussions of the situation. He continued and added, “Anybody else had been in Joe’s spot, there were threats. ‘I’m gonna kick your b*tt’. You know you hear things like this. There’s death threats from some really cowardly guy on the internet but this is very constant.”
However, the submission-grappler felt a sense of relief when nothing of such sort happened to the UFC commentator.
He lastly commented, “Nobody said that to Joe. No, they said a lot of things to Joe. They didn’t say when I see you, we’re going to fight.”
He reiterated and concluded, “It’s one of those things where he’s a tough night out.”
What was the controversy about
Several listeners labeled JRE episode #1757 as propagating false information. Over 200 scientists and medical professionals demanded to Spotify to take the episode down.
Many Spotify artists threatened to delete their content off the platform. Among them, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell were two prominent celebrities.
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Not to mention that Spotify had reportedly paid $200 million for the exclusive rights of the JRE podcast in 2020. In view of this deal, third parties can’t upload full JRE episodes on their platforms. The podcast has remained a staple source of revenue since.
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