Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorJoe Rogan weighed in again on the controversy over his repeated use of the N-word on his podcast — and Spotify’s removal of 70 past episodes because of “racially insensitive language” — and played the victim card.Last Friday, Spotify pulled 70 past episodes “The Joe Rogan Experience” from its platform, which the streamer said it did at the request of Rogan and his team.
That came after singer India Arie last week said she was pulling her music and podcasts off Spotify, citing Rogan’s “language around race”; she reposted a video on Instagram compiling 24 times Rogan used the N-word on his podcast, and the clip soon went viral.Rogan addressed the situation in Tuesday’s episode of his podcast. “That video had always been out there.
This is a political hit job,” Rogan said. He continued, “They’re taking all this stuff I’ve ever said that’s wrong and smushing it all together.” At the same time, Rogan said, “It’s good because it makes me address some stuff that I really wish wasn’t out there.”Previously, Rogan, in an Instagram post early Saturday, responded to the clip of him saying the N-word.
He said it was “the most regretful and shameful thing I’ve ever had to talk about publicly,” and added that he had not used the N-word in years.Following Rogan’s apology, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek sent a memo to employees saying the he was “deeply sorry” for how the controversy over the podcaster has affected them.
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