Popular American actor Dwayne Johnson has retracted his support for controversial podcaster Joe Rogan after videos of him using the N-word circulated over the weekend.
The former wrestling star surprised fans earlier this month when he showed his support for The Joe Rogan Experience host on Instagram when he posted a video addressing claims he spreads Covid-19 misinformation on his podcast.
Johnson commented on the video, “Great stuff here, brother. Perfectly articulated”, and told Rogan he was looking forward to “breaking out the tequila” with him.
However, he retracted his support over the weekend when videos showing Joe Rogan using the N-word on his podcast resurfaced on social media.
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Author and activist Don Winslow told the action man on Twitter that defending the host, “a guy that used and laughed about using the N word dozens of times, is a terrible use of your power.”
Johnson retweeted the message and replied, “Thank you so much for this. I hear you as well as everyone here 100% I was not aware of his N word use prior to my comments, but now I’ve become educated to his complete narrative. Learning moment for me.”
Joe Rogan, 54, garnered controversy in recent times after a December 31 podcast of The Joe Rogan Experience in which he had a chat with Dr. Robert Malone, an anti-vaccine proponent who was previously banned from Twitter over the spread of COVID misinformation.
