Joe Rogan Is Now Involved In A Meghan Markle Controversy
Joe Rogan is the talk of the town — and now, he may be the talk of Buckingham Palace. After artist Neil Young pulled his music from Spotify, citing Rogan as a prime suspect in spreading COVID-19 misinformation, many across the entertainment world have made their voices heard regarding the situation. "Basic Instinct" star Sharon Stone recently commented, calling the UFC analyst an "assh*le" and said he is "risking people's lives with his idiocy," per TMZ.
Rogan recently issued a near-10-minute Instagram video discussing the pitfalls of his podcast, "The Joe Rogan Experience," and why it's deemed so controversial. "I think there's a lot of people that have a distorted perception of what I do, maybe based on sound bites or based on headlines of articles that are disparaging," said Rogan. The podcast host went on to name polarizing experts Dr. Robert Malone and Dr. Peter McCullough as his most controversial guests — who have both offered fringe takes on the pandemic, per The Washington Post and Health Feedback. Despite this, Rogan has also featured Dr. Sanjay Gupta and former Biden COVID-19 advisory board member Dr. Michael Osterholm.
He then went on to state, "I will do my best to try to balance out these more controversial viewpoints with other people's perspectives so that we can maybe find a better point of view." COVID-19, however, isn't the only subject that Rogan holds "controversial viewpoints" in. Now, those within the royal family might want to have a chat with the host after a raunchy comment of his has resurfaced and gone viral.
Joe Rogan imitated Queen Elizabeth in years-old podcast
Joe Rogan is coming under fire after a controversial comment of his regarding the royal family is now circulating. In a January 2020 episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience," the host imitated Queen Elizabeth while discussing Sussexit with former CIA agent Mike Baker. After both Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped away from royal duties, per Fox News. Rogan, with his queen impression in tow, joked, "It's that little American hussy [Harry's] hooked up with. She's going to turn him into a Kardashian," per the Daily Mail. "That little American hussy has ruined my prince."
Harry and Meghan, who inked a long-term deal with Spotify in 2020, recently expressed concerns over "The Joe Rogan Experience" amidst the host's COVID-19 controversy. In a statement, an Archewell spokesperson stated, "Hundreds of millions of people are affected by the serious harms of rampant mis- and disinformation every day." The statement further read, "Last April, [Harry and Meghan] began expressing concerns to our partners at Spotify about the all too real consequences of COVID-19 misinformation on its platform. We have continued to express our concerns to Spotify to ensure changes to its platform are made to help address this public health crisis."
Of course, it wouldn't be a story about Meghan without ardent critic Piers Morgan chiming in. "If anyone knows about 'spreading disinformation', it's these two disingenuous clowns & their sycophantic media lickspittle," Morgan tweeted following Harry and Meghan's statement.