Spotify has also removed a number of Rogan's episodes with far-right figures including Alex Jones, Gavin McInnes, as well as former Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos, pictured above. Rogan, 54, has been under fire in recent weeks from progressives and others in favor of canceling the JRE host's $100 million deal with the world's most popular streaming service for what's been called misinformation regarding the Covid-19 vaccine.
Other episodes that were removed include those with Neal Brennan, a comedian known for creating Comedy Central series Chappelle's Show with Dave Chappelle, Shane Smith, the executive chairman of Vice Media, and Dan Savage, an author, journalist and LGBT community activist. At the time, it was very difficult to obtain tests. In one episode with D'Elia, which took place early into the coronavirus pandemic, Rogan boasted about his ability to obtain then-coveted COVID tests as angry fans called him out. Other Joe Rogan Experience episodes not available on the platform include those with Chris D'Elia - the stand-up comedian who was accused of sexual misconduct. Spotify has also removed a number of Rogan's episodes with far-right figures including Jones and McInnes, as well as former Breitbart editor Yiannopoulos. Rogan has also defended McInnes and the Proud Boys in a number of episodes which have now been removed from Spotify. Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes once appeared on Rogan's show where he argued that people who are Muslim are inbred. He called MMA fighter Fallon Fox 'a f***ing man' after she had transitioned in 2006.
Rogan's brand often rejects 'political correctness' as he slams ' cancel culture' but his comments and those from his guests have sparked accusations of transphobia and Islamophobia. Most of the pulled episodes were recorded before his recent COVID-19 controversy and involved far-right commentators - or outright conspiracy theorists - including Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos, Owen Benjamin and Canadian writer Gavin Miles McInnes. JRE Missing, a website that automatically detects deleted episodes of Rogan's podcast, has been tracking the changes. Spotify has taken down 113 episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast from its platform as of Saturday night, after Rogan issued an apology for having used racial slurs on his platform in the past.
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