Joe Rogan thrashes Liver King amid ongoing controversy; claims influencer appears ‘unstable’ and alleges drug use

As per legal documents obtained by TMZ recently, Joe Rogan claimed that influencer The Liver King "has a significant drug issue" and "appears to be significantly unstable and seems like he needs help" after police reached out to him about the fitness influencer's online threats against him.

In a June 26 X post centred around The Liver King, Joe Rogan wrote,

"Liver King could've had a long career as an esoteric natty health influencer. He could've changed a lot of lives. He could've been OG Sol Brah. But he got infected by the cult of virality and became a pathetic parody of himself."

YouTuber and influencer Brian Johnson, 47, or The Liver King, was busted in Austin, Texas, on June 24, after he was seen appearing on Rogan's property while talking about "picking a fight." Johnson was reportedly holding two golden firearms, as per footage he posted on social media.

The Austin Police Department detectives were notified about Johnson and his social media videos around 9:30 am on June 24, where he repeatedly talked about fighting Rogan.

Johnson had reportedly traveled to Austin to face Rogan and had even checked into the Four Seasons hotel in Austin.

When law enforcement reached out to Rogan, the podcaster claimed that he

"had never had any interaction with Johnson and considered the posts to be threatening."

"Joe Rogan, I'm calling you out" - says The Liver King

Host of The Joe Rogan Experience, Joe Rogan, had claimed that he has never had any interaction with fitness influencer, The Liver King, who preaches about living an ancestral life on his socials. While Rogan has not interacted with Brian Johnson, he has discussed bodybuilding and performance-enhancing drugs with other guests.

In a video posted to social media by The Liver King, the influencer can be seen wearing a fur headdress while challenging Rogan to a fight and saying,

"Joe Rogan, I'm calling you out, my name's Liver King. Man to man. I'm picking a fight with you. I have no training in jiu-jitsu, you're a black belt, you should dismantle me. But I'm picking a fight with you. Your rules, I'll come to you, whenever you're ready."

He challenged the podcaster to fight him "man to man" and claimed that he has "a family to fight for." In the video, he continued,

"You never come across something like this, willing to die, hoping you'll choke me out because that's a dream come true."

Johnson has over 10 million followers on his Instagram and was released from jail following his June 24 arrest. In another YouTube video, Johnson discussed his arrest and hinted at Joe Rogan, while showing off his ankle monitor, and claiming that Rogan took out a restraining order against him, preventing him from coming within 200 yards.

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