Now, there’s a chance that Rogan could leave his $100 Spotify deal for another company, Rumble, which has offered him $100 million (over four years) to host his complete, uncensored catalog of episodes there instead. Rogan responded to the video, apologizing for his use of the racial slur, calling them “regretful and shameful.” But Spotify’s removal of “The Joe Rogan Experience” episodes have sparked fiery debates on social media from Rogan supporters who argue that the comedian-host is being censored. In response, Spotify yanked 113 episodes of Rogan’s podcast from the platform, according to website JRE Missing. The Joe Rogan-Spotify furor has only intensified in recent days after a video montage of Rogan repeatedly using the N-word on previous podcast episodes resurfaced and went viral. Other podcast hosts including acclaimed essayist and author Roxane Gay, and former President Donald Trumps’ niece, Mary Trump, said they were pulling their shows from the platform as well.

Bestselling author Brené Brown also announced that her Spotify-exclusive podcasts “Unlocking Us” and “Dare to Lead” would be paused in the wake of the Rogan-Spotify firestorm. This prompted other notable musicians including Joni Mitchell, Nils Lofgren, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and India.Arie (who left due to Rogan’s “language around race”) to follow Young’s lead. A couple days later, Spotify removed his music from the platform. In the following weeks, folk-rock pioneer Neil Young amplified their message when he issued a public ultimatum, demanding for Spotify to either drop the “The Joe Rogan Experience,” or say goodbye to his music discography. The coalition called for Spotify to “establish a clear and public policy to moderate misinformation on its platform” to restrict potentially harmful content about the pandemic. It all started back in late December when a small community of medical professionals, scientists, and professors posted an open letter to Spotify in response to their exclusive podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience,” which they said had been promoting baseless conspiracy theories and misinformation about COVID.

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