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Joe Rogan apologizes for repeated use of ‘n-word’ on podcast; Spotify pulls 70 episodes

Joe Rogan is once again under major scrutiny over the content of his Joe Rogan Experience episodes.

The UFC commentator, comedian, and controversial podcast host issued an apology video on Instagram after singer/songwriter India Arie announced she would be pulling her music and podcasts from Spotify because of Rogan’s presence on the platform. Unlike Joni Mitchell and Neil Young, both of whom removed their content from Spotify in protest of Rogan’s misinformation on the COVID-19 pandemic, Arie cited Rogan’s multiple utterances of the n-word on his podcast.

“He shouldn’t even be uttering the word,” Arie said.