Dwayne Johnson, who previously defended Rogan, has waded into the debate after a number of stars pulled their content from Spotify due to concerns with the site hosting the Joe Rogan Experience.
The row began with Neil Young and Joni Mitchell demanding Spotify remove their music from the site in protest overSince then, other public figures have removed their content from the streaming site, including Grammy winner India Arie., insisting he is ‘interested in telling the truth’, and Johnson commented under his apology video saying: ‘Great stuff here, brother. Perfectly articulated.
India Arie shared the compilation as she explained why she would be removing her content from Spotify Johnson’s initial defence of Rogan divided fans, and on Saturday author Don Winslow publicly shared the compilation with Johnson on Twitter, asking: ‘Have you actually listened to this man’s many racist statements about Black people?’
Winslow appealed to Johnson: ‘You’re a hero to many people and using your platform to defend Joe Rogan, a guy that used and laughed about using the N word dozens of times, is a terrible use of your power’‘I hear you as well as everyone here 100% I was not aware of his N word use prior to my comments, but now I’ve become educated to his complete narrative. Learning moment for me.’I was not aware of his N word use prior to my comments, but now I’ve become educated to his complete narrative.
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