Whitney Cummings is challenged for her support of embattled Joe Rogan after saying 'comedians did not sign up to be your hero'
Actress/comic, 39, defended Rogan, 54, amid his ongoing career crisis over his past use of racial slurs and platforming of COVID-19 misinformation.
She said that a comedian's job is 'to be irreverent and dangerous' and 'to question authority'. Her remarks sparked a number of retorts on social media, some pointing out Rogan's controversial talk of the pandemic. Others remarked that the politics of the industry was behind Cummings' defense of Rogan
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