Dwayne Johnson Makes Dramatic U-Turn On Support For Joe Rogan After Viral Compilation Of N-Word Emerges

Rogan was hit with massive backlash after old clips from his podcast made the rounds again, in which the former Fear Factor host used the N-word over 20 times.

The 54-year-old podcast host took to Instagram on Saturday to address his latest controversy in a near six-minute-long video.

In response to the viral compilation video, Rogan said: “I’m making this video to talk about the most regretful and shameful thing that I’ve ever had to talk about publicly.

“There’s a video that’s out, that’s a compilation of me saying the N-word. It’s a video that’s made of clips taken out of context of me of […] 12 years of conversations on my podcast, and it’s all smushed together and it looks f*****’ horrible, even to me.

“Now I know that to most people there’s no context where a white person is ever allowed to say that word, never mind publicly on a podcast, and I agree with that.

“Now, I haven’t said it in years, but for a long time, when I would bring that word up, like if it would come up in conversation, instead of saying ‘the N-word,’ I would just say the word.

“I thought as long as it was in context, people would understand what I was doing.”

Johnson, 49, was among the people who offered support to Rogan after The Joe Rogan Experience host responded to the ‘spreading COVID misinformation’ claims.

Responding to the UFC colour commentator’s video, he wrote: “Great stuff here brother. Perfectly articulated.

“Look forward to coming on one day and breaking out the tequila with you.”

Musicians Neil Young and Joni Mitchell are among those who have withdrawn their music from Spotify after the streaming service refused to pull Rogan’s show.

WWE legend Johnson withdrew his support for Rogan after American author Don Winslow made him aware of the