Hollywood star reveals details of 'mysterious' contract Joe Rogan makes all of his podcast guests sign to appear on show

A major Hollywood star once revealed the details Joe Rogan makes all guests on his popular podcast sign up to before they appear on it.

Rogan has hosted the Joe Rogan Experience since 2009 and it has grown to become one of the most popular podcasts on the planet.

There have been more than 2,200 episodes recorded since it started and the podcast has a 10-year deal with Spotify worth an estimated $250m, having had a vast array of guests appear over the years.

The 57-year-old is one of the most recognisable faces and voices in the UFC as a colour commentator for the MMA company.

Guests over the years have included current US President Donald Trump, Mike Tyson, and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, to name but a few.

But no matter how profile the guests have been, they still have to sign a particular contract which has one key term in it, a Hollywood actor has claimed.

Actor and narrator Russell Crowe - who has appeared in films such as Gladiator and American Gangster - appeared on the podcast in August 2024.

And he detailed how his experience went of going on Rogan's podcast in an interview with a New Zealand radio station called Nova 96.9 on the Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie show.

Joe Rogan. (Image: Getty)

During the interview, Crowe gave details of a text conversation with Rogan in the days prior to his appearance on the podcast.

The product of this was a contract was signed once Crowe arrived at where the episode was being recorded, and it outlined how the podcast does not end until Rogan is finished talking.

Crowe said: "He goes, 'We'll chat for about three hours'.

"And I'm like, 'Three hours? No you won't'. That's kind of ridiculous. And then you get in there, and that what he fully intends.

"But once you're there, you have to sign a thing that you're not going to leave until the chat is over."

Due to the content of Rogan's podcast and it usually being to the point and hard hitting at times, the contract would likely mitigate against a guest choosing to leave early if they did not like the line of questioning or if there were any heated disagreements.

The rule is enforced to such lengths that the UFC commentator once decided not to broadcast an episode at all after he raised concerns about its content.

Architectural designer Randall Carlson claimed that Rogan filmed an episode featuring himself and controversial inventor Malcolm Bendall.

The main point of discussion surrounded Bendall's alleged creation of a controversial plasma technology system - an episode which never aired following heated debates between Rogan and Bendall, according to Carlson.