Joe Rogan has addressed his appearance in the Epstein files while lashing out at previous guest on his podcast that once tried to introduce him to the notorious pedophile.
Throughout the 16 years that he has hosted 'The Joe Rogan Experience', UFC commentator Rogan has welcomed thousands of guests onto the podcast.
Naturally, some of these guests have been much more controversial than others, with Rogan speaking to the likes of Alex Jones and other notable conspiracy theorists.
On several occasions, Rogan has later spoken out against a former guest, admitting in some cases that he wishes he either had not had the guest on or that he had challenged them more.
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However, in his latest episode he explained that perhaps the most annoyed he was at a guest was when they tried to convince him to join them in a meeting with Epstein in 2017.
In recent weeks, various waves of the Epstein files have been released to the public, raising questions about the involvement of several public figures in the crimes related to the disgraced financier.
Among those mentioned in the files was Rogan, but in this case it was for the complete opposite reasons as others with declassified emails shoing that the UFC legend had turned down requests to meet with Epstein or to go to his infamous island.
“I’m in the files for not going because Jeffrey Epstein was trying to meet with me,” Rogan told actress Cheryl Hines on episode #2451 of The Joe Rogan Experience.
Hines replied by asking Rogan if he was “glad” he never met with Epstein.
“Yeah, but I never would’ve went anyway,” claimed the UFC commentator.
“It’s like, it’s not even a possibility that I would’ve ever went, especially after I Googled him.”
The file that Rogan is referring to involved an email between Canadian theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss, who appeared in a previous episode of the podcast, and Epstein.
In the September 25, 2017, email, Krauss told Epstein he would reach out to Rogan — or “at least his producers” — to try to set up a meeting between the pair.
However, days later he replied revealing that the podcast host had declined, claiming that Rogan was more “timid that I would have thought."
Addressing the exchange, Rogan said on the podcast: "I was like, what the f*** are you talking about? This was like 2017. One of my guests was trying to get me to meet him. I was like, ‘B****, are you high?’”
Despite clearly referencing the emails between Klauss and Epstein, Rogan never directly named the physicist during in the podcast with Hines.
He later added that only people that were “interested in sucking up to the rich and powerful” accepted invited to become a part of Epstein's circle.
Ben McCrum