Joe Rogan 'refused' podcast guest who begged to be on show after was 'caught lying through his teeth'

Joe Rogan once 'refused' a guest to appear on his podcast after he was 'caught lying through his teeth'.

Rogan has been joined by several big-name celebrities and high-profile figures in the world of culture and politics on his hugely popular podcast.

But the UFC commentator opted against having the Liver King - whose real name is Brian Johnson - on his show.

In 2022, Johnson confessed to using steroids while claiming his online persona was an 'experiment'.

After previously stating that his unconventional diet of eating raw foods while avoiding everything processed was the secret to his shredded physique, leaked emails showed that he had been taking unnatural products in order to maintain his bulky muscles.

He said: "I’m here now to set the record straight. Yes, I’ve done steroids, and yes, I’m on steroids, monitored and managed by a trained hormone clinician. Liver King, the public figure, was an experiment to spread the message.”

Liver King has tried to get on Joe Rogan's podcast but to no avail. Image: Getty

Rogan claimed that Johnson's regime and lifestyle was all a 'gimmick', accusing him of putting not-so-natural products in his body.

Discussing the Liver King, Rogan said: "There is no way you can look like that, in your 40's... he's preposterously jacked. Now that we know he is full of sh*t... we are talking about the Liver King, by the way.

"If you don't know who the Liver King is, he's a guy who walks around everywhere with no shirt on. I've seen him in Vegas with no shirt on. Big bushy beard. He is super jacked.

"He was telling people that he gets that away by sunning his balls... he literally lays down with his a*****e staring at the sun and eats raw liver and just lifts like a maniac, and that's how he's so jacked. It's preposterous."

Fitness educator and entrepreneur Derek, the creator of the More Plates, More Dates podcast, also hit out Johnson, accusing him of 'lying through his teeth' as they discussed the Liver King.

"There's too many polar extremes to have just have a unique marketing spin that was highly viral, in my opinion. Most people could see through it but at the same time, lots of big names even reached out to me after that video came out. This guy, literally to my face, would say, 'I am natural'," he said.

"A lot of people will take a guy's word when it's a private conversation and when he's straight up telling you in person...he was just lying through his teeth seemingly."

Rogan then recalled bumping into Johnson at one of his comedy shows in Las Vegas and a Canelo Alvarez fight.

“He was front row at one of my shows in Vegas at the MGM," he said. "Then I saw him again at the [Saul] Canelo [Alvarez] fight. He was trying real hard to get on the podcast and he’s been trying really hard to get on now.

"He contacted a few friends of mine and some of them, like Bert Kreischer, had him on their show. For what? Say that [apology] more? Like come on, this is dumb, man. This is a f**king - you ran a con game, and you got busted.

"It’s unfortunate that you feel terrible, I’m sorry you feel bad cause that’s just what happens when you get caught lying. But you didn’t have to lie.”