


These controversies have led to an outcry from Spotify users for the platform to cut ties with Rogan, a sentiment with which I agree. Rogan removed 70 episodes from his catalog for this reason.

Recently, Joe Rogan has been in the news for multiple reasons pertaining to his podcast: fostering COVID misinformation, inviting climate change deniers onto his show, and most recently regarding past instances when he used racial slurs in his episodes, usually referring to something someone else said. Now, what if I told you this celebrity was Joe Rogan, the self-proclaimed everyday dude who’s “just asking questions” on his podcast amassing over 11 million listeners per episode? Escaping the high taxes of the top tax bracket in California by buying a multi-million dollar mansion in Texas is something everyone can do, right? Maybe this mystery person is a famous movie star or a pop artist at their peak popularity, but either way, they just wanted to escape to the tax haven of Texas. A celebrity buys a sleek, modern mansion in Texas for $14.4 million after settling a $200 million exclusivity deal with a company.
