5 of Joe Rogan's most controversial statements of all time

#2 Joe Rogan's use of the n-word

@oldmanebro Joe Rogan calls black people apes pic.twitter.com/FERH0PuDWb

— Post Capitalism Malone (black kropotkin) (@remibookchin) February 14, 2019

In one episode of 'The Joe Rogan Experience', Joe Rogan narrated a story of him going to watch the 'Planet of the Apes' movie in a black neighborhood.

"“So I look on the iPhone app and it says, okay, take me to this one [theater] and the guy goes ‘Okay.’ I go ‘Is that in a good neighborhood?’ He says ‘Yeah yeah yeah.’ The guy barely speaks English. He takes us there, we get out and we’re giggling, ‘Oh we’re going to see ‘Planet of the Apes.’ We walk into Planet of the Ape. We walked into Africa, dude. We walked in the door and there was no white people,” said Joe Rogan.

The 52-year-old came under fire as many people labeled him a 'racist' for his comments. Unfortunately, this was not the only instance of Rogan being accused of racism.

In 2020, American politician Bernie Sanders made an appearance on his podcast. After their conversation, Rogan gave his endorsement to Sanders, saying he would vote for the 80-year-old in the primaries.

"I think I'll probably vote for Bernie...I believe in him...I like him a lot...He's been insanely consistent his entire life. He's basically been saying the same thing, been for the same thing his whole life. And that in and of itself is a very powerful structure to operate from," said Joe Rogan.

“I think I'll probably vote for Bernie... He’s been insanely consistent his entire life. He’s basically been saying the same thing, been for the same thing his whole life. And that in and of itself is a very powerful structure to operate from.” -Joe Rogan pic.twitter.com/fuQP0KwGGI

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) January 23, 2020

This did not sit well with many of Sanders' followers, who asked the 2020 presidential candidate not to associate himself with Rogan, who has a long history of passing controversial remarks.

During that time, a compilation video also surfaced online that had the podcast-host saying the n-word in different episodes of 'The Joe Rogan Experience'.

Bernie Sanders just recently received Joe Rogan’s endorsement. Here’s the former Fear Factor host using the N WORD on multiple occasions. pic.twitter.com/KLpBATEBgh

— greg (@mistergeezy) January 24, 2020

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#1 Joe Rogan takes ivermectin to treat himself for COVID-19

Joe Rogan recently uploaded a video to his Instagram account stating that he had tested positive for COVID-19. At one point in the video, the UFC commentator said that he was using ivermectin, a medicine used to treat heartworms in horses, as part of his treatment for the virus.

This became the reason for another controversy, as many people started accusing Rogan of spreading misinformation regarding COVID-19 treatment.

Rogan later appeared on his podcast to clear the air and explain why he took the medicine.

"Well I had this guy on, Dr. Pierre Kory...he's from Frontline Covid Critical Care Workers. He's a well-established doctor. Treated thousands of people with Covid. Early on in the pandemic, they found some good efficacy with ivermectin... He's not the only doctor that told me to take it. Multiple doctors told me to take it," said Joe Rogan.