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Joe Rogan left his podcast listeners in a fury after the comedian boasted about getting evaluated not once but two times for coronavirus in spite of the country’s screening lacks.
The comedian, 52, was candidly chatting with fellow funnyman Chris D’Elia on the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast today when he revealed he’s had no issue getting tests from his “young, handsome” physician.
” I have actually been checked two times currently. I got evaluated the other day and I got evaluated 2 days prior to that,” Rogan bragged.
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” I’m just going to evaluate myself every 3 or 4 days, f– k it,” the comic added.
The podcast was filmed and submitted to Rogan’s YouTube channel, where the 2 were seen sitting simply feet far from one another in what appears to be the comic’s studio.
” So I’m checking everybody. The method we’re doing this here is when individuals come in to do the podcast, test them first, keep the f– k away from them and then provide them a hug,” Rogan continued, triggering laughter from his visitor.
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D’Elia then validated the two accepted prior to their two-hour sit-down interview.
” F– k it,” D’Elia concurred. “You’re the first person I have actually hugged in a month.”
Rogan’s conversation was considered “insensitive” and “revolting” by fans who required to his social networks accounts to rip him for celebrating about his access to tests as high-profile stars, political leaders and medical employees on the front lines have actually firmly insisted there requires to be more in order to conserve lives.
” More tests wasted,” one fan criticized the host on Instagram.
” How about you men stop squandering much needed test sets and observe the quarantine like the remainder of the nation?” another knocked the stars.
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” Why are you still doing your podcast when there’s stringent rules to remain at house and social distance, do not you have any regard for the vigorous health employees busting their a– day in and day out to keep individuals from dying?” a fan composed on Instagram.
” No he does not, he has a sauna and cash,” another chimed in.
” Also squandering numerous virus tests while frontline workers and the ill can’t even get one! #survivaloftherichest,” another knocked Rogan.
Fans’ anger likewise poured over onto Twitter, where his followers continued to bash him for sounding like an “moron.”
” This is bulls– t,” one person tweeted. “There are sick individuals who need tests however can’t get them. This is whatever wrong with our country.”
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” Don’t get me incorrect. I like Joe #Rogan but is anybody else really turned off by Rogan pulling strings to get all his abundant comic buddies #CoronaVirus screening?” said another.
” @JoeRogan how about #fatteningthecurve haha,” wrote another with the hashtag #coronavirus.
Other fans were left baffled by Rogan’s capability to get his hands on not simply one test however several.
” @joerogan can u discuss why/how u got a corona infection test please,” questioned another.
” Must be good to be able to check you and your friends for Coronavirus whenever you want to I guess money does by (sic) health,” another agreed.
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Rogan has yet to publicly talk about the backlash or provide an apology.
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The comic appeared to ignore the backlash entirely as he boasted on April 16 that he and another visitor were ” rona totally free!”