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Why Did Liver King Allegedly Threaten Joe Rogan? Exploring the History Between the Influencer and the UFC Commentator

  • Brian Johnson, known as the Liver King, was arrested on June 25, 2025, in Austin, Texas, for posting threatening messages targeting podcaster Joe Rogan.
  • Johnson posted a video on June 23 challenging Rogan to a fight and continued making threats while traveling to Austin, prompting police involvement.
  • The Liver King gained popularity for promoting an ancestral lifestyle centered on a raw meat diet and built a large social media following before admitting steroid use in 2022.
  • Austin police charged Johnson with misdemeanor terroristic threat, ordered a psychiatric evaluation, and issued a restraining order to keep him 200 yards from Rogan and his family.
  • Johnson’s arrest highlights ongoing tensions between him and Rogan, with implications for Johnson’s public image and legal restrictions that continue monthly psychiatric assessment.
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The self-proclaimed Stone Age man threatened the controversial podcaster with death. There is serious concern about his state of mind

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TMZ broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
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