A social media influencer known as Liver King was taken into custody Tuesday evening by Texas authorities after they said threats were made against podcaster Joe Rogan on social media.
– A social media influencer known as “ Liver King ” was taken into custody Tuesday evening by Texas authorities after they said threats were made against podcaster Joe Rogan on social media. The Austin Police Department said they arrested 47-year-old Brian Johnson , known on social media as Liver King , around 6 p.
m. after they said he posted a In a statement, Austin police said Johnson made a threat against Rogan, known for his podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience,” in a video posted on his Instagram Monday, June 23. “Joe Rogan, I’m calling you out. My name’s Liver King,” Johnson said in the video. “Man to man, I’m picking a fight with you. I have no training in jiu-jitsu. You’re a black belt. You should dismantle me. But I’m picking a fight with you. Your rules. I’ll come to you, whenever you’re ready.”While making the statement in the video, Johnson is seen wearing a wolfskin hat and holding what appear to be golden weapons. In another video posted a day later, Johnson is seen doubling down on his statements against Rogan while performing a coffee enema. “Oh what week is it? It’s the week that we roast Joe Rogan,” he says while holding what he called his “enema bucket” filled with coffee. Austin police said their detectives “contacted Mr. Rogan, who stated he had never had any interaction with Johnson and considered the posts to be threatening.” In a video posted Tuesday to Johnson’s Instagram, he can be seen being placed into handcuffs by police before he’s settled into the back of a police cruiser.Police said Johnson faces a charge of making a terroristic threat, which is a class B misdemeanor. Officials in Texas said the social media influencer known as"Liver King" was arrested following threatening statements made towards podcaster Joe Rogan.Johnson garnered millions of followers on social media as a health influencer who claimed his muscular physique was attained through nine special tenets, as well as eating raw meat. The influencer faced major backlash at the end of 2022 when he admitted to his followers he had lied about steroid use to build his physique.Parents of decapitated baby awarded $2.2 million against doctor after autopsy photos posted onlinePensacola Beach woman charged in fatal motorcycle crash, FHP says Mobile FBI confirms 37 arrested following immigration raid at new Gulf Shores High School construction siteArizona man finds hundreds of tracks predating dinosaurs on his property
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