Joe Rogan
"You knew that offending Black people would get a laugh out of those white friends that you were with."
The rock legend delivers some advice for employees as the company doubles down on defending podcaster Joe Rogan.
In a memo to Spotify staff, CEO Daniel Ek apologized for the way the podcast controversy "continues to impact each of you."
Dwayne Johnson said he had a "learning moment" when he was brought up to speed on the video compilation of Rogan's comments.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Old episodes are vanishing and Spotify hasn't said a word.
The Spotify podcaster apologized for using the slur after India.Arie posted the video to illustrate why she's pulling her music from the platform.
Daniel Ek confessed that achieving the streaming service's ambitions means having content "that many of us may not be proud to be associated with."
"Spotify should get rid of Joe Rogan's show not just because he spreads COVID disinformation but because he is a racist," she said.
"Spotify's support of Joe Rogan's podcast has felt like a slap in the face," the creators of "Science Vs" wrote in an email to the streaming service's CEO.
Dwayne Johnson called Rogan’s video in response to his Spotify controversy “great stuff.”