Liver King Arrested in Texas After Threatening Joe Rogan
On Tuesday, Austin police arrested social media fitness influencer Brian Johnson, known as the “Liver King,” after he posted threatening messages directed at podcaster Joe Rogan on Instagram. The police became involved after learning Johnson was traveling to Austin, where Rogan resides, and had issued multiple challenges to fight Rogan. Rogan, who confirmed he had never interacted with Johnson, considered the posts threatening. Johnson was subsequently apprehended at a hotel and charged with a class B misdemeanor of terroristic threat.
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