“I thought as long as it was in context, people would understand what I was doing,” Rogan said. He admitted that he would simply say the N-word instead of editing or censoring himself. “I know that to most people there is no context where a white person is ever allowed to say that word, never mind publicly on a podcast. Joe Rogan took to Instagram to apologize for what he said in the viral video, which he described as “horrible” and the “most regretful and shameful thing” he’s ever had to talk about. What happened in the viral video of Rogan? Ek said the company will make a $100 million investment in “the licensing, development and marketing of music (artists and songwriters) and audio content from historically marginalized groups.”. 
We should have clear lines around content and take action when they are crossed, but canceling voices is a slippery slope.” “And I want to make one point very clear - I do not believe that silencing Joe is the answer.“While I strongly condemn what Joe has said and I agree with his decision to remove past episodes from our platform, I realize some will want more,” Ek said, per CNBC.“I know this situation leaves many of you feeling drained, frustrated and unheard.” “Not only are some of Joe Rogan’s comments incredibly hurtful - I want you to make clear that they do not represent the values of this company,” Ek said.“There are no words I can say to adequately convey how deeply sorry I am for the way ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ controversy continues to impact each of you,” he wrote, per CNBC.
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek apologized to his employees about how this situation may have impacted them, adding that he has no plans to deplatform Rogan.
At least 70 episodes of the podcast were removed, according to The Washington Post. The controversy surrounding “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast on Spotify continues as a compilation video of the host using a racial slur has gone viral, leading Spotify to remove dozens of Rogan’s podcasts from the streaming platform.
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