Joe Rogan blasted a former podcast visitor who tried introducing him to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
Lawrence Krauss, a physicist who had been a visitor on Rogan’s present up to now, despatched an e mail to Epstein in 2017 providing to attach him to Rogan.
The e-mail from Epstein to Krauss, which was launched by the Division of Justice within the Epstein recordsdata drop, stated, “I noticed you probably did the Joe =ogan [sic] present, are you able to introduce me, I feel hes =unny [sic].”
Krauss replied, saying he would attain out to Rogan.
Days later, one other e mail was despatched wherein Krauss revealed Rogan had questions on Epstein. Krauss assured the convicted felon he had stated “good issues,” however stated he’d not heard again from Epstein.
Rogan had Cheryl Hines on his podcast and insisted he “would have by no means went” to fulfill the alleged pedophile.
He famous it is “not even a risk that I’d’ve went, particularly after I Googled him.”
“I used to be like, what the f— are you speaking about?” he added. “This was like 2017. One among my friends was making an attempt to get me to fulfill him. I used to be like, ‘b—- are you excessive?'”
Rogan additionally defined he would don’t have any motive to fulfill Epstein except he was the kind of particular person “who’s sucking as much as the wealthy and highly effective,” insisting some are “intoxicated” by being round influential individuals.
Rogan has been a vocal critic of the way in which wherein Donald Trump’s administration has dealt with the Epstein recordsdata debacle.
In January, he insisted the Trump administration’s controversial ICE exercise in Minnesota was being carried out to distract from the Epstein recordsdata, noting the “complete factor is bizarre.”
He additionally criticized Trump’s wavering on the recordsdata being a “hoax” after which out of the blue them coming to mild in a November 2025 episode of his podcast.
“I heard there’s no recordsdata, I heard it’s a hoax. After which unexpectedly, he’s going to launch the recordsdata. Effectively, I believed there was no recordsdata,” he shared on the time.
In July 2025, Rogan additionally declared the Trump administration was “making an attempt to gaslight” individuals over the recordsdata.
Rogan has been taking some warmth for latest feedback he made in a latest interview concerning Epstein.
In a dialog with former State Division worker Mike Benz, Rogan claimed Epstein “introduced in a whole lot of intellectuals, stimulating conversations, scientists, all these very fascinating individuals,” which “was the draw” of him.
Benz equally acknowledged Epstein “turned an necessary particular person to know within the community” resulting from the truth that he hosted the “coolest events on a personal island with the most popular women.”
“Principally, each male has a need for engaging ladies. Not saying underage, clearly,” Benz added.
Reddit customers went at Rogan over the feedback for what they deemed as him “defending” Epstein.
“Guys, it’s okay to visitors grownup ladies, if it’s for a extremely cool get together,” one particular person claimed.
“That is by far the bottom Joe has ever gone,” one other added.