Joe Rogan speaks out on the reason he was named in Epstein files

Another famous face has been linked to Jeffrey Epstein, with Joe Rogan speaking out after his name appeared in the latest release of the controversial Epstein files. With continued pressure on the Trump administration and the president himself, the Department of Justice has continued to release the Epstein files – albeit with huge portions still redacted.

With complaints from the general public and lawmakers alike, certain politicians have been given access to the unredacted files, leading to claims that Donald Trump is named 'over a million times'.

The POTUS isn't alone in being named in the Epstein files, with plenty of discourse surrounding former President Bill Clinton's repeated inclusion in a December 2025 release.

Photographs have also shown everyone from Michael Jackson to Diana Ross pictured alongside the child sex offender, serial rapist, and human trafficker, although it's important to note this isn't an implication of wrongdoing.

Other major names from the world of tech have been forced to answer questions over the slow trickle of files, with Elon Musk recently speaking out, and Bill Gates about allegations he caught an STD from 'Russian girls'.

As well as previously explaining why he didn't buy the Little St. James island, and mocking President Donald Trump for his handling of the Epstein files, Joe Rogan has returned to the subject of Jeffrey Epstein.

In a new email, Joe Rogan's name appears during an exchange between Epstein and physicist Lawrence Krauss. Coming just six months after Krauss appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Epstein's email says: "I saw you did the Joe =ogan [sp] show, can you introduce me, I think hes =unny [sp]."

Krauss replied one day later, adding: "Things are hectic.. sorry for not getting back to you =arlier [sp].. Sorry to hear about the upheavals, but I know that you take =hese [sp] things in stride. I will reach out to Rogan. I think I =ave [sp] his email, or at least his producers email. He lives and =orks [sp] in LA.”

Tackling things head-on, Rogan debunked the idea he's ever been in touch with Epstein to guest Cheryl Hines. Speaking on The Joe Rogan Experience, the host reiterated: "I’m in the files for not going, because Jeffrey Epstein was trying to meet me...And I was like, 'What?'"

When Hines asked whether Rogan was glad that they didn't meet, he said that it wasn't even a 'possibility' that he would've gone to the infamous island, with a simple Google search putting him off.

As for the suggestion from Krauss that the two could connect, Rogan maintained: "I was like, 'What the f**k are you talking about?' This was like 2017. One of my guests was trying to get me to meet him. I was like, 'B*tch, are you high?!'"

Giving his own thoughts on why someone would want to meet with Epstein, Rogan mused: "Some people get intoxicated by being in a circle of rich and powerful people, even if they don't even have any ambitions of being one of those people. They just want to be around them."

Forbes points to further controversy involving Rogan, especially due to a conversation between the podcast host and former Trump speech writer Mike Benz. The pair were accused of making 'excuses' when Benz said many of Epstein’s victims were “very young” or “barely legal, so to speak," instead of minors. When Benz said Epstein “became an important person to know in the network," Rogan said that he "brought in a lot of intellectuals, stimulating conversations, scientists, all these very interesting people,” while concluding, "That was the draw.”

Still, Rogan is adamant that he had no interactions with Epstein.