Viral sensation, the 'Liver King’, has been arrested after threatening Joe Rogan on social media. Amassing six million followers by promoting his 'ancestral lifestyle', Liver King has made a name for himself with his imposing physique and diet that's heavy in raw meat.
Notably, his name comes from the fact that he eats a pound of raw liver...every day.
While some were already familiar with Liver King due to his social media presence and controversies surrounding steroids, the 47-year-old was thrust into the limelight by Netflix's Untold: The Liver King.
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Some praised the documentary as the next Tiger King, while others called it out for promoting Johnson's potentially 'dangerous' lifestyle and giving him a platform to share his controversial views. Keen to extend his 15 minutes of fame, Liver King has now gained attention for throwing the gauntlet down at Joe Rogan's feet.
Unlike Mike Tyson and Jake Paul duking it out in the ring, it seems Liver King's challenge has caused a stir among authorities.
While Rogan is an outspoken UFC commentator and has now moved into the realms of politics with his chart-topping The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Liver King's bizarre rant has seemingly come out of nowhere.
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In a charged video, Liver King rants: "Joe Rogan, I’m calling you out, my name’s Liver King. Man to man, I’m picking a fight with you.
“I have no training in Jiu-jitsu; you’re a black belt, you should dismantle me. But I’m picking a fight with you. Your rules, I’ll come to you whenever you’re ready.”
More videos on the account show the moments before Liver King is arrested at Austin's Four Seasons Hotel, with Johnson sporting a tactical vest as he paces around while talking about fighting Rogan and going to prison.
After contacting Rogan, who confirmed he'd never had any interaction with Johnson, a police statement explained why the latter was arrested: "Based on this information, detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Johnson on a charge of Terroristic Threat."
There's also footage of Liver King being patted down by an officer while in handcuffs, then being led into an unmarked police car. Records show that Brian Johnson was booked in Austin, Texas, although he was later released.
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After his brief incarceration, Johnson has returned to social media and vows the videos won't stop. Even though he doesn't directly name Rogan, he does reference his Comedy Mothership show, then speaks about "somebody whose name rhymes with Rogan" or even "Seth Rogen."
He's now fitted with an ankle monitor and has a 200-yard restraining order against him from Rogan.
Rounding off his rant, an enraged Liver King says: "Some guy thought if you just put him in jail, have the Violent Crimes Division come arrest him for a terroristic threat, the whole time that terroristic threat you thought was a bomb or something, inside that box, it’s actually a present for you and your Mothership colleagues.
"But I don’t want to give any details, nor any names. That’s how you get ready for a fight. And you thought the videos would stop. But they will never stop … you’ve got an infinite amount of venom, and then we’ll hug and unite … at some point you have to capitulate something. Real tension, real fight."