Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson throws support behind Joe Rogan amid Spotify controversy

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Spotify. Actor Dwayne Johnson, The Rock, 49, has spoken out on Instagram in favour of the star amid his recent controversy.Neil Young and Joni Mitchell are just some of the names who have withdrawn their music from Spotify in protest against the misinformation around coronavirus expressed on Joe's podcast.Prince Harry and Meghan Markle released a statement on Sunday expressing "concerns" to Spotify over the spread of "COVID misinformation".Joe addressed the controversy in a video he shared to his Instagram on Sunday evening in view of his 14.3 million followers.In response, The Rock left a message of support for the podcaster.The Rock said: "Great stuff here brother, perfectly articulated."Look forward to coming one day and breaking out the tequila with you."In the video Joe stated that he supported Spotify's move to add disclaimers on controversial episodes and would make an effort to book guests with diverse opinions.He has previously defended the "very highly credentialed, highly intelligent, very accomplished" guests Dr Peter McCullough and Dr Robert Malone.However, Joe admitted that his show had become an "out of control juggernaut that I can barely have control of".A post shared by Joe Rogan (@joerogan)He continued: "I'm just a person who sits down with people and has conversations with them."Have I got things wrong before?

Absolutely. But I try to correct things if I have done, because I am interested in telling the truth and finding out what the truth is."I am interested in having interesting conversations with people that have differing opinions.

I am not interested in only talking to people that have one perspective."Near the end of the video Joe made sure to make a vow to his audience, saying: "My pledge to.