“It looks f*cking horrible. Even to me,” Rogan said. “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. And I agree with that now, I haven’t said it in years.”

In a video on Monday, Rogan denied spreading COVID-19 misinformation.

“I’m not trying to promote misinformation. I’m not trying to be controversial,” Rogan stated in his Monday Instagram video. “I’ve never tried to do anything with this podcast other than just talk to people and have interesting conversations.”