In a recent turn of events, India Arie shared with Don Lemon on Monday that she thought Joe Rogan did a ‘fine job’ with his apology for using the N-Word on his podcast.
According to Insider India Arie announced that she decided to pull her music and podcast from Spotify’s site following Neil Young.
In January, Young and singer Joni Mitchell said they wanted their music removed over COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, and cited Rogan as a proponent of disseminating false information.
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“I believe in freedom of speech. However, I find Joe Rogan problematic for reasons other than his Covid interviews,” Arie, 46, wrote. “For me, it’s also his language around race.”
On Thursday, the Grammy Award winner returned to Instagram to further clarify her statement by sharing more than 20 clips of Rogan saying the N-word on his Spotify podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience.”
One clip appeared to show Rogan comparing Black neighborhoods to “Planet of the Apes.”
“He shouldn’t even be uttering the word,” Arie said in another Instagram clip. “Don’t even say it, under any context. Don’t say it.
That’s where I stand. I have always stood there.”
Joe Rogan Has since apologized, and India was clear she has not forgiven him but thought he “did a fine job”.
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Social media isn’t too happy about India’s softened stance on Joe Rogan, many accusing her of ‘flipping’ and getting paid off.
She got flipped quick
??♂️India Arie: ‘I don’t think Joe Rogan is racist’ https://t.co/BVE6fTBf7s
— Tariq Nasheed ?? (@tariqnasheed) February 8, 2022
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Boy I tell you, these kneegrow celebrities, you can’t trust them as far as you can throw them. And of course she said this on Don Lemonade’s show. @tariqnasheed @TaureanReign @BLKLiberation84 https://t.co/yknoGdzS27
— Tr1ll Texas (@TexasFBA4Ever) February 8, 2022
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I was never going to boycott Spotify bc of that mf but not India Arie telling her fans to boycott and then saying she accepts the apology.. baby no
— BEEN HIMMA ?? (@krissythedutch) February 8, 2022
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TL out to a late lunch? I remember my hair stylist telling me how she met India Arie and how rude and entitled she was back then…I never paid much attention to her after that. But the ability to flip flop all over a situation SHE brought to light is phenomenal.
— ImmaKeepItABettyWitU ??????♀️✊?? (@_NinJaNae_) February 8, 2022
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