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- 0:18[SPEAKER_00]: Joe Rogan recently apologized after a dumb memory moment concerning the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, as reported by radaronline.com.
- 0:27[SPEAKER_00]: During a conversation on his podcast, the Joe Rogan experience, Rogan mentioned that he was in Utah hunting elk when he learned of Kirk shooting death on September 10, 2025.
- 0:37[SPEAKER_00]: He expressed confusion about why he was receiving messages asking for comments, admitting, I literally didn't know what was going on.
- 0:44[SPEAKER_00]: However, fans pointed out inconsistencies in his account.
- 0:48[SPEAKER_00]: One listener posted a clip of Rogan's live reaction to Kirk's death, where he stated, so this just happened, we just found out that Charlie Kirk got shot.
- 0:56[SPEAKER_00]: This prompted criticism on social media, with one user remarking, what a weird thing to lie about.
- 1:02[SPEAKER_00]: In response to the backlash, Rogan tweeted, honestly I just remembered it wrong, adding that he was elk hunting while another comedian, Jimmy Kimmel, was facing criticism for his comments about the assassinations political fallout.
- 1:14[SPEAKER_00]: I would never lie about that.
- 1:16[SPEAKER_00]: I just had a dumb memory moment, he clarified.
- 1:19[SPEAKER_00]: Critics were perplexed, questioning how Rogan could forget such a significant event.
- 1:23[SPEAKER_00]: Comments range from disbelief that one could forget national news to concerns about his memory.
- 1:28[SPEAKER_00]: One person stated, I want to believe this, but it is one of those events.
- 1:32[SPEAKER_00]: But you remember exactly where you were.
- 1:34[SPEAKER_00]: On the day of Kirk's assassination, Rogan and former actor Charlie Sheen were recording when his producer broke the news.
- 1:41[SPEAKER_00]: This just happened.
- 1:43[SPEAKER_00]: We just found out that Charlie Kirk got shot, Rogan said, visibly shocked.
- 1:47[SPEAKER_00]: Sheen reacted by condemning the violence, suggesting Kirk was targeted for having a different opinion.
- 1:52[SPEAKER_00]: He didn't deserve that, she added.
- 1:54[SPEAKER_00]: This incident highlights the challenges faced by public figures in recalling critical events accurately, especially when their audience is closely following their commentary.
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