UFC champ Julianna Peña apologizes for coronavirus comments on Joe Rogan podcast: 'I'm just angry and frustrated'



Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight champion Julianna Peña apologized for comments she made about the coronavirus on a podcast with Joe Rogan.

Peña told reporters on Tuesday that she had faced some "heat" for her comments on the MMA podcast with Rogan, who is also being targeted for his politically incorrect comments.

“I took a little heat on that, as well. And what I mean to say is — once again, my words were a little bit misconstrued — I am tired, I am exhausted, we’re going on this pandemic two years, going on three years now. I just want things to go back to normal,” she told reporters.

Peña was referring to comments asserting that she had become a "conspiracy theorist" about the pandemic.

“I’m a massive conspiracy theorist on this whole thing, and I have been since the very beginning. I’m like, ‘This is just a money grab. They’re trying to kill us, and this is ridiculous,’" Peña told Rogan.

“I don’t even think it’s a conspiracy anymore with all the other stuff that’s happening, it’s just like, no, this is reality," she added.

On Tuesday she explained that she was expressing frustration for everything to go back to normal.

"I realize that they probably won’t but I didn’t mean to come across as insensitive, especially for the fact that I had COVID. Everybody that I know had COVID. I lost my aunt in Venezuela, I lost many people that were near and dear to me," she added emphatically.

“It absolutely is real. I’m just angry and frustrated and exhausted over the whole situation because I just am wanting things to go back to normal," Peña continued.

"And so if I offended anybody by my comments on COVID, please I would like to apologize" she concluded. "That was not by any means what I meant to say. I just meant to say that I’m frustrated with the way that the world is right now.”

Peña also went on to defend Rogan from his critics accusing him of spreading misinformation on the coronavirus pandemic.

"They're trying to cancel him because of what his feelings are on the whole matter. So they're trying to dig up everything that they can, they're trying to find any negative thing that they can to try to cancel him because of his original message," she said.

Here are the comments from Peña on the pandemic:

Julianna Pena Reacts to Joe Rogan Cancellation Mob “I can’t say how I really feel about anything”www.youtube.com

Spotify drops Neil Young after he forces them to choose between his music and Joe Rogan's podcast



Media streaming network Spotify began to delete songs from legendary musician Neil Young after he issued an ultimatum over Joe Rogan's podcast and what he saw as coronavirus misinformation.

Young had previously issued an open letter to his management team and his record label asking for his music to be removed unless the company censored Rogan.

“I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines – potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread by them,” he wrote. “Please act on this immediately today and keep me informed of the time schedule.”

On Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Young's music was being taken off the service, citing people familiar with the matter.

The report said Young had been in negotiations with his label, Warner Music Group's Warner Records, and Spotify, but that he would not relent from his ultimatum.

The process of deleting his music from the platform could take hours.

Rogan has been assailed by many on the left for expressing skepticism aboutthe vaccines as well as other issues including the transgender agenda. Employees at Spotify had threatened a "full scale walkout" over their objections to his politically incorrect podcasts.

Spotify entered into a deal with Rogan reportedly worth over $100 million to broadcast his podcast, which consistently ranks among most popular in the world.

“I want you to let Spotify know immediately TODAY that I want all my music off their platform,” said Young in the letter that has since been taken down from his website.

“They can have Rogan or Young," he added. "Not both.”

Spotify has chosen Rogan.

Here's more about Neil Young's ultimatum:

Neil Young Threatens To Pull Music From Spotify Over Joe Rogan’s Vaccine Commentswww.youtube.com