Raw meat-eating fitness star arrested after bizarre challenge to Joe Rogan

A fittingness influencer who roseate to fame for his bizarre eating habits was arrested Tuesday aft allegedly posting threatening messages aimed astatine podcaster Joe Rogan successful a multi-video Instagram rant, according to authorities. 

Brian Johnson, a fashionable societal media fittingness influencer known arsenic "Liver King," was taken into custody by the Austin Police Department successful a melodramatic caught-on-camera apprehension posted to his ain Instagram page, constabulary said. 

Detectives were notified of a bid of alleged online threats made by Johnson against Rogan, and subsequently learned Johnson was traveling to Rogan’s hometown of Austin portion continuing to marque the alleged threatening statements, according to authorities. 

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Brian Thompson, who is known arsenic "Liver King" connected societal media, is charged with allegedly making terroristic threats aft helium posted a video to Instagram challenging podcaster Joe Rogan to a fight. (Austin Police Department )

In 1 of the videos, a shirtless Johnson tin beryllium seen holding what appears to beryllium 2 aureate firearms portion seemingly challenging Rogan to a fight. 

"Joe Rogan, I’m calling you out," Johnson said successful an Instagram video posted connected June 23. "My name’s Liver King. Man to man, I’m picking a combat with you. I person zero grooming successful jiu-jitsu. You’re a achromatic belt, you should dismantle me. But I’m picking a combat with you. Your rules." 

Johnson’s rant continues, with him addressing Rogan, saying, "You can’t prime a combat with a existent king. And past expect determination not to beryllium an existent fight, bro." 

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Announcer Joe Rogan during UFC 300 astatine T-Mobile Arena. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA Today Sports)

Upon contacting Rogan, detectives learned the men had nary erstwhile interactions, with Rogan telling authorities helium "considered the posts to beryllium threatening," APD said. 

Later that day, authorities obtained an apprehension warrant for Johnson, who was taken into custody astatine a adjacent Four Seasons Hotel without incident. 

A video of Johnson being handcuffed portion successful the backmost of a constabulary conveyance was posted to his Instagram relationship connected Tuesday night.

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Brian Johnson, "Liver King," is seen connected Dec. 15, 2022, successful Los Angeles. (MEGA/GC Images)

Johnson, who boasts a whopping 2.9 cardinal followers on Instagram, often posts astir his self-described "ancestral lifestyle" and fittingness routines, often sharing videos dedicated to his fare consisting chiefly of earthy meat. 

Rogan antecedently discussed Johnson’s alleged usage of steroids connected a 2023 occurrence of his podcast, with Johnson initially denying the claims earlier issuing an apology to his viewers. 

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Johnson was charged with allegedly making a terroristic menace and transported to the Travis County Jail, according to APD. 

Representatives for some Rogan and Johnson did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.