Joe Rogan Says There's 'Not a Chance' Dwayne Johnson Isn't on Steroids

Joe Rogan has said there is "not a chance" that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is not on steroids, and has urged the wrestler-slash-actor to "come clean."

During a recent episode of his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, Rogan, 55, extensively discussed the revelation 45-year-old social media star Brian "Liver King" Johnson had used steroids to enhance his muscular physique.

Amid his discussion with fitness entrepreneur Derek, of the More Plates, More Dates YouTube channel, Rogan asked whether Dwayne Johnson, 50, had used steroids, before stating: "The Rock should come clean right now."

Rogan accuses Dwayne Johnson of steroid use
Dwayne Johnson is pictured left on August 11, 2021, in Santa Monica, California. Joe Rogan is pictured inset on April 09, 2022, in Jacksonville, Florida. Rogan has accused Johnson of steroid use. MEGA/GC Images;/James Gilbert/Getty Images

"He should make a video in response to the Liver King video like, 'I need to talk to you because The Rock's been lying,'" Rogan went on. "There's not a f****** chance in hell he's clean, not a chance in hell. As big as The Rock is at 50?"

"The point is you can't even get there with HRT [hormone replacement therapy]," the former Fear Factor host added as he viewed photos of Dwayne Johnson. "That's not HRT. He is so massive and he's so different than he was when he was 30."

Rogan went on to state that people with large platforms have a "responsibility" to tell the truth to their audience.

"There's a responsibility that you have to people that are listening to you," he said. "Now, if you don't want to talk about it that's one thing. But if you do talk about it, there's a responsibility that you have to people that are listening to you, and I think you have to be honest."

"Which is why I'm honest about it," he continued. "I just don't think there's anything wrong with taking hormone replacement. I think it's actually wise. I think it's healthier. I feel way better than I did before I was doing it and I started doing it when I was like 37, 38.

"And even then I was just taking like the cream. I was taking a testosterone cream and right away I was like, 'Oh my God, I feel so much better.' Like everything felt better. I don't think it's wrong. I think it's smart but you've got to be honest."

When Derek asked Rogan what an A-list actor should do if they're asked "point blank" about whether they're using enhancers, the podcaster asked, "Like Thor?" in reference to Chris Hemsworth.

The question was then refashioned to asking what Hemsworth should say if he were asked, though the discussion went in a different direction. Rogan did not provide any evidence for his claims about Hemsworth, 39, and Hemsworth himself has never said or implied that he uses HRT.

Newsweek has reached out to representatives of Dwayne Johnson and Chris Hemsworth for comment.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Dwayne Johnson is pictured on October 19, 2022, in Madrid, Spain. The screen star is quoted as admitting to previous steroid use when he was in his late teens. Pablo Cuadra/WireImage

In an interview with MTV back in 2009, Johnson admitted to trying steroids when he was in his late teens.

"I tried it," he said, per Bleacher Report. "Me and my buddies tried it back in the day when I was 18 or 19. Didn't know what we were doing."

The screen star, who has not been documented admitting to steroid use since, spoke with Men's Health in an interview published last month about maintaining his muscular physique through eating six meals a day.

He also said credited his late wrestler father, Rocky Johnson, with instilling discipline in him when it came to his eating schedule.

"He taught me very early on not to eat to please the tongue but to eat to nourish the body. He taught me that when I was five. That's probably why I need therapy," the star said.

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