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Troubled influencer Brian “Liver King” Johnson has been freed after his arrest for alleged making terroristic threats against Joe Rogan — and immediately began posting bizarre videos again.
The 47-year-old steroid-popping influencer was arrested in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday night after he suddenly showed up in Rogan’s hometown after ranting for days about “picking a fight” with the podcaster — at one point seemingly brandishing guns.
The testicle-munching muscleman has since posted a $20,000 bond, according to court records reviewed by KXAN.
He has been banned from contacting Rogan or his family, and ordered to stay at least 600 feet from any of their homes and businesses.
He was also ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation within a week of his release, the records showed.
Once out, Johnson quickly resumed posting bizarre videos on social media — which he has been doing for the last eight months after appearing to abandon his once-popular Youtube channel.
“I’m gonna make a bunch of videos this week, and then I’m not gonna make ’em for a long while — then I’ll make some more again,” he said in one clip, without explanation.
“Thank you for all the prayers — all the people praying for me,” he said in one of more than a dozen videos posted to Instagram since his release.
In another, he said a prayer — with an F-bomb — while holding candles and dancing to classical music. The influencer — whose philosphy supposedly revolves around living like cavemen — then later complained about the poor facilities in his room at the Four Seasons.
Johnson was charged with making terroristic threats after traveling to Rogan’s home and challenging him to a fight in a bizarre Instagram video.
“Joe Rogan, I’m calling you out, my name’s Liver King. Man to man, I’m picking a fight with you,” he said, while shirtless and sporting a wolf pelt.
Rogan told police he didn’t know Johnson and thought he appeared
Rogan, 57, told police he was unaware that the influencer, who he’d never met, was “targeting him” and had been told by other people that Johnson “has a significant drug issue,” according to legal documents obtained by TMZ.
Johnson has never been featured on Rogan’s popular podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience,” but the influencer has come up multiple times on the show in discussions about performance-enhancing drugs.
The macho meat-lover infamously denied ever using steroids to achieve his freakish frame — instead crediting his diet of raw meat, animal testicles, liver and fertilized chicken eggs.
However, he was exposed for being on steroids and human growth hormone in late 2022 after leaked emails revealed he had been spending $11,000 a month on muscle-building drugs.
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