During a recent episode of the Joe Rogan Experience, host Joe Rogan and comedian Jeff Ross discussed a video that had recently surfaced showing Alan Ritchson getting into a physical altercation with a neighbor. Ritchson is known for playing Jack Reacher on Amazon Prime’s hit series,
Rogan brought up the story first, telling Ross, “But you see Alan Ritchson though.” When Ross said he hadn’t, Rogan continued: “The guy who plays Reacher, he beat the f**k out of some guy in front of some kids today.”
Rogan noted the actor’s considerable size. He said: “It was crazy. That guy’s a giant dude. You know that show Reacher?”
When Ross replied affirmatively, Rogan continued: “He’s huge and jacked and he was riding dirt bikes and he got in some altercation with his neighbor and someone filmed it and he’s this hulking guy. I don’t know what the circumstances were. Maybe the guy deserved it. Maybe the guy was a piece of s**t. Maybe the guy came after him first. But all you see in the video is him beating this guy up and he’s this tank of a man. He’s huge. He’s like 250 lbs and he’s beating some guy’s a*s and then he gets back on his motorcycle.”
Rogan then noted that there were children present during the confrontation, saying it was “kind of crazy” that it happened in front of kids. He added, “Well, it’s also like why… I don’t know what happened so I don’t really want to comment on the extenuating circumstances.”
Rogan’s producer Jamie then referenced a TMZ article, revealing that Ritchson had reportedly been pushed off his bike by the neighbor first.
Rogan said: “Oh, the guy pushed him off the bike. Okay. Well, then that guy’s just trying to get it. You want to see the video? Let’s watch the video. So this is after he already beat the guy’s a*s.”
Rogan continued his reaction: “So he’s punching the dude. The other guy’s a big guy, too. He might have just had a difficult neighbor. Neighbors, and especially if you’ve got a homeowners association, they’re some real pieces of work. So if the guy pushed him off the bike, I kind of understand. The guy pushed him off the bike, he’s lucky that’s all he did to him.”
Rogan then noted that the neighbor continued to antagonize Ritchson even after the confrontation had already ended. “And he’s lucky. And look, he’s an id iot because even after he beat his a*s, he’s still getting in his face and he’s still talking s**t. Okay, well that’s a different story. That’s good to know. F**k that guy. You don’t push someone off a bike.”
