Brian Johnson — better known online as Liver King — has once again escaped legal consequences after the misdemeanor charge against him for threatening Joe Rogan was officially dismissed in Travis County court.
The dismissal follows a peculiar saga that began earlier this year when Johnson was arrested after posting a string of rambling videos in which he claimed he was traveling to Austin to square off with the UFC commentator and podcast host. Police intervened after Rogan’s security team alerted them to the escalating tone of the threats and Johnson’s apparent proximity to Rogan’s home.
Court records confirm that the charges were dropped Thursday with no further details on whether the dismissal came from a lack of evidence, procedural technicality or cooperation between the parties involved. Johnson had been released on a $20,000 bond with a restraining order requiring him to stay at least 200 feet away from Rogan, his family and his businesses. He was also allegedly asked to stop mentioning Joe Rogan online, which he did in part.
At the time, police noted that Johnson’s behavior suggested a “mental health episode” and described his videos as erratic and potentially dangerous. Rogan reportedly told authorities he had no personal contact with Johnson and had no idea why the self-proclaimed “ancestral lifestyle” influencer suddenly began targeting him.
Despite the charges being dropped, Johnson’s recent online activity suggests that the situation may be far from over. Over the past two weeks, Liver King has reappeared across social platforms under thinly disguised pseudonyms, making veiled references to Rogan through names like “Blow Slogan.”
In a string of increasingly incoherent videos, Johnson once again invoked Rogan’s name — indirectly — while mixing violent language, religious monologues and self-promotional rants about “ancestral honor.”
One recent clip shows him standing shirtless on a lakeside deck, declaring:
“I want to turn them to pieces. Uh, reputation, ancestral honor, family — one word, reflexively fi ght for them, die for them, try harder every day for them.”
The posts have grown more fragmented, with moments of prayer followed by sudden bursts of aggression. In another video, he says:
“I willing rip you toing shreds with Dude, I I want to introduce you to something you’ve never you’ve never seen or felt.”
He then claims he wants to “have dinner in the beginning, mosh pit in the middle, dinner in the end” — a surreal invitation that seems to blend reconciliation and violence in the same breath.
Throughout these new posts, Johnson has accused Spotify of “owning” Rogan and claimed the comedian’s lawyers prevent him from responding publicly. He insists:
“You’re going to have to face it sooner or later. Right now sounds like a good time.”
In an unrelated tangent, he even dragged Seth Rogen into his rants, using his name as a stand in for Joe Rogan, reportedly shouting mid-jet ski that his Wi-Fi password was “f— you, Seth Rogen. Exclamation mark at the end.”
Observers have described Johnson’s recent behavior as an alarming spiral — a volatile blend of delusion, obsession and performance. His erratic speech, fixation on Rogan and bursts suggest deeper psychological instability, possibly fueled by the crash following his PED controversy and public downfall.
Liver King once made millions selling supplements built around his “ancestral lifestyle” mythos — eating raw liver, rejecting modern comforts and claiming to live naturally without performance enhancers. His empire is now in shambles.
