Social media influencer and fitness enthusiast Liver King, whose real name is Brian Johnson, is currently facing legal troubles. On June 24, 2025, KXAN reported that Liver King was arrested in Austin, Texas, and charged with a single count of terroristic threat, a class B misdemeanor. So far, it is still unclear who the alleged threat was directed at. Other details about the case have also not been released.According to the media outlet, the Austin Police Department took Johnson into custody and later transferred him to Travis County Jail, as per the prison records reviewed by them.In the wake of the influencer’s arrest, his latest rant about conservative host and podcaster Joe Rogan has come to light. On June 23, 2025, Liver King took to his Instagram and shared a video post where he stated:鈥淛oe Rogan, I鈥檓 calling you out, my name鈥檚 Liver King. Man to man, I鈥檓 picking a fight with you. I have no training in Jiu-jitsu; you鈥檙e a black belt, you should dismantle me. But I鈥檓 picking a fight with you. Your rules, I鈥檒l come to you, whenever you鈥檙e ready.鈥 View this post on Instagram Instagram PostIn the video, Liver King appeared wearing a long wolf-head cap and holding gold-plated guns. Several other videos against Rogan were also posted on King’s social media.Joe Rogan hasn’t responded to Brian Johnson’s rant against him as of the time of writing.More about the Liver King and Joe Rogan controversyOn June 21, 2025, Liver King called out Joe Rogan and challenged him to a fight. He took to Instagram and posted a series of video posts, claiming he would pay the UFC commentator “pay.”鈥淲hat I鈥檓 hoping is that you, Joe Rogan, are thinking 鈥業鈥檓 gonna choke that motherf**ker out, lights out, I鈥檓 gonna choke him out鈥, and I kind of hope that if you win, that鈥檚 how it happens. Anything else you can break on me, break it on me,鈥 King stated.He continued by asking Rogan what he had in his life to fight for.鈥淵ou won鈥檛 feel me tap, that鈥檚 never happening, tapping, because I have something to actually fight for, my family鈥 What do you have to fight for? I hope you鈥檙e mad鈥 You鈥檝e got a black belt in jiu-jitsu. I hope you choke me out, and if you don鈥檛 choke me out, these other limbs will be interesting,鈥 Johnson added.The YouTuber mentioned how he had thought through his “game plan” against Joe. While he promised he was “not gonna train,” he hoped the podcaster was training, stating, “I’m ready whenever you’re ready.”Liver King shared that it was long overdue and would be “fun,” as there was “real tension” between the two of them.鈥淭his is actually happening, it鈥檒l be fun鈥 There鈥檚 real tension鈥 Shame on you, I鈥檓 gonna make you pay,鈥 Johnson said.In a follow-up video, Liver King stated that he was picking a fight with Joe Rogan because it mattered to him, as the latter had once ridiculed him on his podcast. King stated that his value is his principle and that Rogan shouldn’t have picked a fight with a “real king” and then expected there not to be “an actual fight.” Johnson also proposed that whoever won the fight should go home with a million dollars and later donate it to a charity that’s “good and true.”What did Joe Rogan say about Liver King?Joe once mocked the fitness influencer on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience saying King was “full of sh*t.” In December 2022, Rogan had fitness entrepreneur Derek Munro on his show and claimed that he got “jacked” because he followed a routine, unlike Liver King, who at the time was facing his steroids scandal.”Hey Derek, you know how I got so jacked? I followed the nine ancestral tenants. Yeah, I鈥檓 on testosterone, unlike the Liver King. I鈥檒l tell you the truth,” Rogan said back then.The podcaster went on: “He was telling people that he gets that away by sunning his b**ls… he literally lays down with his a**hole staring at the sun and eats raw liver and just lifts like a maniac, and that’s how he’s so jacked. It’s preposterous.”Joe Rogan further mentioned running into Live King at one of the MMA matches he was covering in Las Vegas, adding the fitness enthusiast was reportedly trying “real hard” to get on his podcast.鈥淗e contacted a few friends of mine, and some of them, like Bert Kreischer, had him on their show. For what? Say that [apology] more? Like, come on, this is dumb, man… You ran a con game, and you got busted,鈥 Rogan added.Joe also mentioned that everyone felt terrible when they were caught lying, stating that the easy way was not “to lie.”At the time, Johnson was dealing with his steroids controversy. Throughout his fame, the influencer had managed to convince his followers that his physique was a result of following nine “ancestral tenets,” including eating raw meat. He purposely denied using steroids until 2022, when a series of his private emails were leaked online by Derek Munro.They revealed King spent thousands of dollars per month on anabolic steroids, synthetic IGF1, testosterone shots, and other performance-enhancing drugs. Later, he apologized to his fans on YouTube for misleading them over the years about his lifestyle and “pharmaceutical intervention,” adding that there is a “time and place” for such interventions.He was also sued for $25 million by a few of his viewers for deception. However, the lawsuit was dismissed. In his 2025 Netflix documentary UNTOLD: The Liver King, the YouTuber further discussed the steroids scandal.According to local Austin news channel KXAN, King was arrested on Tuesday evening. A video of the moment has now gone viral and shows him wearing a burgundy hoodie and sweatpants, getting handcuffed, and later placed inside a police vehicle.