https://www.scmp.com/rss/517804/feed The latest news on Joe Rogan, American podcaster, UFC commentator, comedian, actor and former television host, including showbiz news and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Associated Press Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it will offer ultra-fast review to three psychedelic drugs being developed to treat mental health conditions, including depression, the latest indication of the Trump administration’s commitment to the experimental treatment approach. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last weekend directing the FDA and other federal agencies to speed access and loosen restrictions on psychedelics, a class of hallucinogenic drugs which remain illegal... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3351373/us-fda-plans-ultra-fast-review-3-psychedelic-drugs-after-trump-directive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3351373/us-fda-plans-ultra-fast-review-3-psychedelic-drugs-after-trump-directive?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:28:37 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press No longer confined to the partisans and activists, the fierce backlash against Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has begun to break out across American culture, spanning the worlds of business, sports and entertainment. Bruce Springsteen released a new song on Wednesday that slammed “Trump’s federal thugs”. OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman told employees that “what’s happening with ICE is going too far”, referring to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. And lifestyle icon Martha Stewart... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341657/ice-cracks-down-some-americas-biggest-names-are-speaking-out?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341657/ice-cracks-down-some-americas-biggest-names-are-speaking-out?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Jan 2026 07:02:38 +0000 Alex Lo Alex Lo Well, thank God we don’t live in a computer simulation after all. At least that’s according to a new paper by University of British Columbia physicist Mir Faizal and his team of international researchers, including cosmologist and science writer Lawrence Krauss. Or rather, there is no God to thank because if our universe is not a computer simulation, there is no supreme programmer in the first place. The team targets an influential simulation argument proposed by Swedish philosopher Nick... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3333895/simulation-hypothesis-really-proof-existence-god?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3333895/simulation-hypothesis-really-proof-existence-god?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Nov 2025 01:30:09 +0000 Tara Loader Wilkinson Tara Loader Wilkinson An obsession with dietary supplements is a relatively recent trend, tied to a spike in social media promotion and a growing interest in longevity, and perhaps partly driven by the seductive idea of a “silver bullet” for an ageing population. Supplements are a serious business: the global market is expected to more than double from US$203 billion last year to US$454 billion by 2035. A-list celebrities Jennifer Aniston, Hailey Bieber, David Beckham, Joe Rogan and others endorse supplements that... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3333493/what-are-best-supplements-expert-advice-what-works-and-what-doesnt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3333493/what-are-best-supplements-expert-advice-what-works-and-what-doesnt?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Nov 2025 23:15:08 +0000 Comedian Theo Von fell into YouTuber Logan Paul after his chair collapsed during President Donald Trump’s inauguration. MAKE CHAIRS GREAT AGAIN @TheoVon pic.twitter.com/jOZJWvaHRj — Logan Paul (@LoganPaul) January 20, 2025 “Make Chairs Great Again @TheoVon,” Logan Paul jokingly shared on X above a clip of the incident – which has since garnered over 18 million views. Von responded to the post by saying it “wasn’t an accident. Paul kids thought it was [funny] to mess with the chair. There’s a... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3295915/meet-theo-von-who-fell-logan-paul-trumps-inauguration-comedian-and-podcaster-friends-joe-rogan-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3295915/meet-theo-von-who-fell-logan-paul-trumps-inauguration-comedian-and-podcaster-friends-joe-rogan-and?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Jan 2025 20:00:10 +0000 Popular podcaster Joe Rogan, who recently interviewed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for nearly three hours, said on Monday he has endorsed the former president in the race to the White House. Trump faces Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris in the November 5 U.S. election in what polls show to be a tight race. Harris has got multiple celebrity endorsements. “For the record, yes, that’s an endorsement of Trump,” Rogan said on X while posting a clip of his interview with... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3285205/joe-rogan-endorses-donald-trump-president-eve-us-election?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3285205/joe-rogan-endorses-donald-trump-president-eve-us-election?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Nov 2024 03:32:07 +0000 Global Impact is a weekly curated newsletter featuring a news topic originating in China with a significant macro impact for our newsreaders around the world. Sign up now! Campaigns for the 2024 presidential election – arguably the most consequential in US history – have entered their final stretch, with much of the world in suspense over whether Americans will have their first female president or witness a Donald Trump comeback. Less than a week from Tuesday’s election, the race for the White... https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3285041/us-presidential-elections-looms-impact-be-felt-across-asia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3285041/us-presidential-elections-looms-impact-be-felt-across-asia?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Nov 2024 06:00:15 +0000 Republicans seek to “streamline” a law subsidising American chip manufacturing, US House Speaker Mike Johnson said, as he backtracked from saying they “probably will” try to repeal the programme that has generated US$400 billion in promised company investments. Johnson was responding to a question about his stance on the 2022 Chips and Science Act, after Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump last week called the programme “so bad”. Asked whether he would seek to repeal the law if... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3284972/us-speaker-johnson-floats-then-walks-back-repeal-bipartisan-chip-law-trump-attacked?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3284972/us-speaker-johnson-floats-then-walks-back-repeal-bipartisan-chip-law-trump-attacked?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Nov 2024 20:32:33 +0000 President Joe Biden’s latest and largest Taiwan arms sale represents a “significant broadening” of US support for the island, according to observers citing the first-ever inclusion of an advanced missile defence system battle-tested in Ukraine. Last week’s scale-up comes amid rising aerial threats from the People’s Liberation Army, they have pointed out. Unlike previous Biden packages that largely consisted of spare parts and services, the US$2 billion package approved last Friday included the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3284594/what-joe-bidens-latest-taiwan-arms-package-says-about-us-cross-strait-intentions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3284594/what-joe-bidens-latest-taiwan-arms-package-says-about-us-cross-strait-intentions?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Nov 2024 14:00:08 +0000 Of the nearly 30 speakers who recently warmed up the crowd for Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe got the most attention for racist remarks. “I don’t know if you guys know this, but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it’s called Puerto Rico,” he said, later including lewd and racist comments about Latinos as well as Jewish and Black people. The comments have led to condemnation from Democrats and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3284253/meet-tony-hinchcliffe-whose-racist-jokes-trumps-rally-earned-ire-aoc-and-ricky-martin-hes-opened-joe?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3284253/meet-tony-hinchcliffe-whose-racist-jokes-trumps-rally-earned-ire-aoc-and-ricky-martin-hes-opened-joe?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Oct 2024 04:03:33 +0000 Michelle Obama on Saturday aired her “genuine fear” that Donald Trump could retake the White House as the popular former first lady made a passionate appeal to voters in the desperately close US election. She said Democratic candidate Kamala Harris would be an “extraordinary president of the United States” if elected in just 10 days. But, with polls forecasting a virtual dead heat, Obama also spoke of a sense of frustration and anxiety that few on Harris’ team dare express after she lost some... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3284024/michelle-obama-admits-fear-donald-trump-could-retake-white-house?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3284024/michelle-obama-admits-fear-donald-trump-could-retake-white-house?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 26 Oct 2024 23:38:09 +0000 Donald Trump tried Friday to turn a major celebratory event for Kamala Harris into an attack line tied to one of his favourite subjects, immigration. Hours before the US vice-president was scheduled to appear with superstar Beyoncé in Houston, Trump made his own stop in Texas and accused Harris of hanging out with “woke celebrities” but not with the families of people who have been killed by migrants. With 11 days until the election, Trump and Harris both took a detour from their travels in... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3283967/trump-visits-texas-tape-joe-rogans-podcast-and-attack-harris-immigration?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3283967/trump-visits-texas-tape-joe-rogans-podcast-and-attack-harris-immigration?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Oct 2024 23:57:52 +0000 A combative Kamala Harris pledged a clean break from Joe Biden’s presidency in a feisty interview with right-wing Fox News aimed at reaching Republican voters wary of Donald Trump. Harris clashed with interviewer Bret Baier on hot-button issues including immigration and gender transition surgery, with the Democratic nominee repeatedly asking “may I finish” when the host talked over her answers. A key moment in the half-hour sit-down came as Harris was being pressed on comments she made last week... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3282668/kamala-harris-grilled-combative-fox-news-interview?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3282668/kamala-harris-grilled-combative-fox-news-interview?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Oct 2024 23:11:23 +0000 Gen Z is lonelier than previous generations, and that could present opportunities for Hollywood. Social scientists say people born between the late 1990s and the early 2010s, a cohort who grew up communicating digitally, is more socially isolated than older generations thanks to the double whammy of the Covid-19 pandemic and social media supplanting in-person connection. Last year, the World Health Organization deemed loneliness to be a pressing global health threat. Entertainment companies and... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3274712/gen-z-audiences-prefer-stories-about-platonic-friendship-those-about-sex-and-romance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3274712/gen-z-audiences-prefer-stories-about-platonic-friendship-those-about-sex-and-romance?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Aug 2024 08:15:11 +0000 The Joe Rogan Experience may be America’s most-listened-to podcast with, as of March, 14.5 million followers on Spotify alone, per Forbes, but not much is known about the controversial host’s private life. It may surprise some to find out Rogan has a wife who he has been married to for 15 years – and even shares three kids with. Rogan and Jessica Ditzel met at a bar and kept their relationship under wraps from the moment they got romantically involved. They never appear on the red carpet... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3274166/who-joe-rogans-hot-low-key-wife-jessica-ditzel-they-met-bar-when-she-was-waitress-and-she-married-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3274166/who-joe-rogans-hot-low-key-wife-jessica-ditzel-they-met-bar-when-she-was-waitress-and-she-married-us?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Aug 2024 08:37:08 +0000 Global concerns about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in news production and misinformation are growing, a report published by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism found, posing fresh challenges to newsrooms already struggling to engage audiences. The institute’s annual Digital News Report published on Monday, which this year is based on surveys of nearly 100,000 people across 47 countries, offers a picture of the hurdles news media faces in lifting revenue and sustaining... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3266875/global-audiences-suspicious-ai-powered-newsrooms-report-finds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3266875/global-audiences-suspicious-ai-powered-newsrooms-report-finds?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Jun 2024 05:51:58 +0000 In 2019, Shane Gillis was fired by Saturday Night Live (SNL) before his debut and only a week after he was announced to be joining the show. He was “cancelled” for his racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments, and his future was uncertain. But he continued working, self-releasing a stand-up special on YouTube. Over the last few years, he has slowly made his way back to mainstream media, landing a deal with Netflix with his comedy show Tires, which premiered in May. The funny man is back on... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3265157/how-cancelled-comedian-shane-gillis-made-comeback-returning-snl-after-being-dropped-over-racist-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3265157/how-cancelled-comedian-shane-gillis-made-comeback-returning-snl-after-being-dropped-over-racist-and?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:00:17 +0000 There are plenty of benefits to being a world-class athlete in your prime, from the big pay cheques and luxury lifestyles to the adoring fans. There’s also a packed schedule of training, competitions and sponsorship appearances. Of course, working out and committing to professional sports also does wonders for the physique, so it’s no surprise that top athletes known for being in peak physical condition. But those ripped and toned bodies start looking a little different once these athletes... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3261261/what-do-these-5-former-athletes-look-after-retirement-mike-tyson-got-back-shape-after-online-fat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3261261/what-do-these-5-former-athletes-look-after-retirement-mike-tyson-got-back-shape-after-online-fat?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 May 2024 11:00:23 +0000 At least 43 gyms in the Planet Fitness chain across the US received bomb threats after a right-wing social media influencer posted transphobic comments about its rules, reported the The Guardian on April 13. “The backlash started with the posting on X [of] a video of a woman saying that there was ‘a man shaving in a women’s bathroom’ at her Planet Fitness location in Fairbanks, Alaska,” the report stated. As of April 24, this number had risen to 53, media watchdog group Media Matters reported,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3260776/who-behind-donald-trump-endorsed-libs-tiktok-master-hater-chaya-raichik-just-allegedly-prompted-50?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3260776/who-behind-donald-trump-endorsed-libs-tiktok-master-hater-chaya-raichik-just-allegedly-prompted-50?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Apr 2024 20:00:20 +0000 Scotland’s minister for victims and community safety has said people “could be investigated” for misgendering someone online under a new hate crime law which came into effect on Monday. Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) passed the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act in 2021, consolidating existing hate crime legislation and creating a new offence of stirring up hatred against protected characteristics, although sex has been omitted in favour of a stand-alone bill designed to... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3257493/scotland-online-misgendering-could-be-investigated-under-new-law?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3257493/scotland-online-misgendering-could-be-investigated-under-new-law?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Apr 2024 15:15:27 +0000 If you consume global news as I do, like junk food, you may develop an unhealthy sense of impending doom. It seems every few days, some big names in this or that field of profession or academia are predicting the collapse of the American or Chinese economy, that China’s communist state will cease to exist in a few years – or a decade or two – or that the United States is facing a second civil war. You can probably throw in the collapse of the German economy and the coming ruin of the European... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3251411/how-i-learned-love-those-stories-predicting-china-or-us-collapse?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3251411/how-i-learned-love-those-stories-predicting-china-or-us-collapse?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Feb 2024 13:00:14 +0000 Liam Harrison knows his ONE Championship career is coming to an end, and has undergone experimental stem cell treatment to ensure he has one fight left in him. The 38-year-old was expected to clash with John Lineker at ONE Fight Night 18, but a knee injury put an end to that, and the Englishman said he considered retirement when fight camp left him unable to walk for two days. But a trip to a clinic in Costa Rica helped with the swelling and pain, and now he’s focused on a career-defining clash... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/muay-thai/article/3248599/harrison-talks-joe-rogans-love-one-championship-retirement-and-potential-muay-thai-super-fight?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/muay-thai/article/3248599/harrison-talks-joe-rogans-love-one-championship-retirement-and-potential-muay-thai-super-fight?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Jan 2024 06:22:16 +0000 When it comes to Jay Shetty, if you know, you know. Those into self-help and wellness will be more than familiar with the man whose mantra is to “think like a monk” and whose podcast On Purpose has occupied the top of the charts in its genre for years now – but it’s his gradual infiltration of Hollywood’s elite circles that’s suddenly making others sit up and take notice. Named on Forbes 30 under 30 as far back as 2017, the videos Shetty has posted online over the years on various platforms... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3247962/who-jay-shetty-hollywoods-ridiculously-handsome-guru-he-officiated-bennifers-wedding-besties-jada?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3247962/who-jay-shetty-hollywoods-ridiculously-handsome-guru-he-officiated-bennifers-wedding-besties-jada?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Jan 2024 04:00:14 +0000 Business Insider Business Insider More and more celebrities have opened up about being attracted to more than one gender. Some identify as bisexual (Halsey, Cardi B, Kit Connor) or pansexual (Janelle Monáe, Miley Cyrus). Other stars prefer to identify as queer, while still more forgo labels for a more fluid approach. Read on for a list of 40 stars who identify as labels beyond straight or gay. 1. Billie Eilish Billie Eilish said she likes “boys and girls”. Eilish nonchalantly discussed her sexuality in a cover story for... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3247926/beyond-gay-40-celebrities-you-didnt-know-were-lgbt-michael-jacksons-daughter-paris-and-will-smiths?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3247926/beyond-gay-40-celebrities-you-didnt-know-were-lgbt-michael-jacksons-daughter-paris-and-will-smiths?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Jan 2024 10:00:14 +0000 Podcaster, comedian, commentator and TV host Joe Rogan has evolved his career to become one of the most talked-about podcasters in the world, amassing an estimated wealth of US$120 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. But just how did an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) commentator become one of the richest and most prominent and controversial voices of the moment? Here’s a look at Joe Rogan and his money journey. Joe Rogan’s MMA path to wealth Growing up in New Jersey in the US, a... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/article/3244645/how-joe-rogan-makes-his-money-us200-million-spotify-deals-comedy-specials-ufc-commentator-ex-fear?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/article/3244645/how-joe-rogan-makes-his-money-us200-million-spotify-deals-comedy-specials-ufc-commentator-ex-fear?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:00:11 +0000 They call themselves the Daddy Gang – the millions of fans who follow her every move, listen religiously to her podcast, and try and track her down based on clues from her Instagram Stories, that is. Alex Cooper is a podcast phenomenon. Arguably the most successful female podcaster ever, Cooper, 29, signed a US$60 million three-year deal with Spotify in 2021 for her podcast Call Her Daddy. The deal saw her join the ranks of Joe Rogan, the Obamas and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle – and made her... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3244078/meet-alex-cooper-bold-female-voice-behind-call-her-daddy-shes-evolving-just-her-multimillion-dollar?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3244078/meet-alex-cooper-bold-female-voice-behind-call-her-daddy-shes-evolving-just-her-multimillion-dollar?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Dec 2023 10:00:13 +0000 In a sea of TikTok influencers, one name has been making the rounds lately: Alix Earle. This rising social media star has cultivated a huge fan base since she joined the platform in 2020, and is now considered to be in the same league as fellow TikTokkers like Charli and Dixie D’Amelio, Addison Rae and Emma Chamberlain. She’s even gained notoriety as the next “It” girl to watch. She’s gotten so popular that, at the end of September, she became the first person to dethrone The Joe Rogan... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3238571/alix-earle-next-addison-rae-viral-tiktok-beauty-influencer-attends-miu-miu-shows-films-rare-beauty?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3238571/alix-earle-next-addison-rae-viral-tiktok-beauty-influencer-attends-miu-miu-shows-films-rare-beauty?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Oct 2023 20:00:08 +0000 All martial arts content – including ONE Championship coverage – has been made freely available. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. After trending high in US social media metrics for the second week running, chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong invited Joe Rogan to commentate on a Muay Thai event for ONE Championship. The UFC commentator had praised the Singapore-based martial arts promotion after the spectacular ONE Friday Fights 34 main event between “masters of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/muay-thai/article/3236431/one-championship-chatri-invites-joe-rogan-commentate-muay-thai-event-fight-night-14-causes-social?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/muay-thai/article/3236431/one-championship-chatri-invites-joe-rogan-commentate-muay-thai-event-fight-night-14-causes-social?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Oct 2023 07:39:58 +0000 Joe Rogan has lauded the “amazing” ONE Championship’s Friday Fights 34 main event between “two masters of the art” in Rodtang Jitmuangnon and Superlek Kiatmookao, as CEO Chatri Sityodtong touted over “100 million viewers” for the blockbuster Muay Thai bout. The UFC commentator and podcast extraordinaire hailed martial arts organisation ONE after a thrilling fight at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok last weekend, where Superlek won a unanimous decision. It had been billed as “the biggest fight in Muay... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/muay-thai/article/3235667/one-championship-joe-rogan-hails-rodtang-vs-superlek-fight-two-masters-art-chatri-touts-100-million?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/muay-thai/article/3235667/one-championship-joe-rogan-hails-rodtang-vs-superlek-fight-two-masters-art-chatri-touts-100-million?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Sep 2023 02:17:36 +0000 Senior British politicians on Monday urged police to investigate sexual assault allegations against Russell Brand, as the UK entertainment industry faced questions about whether the comedian’s bad behaviour went unchallenged because of his fame. Brand denies allegations of sexual assault made by four women in a Channel 4 television documentary and The Times and Sunday Times newspapers. The accusers, who have not been named, include one who said she was sexually assaulted during a relationship... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3234974/russell-brands-behaviour-product-uk-comedy-scene-thats-riddled-misogyny?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3234974/russell-brands-behaviour-product-uk-comedy-scene-thats-riddled-misogyny?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Sep 2023 17:00:16 +0000 Joe Rogan said Zhang Weili showed she “might be the greatest of all time” in women’s MMA after a dominant victory over Amanda Lemos, with UFC president Dana White admitting she will “probably” fight in China again next. The Chinese star retained her strawweight title in the co-main event of UFC 292 via a lopsided unanimous decision, with scores of 50-43, 50-44, and 49-45, from the three cageside judges at TD Garden in Boston. She also put up the largest ever strike differential – 288 to Lemos’... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3231694/ufc-292-zhang-weili-might-be-greatest-all-time-joe-rogan-says-dana-white-plots-china-return?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3231694/ufc-292-zhang-weili-might-be-greatest-all-time-joe-rogan-says-dana-white-plots-china-return?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 Aug 2023 08:07:50 +0000 Joe Rogan praised Sean O’Malley for a “perfect” right hand that led to his sensational bantamweight title win at UFC 292 on Saturday night in Boston, while Daniel Cormier compared it to Conor McGregor’s famous knockout of Jose Aldo. O’Malley stopped Aljamain Sterling just 51 seconds into the second round, swarming with hammer fists after catching his fellow American cold with an incredible shot. The TD Garden erupted in cheers as “Sugar” ended Sterling’s nine-fight win streak in spectacular... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3231685/ufc-292-sean-omalley-praised-joe-rogan-picture-perfect-right-hand-title-win-it-was-conor-mcgregor?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3231685/ufc-292-sean-omalley-praised-joe-rogan-picture-perfect-right-hand-title-win-it-was-conor-mcgregor?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 Aug 2023 05:49:19 +0000 Israel Adesanya confronted Dricus Du Plessis with the UFC’s middleweight champion and his new No 1 contender involved in a heated exchange at the T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night. Du Plessis made a huge statement with a second-round TKO of former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker in Las Vegas, becoming the only man other than Adesanya to beat him in the weight class. Unbeknown to the South African, “Stylebender” had walked into the Octagon during Du Plessis’ post-fight interview with UFC... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3227065/ufc-290-israel-adesanya-confronts-african-brother-dricus-du-plessis-daniel-cormier-jokes-champ-was?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3227065/ufc-290-israel-adesanya-confronts-african-brother-dricus-du-plessis-daniel-cormier-jokes-champ-was?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Jul 2023 06:26:16 +0000 A Thai doctor endorsing a dubious diabetes treatment, a Filipino doctor touting crotch-enhancing underwear, a US doctor sparking off anti-vaccine conspiracies – they are all victims of identity theft plaguing health professionals. Agence France-Presse’s fact-checkers have exposed a slew of cases around the world in which fraudsters impersonated doctors, fabricating their comments or endorsements to push out bogus treatments and products or to peddle propaganda. The trend underscores how medical... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3226141/significant-threat-consumers-health-thai-filipino-doctors-global-battle-against-impostors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3226141/significant-threat-consumers-health-thai-filipino-doctors-global-battle-against-impostors?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Jun 2023 09:53:49 +0000 US presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jnr told podcast host Joe Rogan he’s “aware” the CIA may kill him and lives accordingly. Kennedy, the 69-year-old son of slain presidential candidate Bobby Kennedy and nephew of assassinated President John F. Kennedy, has been linked to numerous conspiracy theories over the years, including suspicions over the deaths of his famous family members. During a Thursday appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Kennedy – who announced his entry into the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3224266/us-presidential-candidate-robert-kennedy-jnr-tells-joe-rogan-he-takes-precautions-avoid-cia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3224266/us-presidential-candidate-robert-kennedy-jnr-tells-joe-rogan-he-takes-precautions-avoid-cia?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Jun 2023 02:59:12 +0000 Joe Rogan has weighed in on Sunday’s UFC 284 main event controversy, insisting Alex Volkanovski should have been crowned the new lightweight champion. Islam Makhachev retained his title with a unanimous decision win over featherweight champ Volkanovski, who climbed up a division in his home country in Perth. Two judges gave the Russian scores of 48-47, while the other scored the five-round fight 49-46. “He [Makhachev] lost that fight, I believe,” UFC commentator Rogan said, watching from his... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3210043/ufc-284-joe-rogan-insists-islam-makhachev-lost-fight-against-alex-volkanovski?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3210043/ufc-284-joe-rogan-insists-islam-makhachev-lost-fight-against-alex-volkanovski?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Feb 2023 09:32:18 +0000 Alexander Volkanovski may have lost the fight, but he won the pound-for-pound war with Islam Makhachev on Sunday. The featherweight champ ultimately came up short in his bid to snatch a second title at lightweight in the UFC 284 main event with Makhachev taking a unanimous decision in Perth, Australia. It was much to the displeasure of the crowd, who willed their man on for five rounds as he defied all logic to push the Russian wrestling stand-out harder and further than he had ever been, and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3210019/sorry-islam-makhachev-alex-volkanovski-should-still-be-ufc-pound-pound-no-1?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3210019/sorry-islam-makhachev-alex-volkanovski-should-still-be-ufc-pound-pound-no-1?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Feb 2023 07:31:43 +0000 Podcaster Joe Rogan said that “the morons had a king” with former President Donald Trump. Rogan commented on a Thursday episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast while speaking to Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy about politics. The pair discussed newly sworn-in Republican George Santos, who has generated controversy after reports revealed he fabricated vast swathes of his CV while campaigning. Rogan said there would be more candidates like Santos in the future and that politics is a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3205958/donald-trump-called-moron-king-podcast-star-joe-rogan-latest-controversy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3205958/donald-trump-called-moron-king-podcast-star-joe-rogan-latest-controversy?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Jan 2023 11:18:44 +0000 All martial arts content – including ONE Championship coverage – has been made freely available. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. ONE Championship flyweight king Demetrious Johnson has given his backing to Ariel Helwani in the prominent MMA journalist’s row with UFC star Paddy Pimblett. “The Baddy” recently called Helwani a “rodent” for expecting him to give a free interview on Helwani’s weekly YouTube show, The MMA Hour. Helwani in turn hit back at British... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3204438/one-championship-demetrious-johnson-backs-ariel-helwani-row-ufcs-paddy-pimblett?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3204438/one-championship-demetrious-johnson-backs-ariel-helwani-row-ufcs-paddy-pimblett?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Dec 2022 11:29:59 +0000 Zhang Weili’s long road back to the title came to a sweet conclusion, with the Chinese MMA superstar submitting Carla Esparza in the second round of a ruthless Madison Square Garden masterclass on Saturday night. There also was a dramatic finale in New York, with the long-reigning middleweight champion Israel Adesanya dethroned in dramatic fashion by his personal boogeyman, the Brazilian Alex Pereira, in the fifth round. Mercilessly booed 18 months ago in Florida when she lost the belt to Rose... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3199441/ufc-281-zhang-weili-submits-carla-esparza-reclaim-strawweight-title?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3199441/ufc-281-zhang-weili-submits-carla-esparza-reclaim-strawweight-title?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Nov 2022 05:25:28 +0000 US park officials have asked visitors to stop licking psychedelic toads, warning that anyone seeking a hallucinogenic high from the wart-covered amphibians is more likely to end up seriously ill. The National Park Service posted cautionary messages on social media last week against licking Sonoran Desert toads, a practice long depicted on popular animated television shows including The Simpsons and Family Guy. “As we say with most things you come across in a national park, whether it be a banana... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3198946/please-dont-lick-psychedelic-toads-us-park-officials-warn?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3198946/please-dont-lick-psychedelic-toads-us-park-officials-warn?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Nov 2022 23:40:47 +0000 Joe Rogan has enjoyed watching ONE Championship on Prime Video. ONE sold its US broadcast rights to the Amazon-owned streaming service earlier this year, and has since promoted three events on the platform. The events have aired in prime time in North America, and Rogan, one of the foremost voices in the combat sports industry, was tuned in. “I love it,” he told ONE flyweight MMA champion Demetrious Johnson on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. “I love that they’re doing that [deal with... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3197769/joe-rogan-says-one-championship-doing-beautiful-things-prime-video-events-i-love-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3197769/joe-rogan-says-one-championship-doing-beautiful-things-prime-video-events-i-love-it?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 30 Oct 2022 09:15:04 +0000 Sarah Hayden owns a lot of polo necks. She also has chunky necklaces and tonnes of make-up – anything to cover up the blotchy white skin on her face, neck, hands and knees. When she was about 23, Hayden was diagnosed with vitiligo, a non-contagious skin condition that leads to the loss of pigmentation. It struck first on the back of her neck and then, as with many people, slowly progressed under her eyes and across her face, before jumping down to her knees, elbows and fingertips. Once, when she... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3197031/cure-vitiligo-new-us2000-treatment-restoring-skin-coloration-some-who-suffer-autoimmune-disorder?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3197031/cure-vitiligo-new-us2000-treatment-restoring-skin-coloration-some-who-suffer-autoimmune-disorder?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Oct 2022 20:15:08 +0000 Former US president Donald Trump has been making rude comments in private about Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former New Jersey govenor Chris Christie, according to a new book by New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman. In an excerpt from Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America, published by The Atlantic on Sunday, Haberman detailed a meeting she had in the summer with Trump at the latter’s golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. During the meeting, she spoke with... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3193804/book-dishes-what-donald-trump-said-ron-desantis-fat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3193804/book-dishes-what-donald-trump-said-ron-desantis-fat?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:37:08 +0000 While not all celebrity kids who want to be actors make it big in showbiz, it certainly can’t hurt to have stellar Hollywood connections. However, if you’re inheriting the genes of not one, but two Oscar-nominated actors, the world shouldn’t be surprised if your talent shines through quicker than most. Meet Maya Hawke, the 24-year-old multi-hyphenate who makes headlines for her endeavours in modelling, acting and singing. Recently, the trailer for one of her new Netflix films, Do Revenge, with... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3191121/who-maya-hawke-uma-thurmans-mini-me-daughter-her-dad?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3191121/who-maya-hawke-uma-thurmans-mini-me-daughter-her-dad?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Sep 2022 16:10:15 +0000 Meghan Markle has hit the headlines again, this time for the release of her long-awaited Spotify podcast, Archetypes. Unfortunately for Markle though, it hasn’t received the critical acclaim she was probably hoping for. In the first episode, aired on August 23, the Duchess of Sussex spoke with recently retired tennis champ and close friend Serena Williams about her “unfiltered” life at large. The conversation focuses on Markle’s stance on feminism in the workplace, an alleged nursery fire which... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3190648/inside-meghan-markles-ultra-extravagant-luxury-lifestyle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3190648/inside-meghan-markles-ultra-extravagant-luxury-lifestyle?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Aug 2022 13:28:12 +0000 The British monarchy may not have the level of power and influence it did in its heyday with the likes of Queen Elizabeth I and King Henry VIII, but today’s royal family – and what they get up to – remains the source of much fascination and debate. From Queen Elizabeth sitting on the throne for over 70 years and celebrating her recent Platinum Jubilee, to Meghan Markle’s famous feud with her blue blooded in laws, the family is rarely out of the headlines. Living a life of luxury in Britain’s... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3187839/15-richest-british-royal-family-members-net-worths-ranked?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3187839/15-richest-british-royal-family-members-net-worths-ranked?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Aug 2022 22:00:20 +0000 Amanda Nunes reclaimed her UFC bantamweight belt, her double champ status, and her reputation as the greatest female fighter of all time in one fell swoop on Saturday night. “The Lioness” dominated Julianna Pena from bell to bell in the main event of UFC 277 at American Airlines Centre in Dallas, Texas, racking up as dominant a unanimous decision as you will see in a UFC title fight. “Now we are here making history again. Double champion again, baby. Let’s go,” 34-year-old Brazilian Nunes told... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3187196/ufc-277-amanda-nunes-dominates-julianna-pena?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3187196/ufc-277-amanda-nunes-dominates-julianna-pena?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 Jul 2022 05:23:32 +0000 TikTok, the popular short video app owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, faces new scrutiny in the US and Britain over its data privacy policies, putting expansion plans in those markets under a cloud. Complaints over the data practices of the popular Chinese-owned app have grown louder recently, with politicians, media outlets, and research agencies turning up the heat to a level unseen since the Trump administration’s failed attempt to shut it down or force a sale to American owners in... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3186892/tiktoks-global-expansion-under-cloud-it-faces-renewed-scrutiny-over?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3186892/tiktoks-global-expansion-under-cloud-it-faces-renewed-scrutiny-over?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Jul 2022 11:00:15 +0000 If there was any doubt left Alex Volkanovski made sure of it on Saturday night – he is the greatest featherweight the UFC has ever seen. The Australian decisively ended his trilogy with Max Holloway – getting his third title fight win over “Blessed” and in the most convincing fashion yet, putting on a technical masterclass at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It was a 22nd straight win for Volkanovski (25-1), who – frighteningly for the rest of the division – continues to show improvements with every... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3183941/ufc-276-alex-volkanovski-retains-title?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3183941/ufc-276-alex-volkanovski-retains-title?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Jul 2022 04:20:08 +0000