Fitness influencer ‘Liver King’ has seen his raw meat-fueled empire enter murky waters as he was arrested after threatening a giant podcaster and traveling to his home city.
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The social media celebrity who built an empire on raw organ meat consumption while secretly using steroids was booked on charges of making terroristic threats.
47-year-old Brian Johnson, known to his 2.9 million Instagram followers as the “Liver King,” was taken into custody by the Austin Police Department.
Johnson now faces a Class B Misdemeanor charge for making terroristic threats and was booked into the Travis County Jail.
The arrest came after Johnson posted a series of increasingly unhinged videos specifically targeting podcast giant Joe Rogan.
In these disturbing videos, Johnson can be seen pacing and ranting while directly challenging Rogan to a physical confrontation.
What makes this case particularly concerning is Johnson’s reported attempt to bring a utility knife with him during his visit to Austin, which his cameraman reportedly advised against.
Law enforcement officials viewed his behavior as crossing the line from free speech to credible threats.
“Joe Rogan, I’m calling you out, my name’s Liver King. Man to man, I’m picking a fight with you. I have no training in Jiu-jitsu, you’re a black belt, you should dismantle me. But I’m picking a fight with you. Your rules, I’ll come to you, whenever you’re ready,” Liver King said.
In one particularly disturbing statement, he declared:
“You never come across something like this, willing to die, hoping that you’ll choke me out because that’s a dream come true.”
This escalation from mere challenge to apparent death wish likely played a role in the authorities’ decision to act swiftly.
Johnson’s rise to fame came through his promotion of what he called an “ancestral lifestyle,” which included consuming raw animal organs, including liver and testicles.
He claimed this primitive diet was responsible for his impressive physique – until he was exposed for secretly using steroids, testosterone, and human growth hormone.
The Netflix documentary about Johnson highlighted his deception with the caption:
“He built a supplement empire by devouring raw meat on social media. And he had the muscles to prove it. But, really, how did the Liver King get so huge?”
Ironically, Rogan had previously discussed Johnson’s steroid use on his podcast but never actually hosted the controversial figure.
This one-sided feud escalated to the point that Johnson reportedly even mentioned Rogan’s family in his videos, crossing another red line that likely contributed to his arrest.
As of this reporting, no attorney information is available for Johnson, and the situation remains fluid.
A video posted on Instagram shows the moment of his arrest as he was handcuffed and placed into a police vehicle.
This marks a dramatic fall for the social media star whose empire was built on deception and has now apparently culminated in criminal charges.
LIVER KING POSTED FOOTAGE OF HIM BEING ARRESTED
Allegedly he is being arrested for threats towards Joe Rogan.
pic.twitter.com/wRLwFMsJZp— DramaAlert (@DramaAlert) June 25, 2025
