Spotify's top boss says he will not silence Joe Rogan but tells staff that he does not represent the company's values - despite paying him $100 million in licensing rights for his popular podcast. On Saturday, Rogan was forced to respond to a compilation of resurfaced clips from his podcast in which he used the N-word more than 20 timesīy Gina Martinez and Michelle Thompson For Dailymail.Com.Ek added Spotify will will invest $100 million towards 'the licensing, development, and marketing of music (artists and songwriters) and audio content from historically marginalized groups'.But Ek said he won't silence Rogan: 'We should have clear lines around content and take action when they are crossed, but canceling voices is a slippery slope'.Ek wrote a memo to staff condemning Rogan's past comments and confirmed the removal of 113 episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast.The hosting platform paid $100million for exclusive licensing rights to Rogan's show.Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek says Joe Rogan's comments don't represent the values of the company.Spotify CEO says he won't silence Joe Rogan: Daniel Ek tells staff podcast host does not reflect the company's values - despite paying him $100 million for exclusive licensing rights
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