Russell Crowe reveals mysterious form signed before appearing on Rogan show

The Aussie legend divulged a little-known fact about Joe Rogan’s massively popular podcast.

Russell Crowe says he had to sign a mysterious contract before his three-hour appearance on Joe Rogan’s hugely popular podcast in August this year.

Crowe made the stunning claim during a radio interview on Nova 96.9’s Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie this morning.

Referring to a text exchange with Joe Rogan before the interview, the Gladiator actor told host Fitzy about his surprise at Rogan’s request for such a lengthy interview.

“He goes, ‘we’ll chat for about three hours.’ And I’m like, three hours? No you won’t. That’s kind of ridiculous.

“And then you get in there, and that’s what he fully intends,” he said, before adding: “But once you’re there you have to sign a thing that you’re not going to leave until the chat is over.”

“And who decides when the chat is over?” Ritchie questioned.

“Joe. [The episode] is basically the length of a cigar,” Crowe said.

Russell Crowe at Nova 96.9 studios in Sydney. Picture: Supplied

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This isn’t the first time thatJoe Rogan Experience guests have mentioned signing forms before jumping on air with the prolific podcast host.

Actress Leah Remini appeared on the show in January 2017 to discuss her connection to Scientology and how Scientology documents aren’t particularly accessible.

She then goes on to reference how “you just sign things, sign here, sign here,” before comparing it to the forms Rogan’s team made her sign prior to air.

“Like today, what you did here. I don’t know, I could be married to you for all I know, [because] of what I signed today,” she said.

Crowe went on to speak fondly of his appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience.

“They took it down on YouTube but so many people said, ‘I don’t want to listen to it that way (on Spotify)’ so they had to put it back on ... and it gets millions (of views),” he said.

“It was funny because it reintroduced me to that younger, male audience… and then they all collectively went, ‘I like that guy’s movies.”

“It was really interesting social media thing, where a few weeks afterwards, everyone was going back and checking out [my] old stuff.”

Leah Remini briefly mentioned signing a form before getting on air with Rogan. Picture: YouTube

Russell Crowe on the Joe Rogan Experience

On Rogan’s podcast, the New Zealand-born actor appeared to shed his notoriously private facade and candidly shared his personal views on American politics.

“It’s picking a colour, and no matter what happens under the banner of that colour you’re sticking with the colour,” he said.

“That’s not really going to help anyone.”

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Crowe also called out “aggressive” media outlets for driving genuine potential politicians and presidential candidates away from the world of politics.

“You’re just not going to get people of quality stepping into that world anymore. There’s probably hundreds of potentially incredible presidents in this country, but they’re too smart to walk that way,” he said.

Rogan’s lash to ABC boss

The controversial podcaster recently made Australian headlines in recent weeks after responding to a spray from ABC boss Kim Williams, who referred to him as a predator of “people’s vulnerabilities.”

Rogan responded to the criticism overnight with a tweet on X. Sharing a clip of Mr Williams’ rant, he said “LOL WUT”.

The exchange followed Rogan’s eleventh-hour endorsement of president-elect Donald Trump, a move that propelled discussion of the influential scope of new media formats.

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