Spotify Technology SA Chief Executive
Daniel Ek
apologized to employees for the way
Joe Rogan’s
use of a racial slur in previous podcast episodes has impacted them, saying the situation “leaves many of you feeling drained, frustrated and unheard.”
He said in a letter shared with The Wall Street Journal by a company spokesman that he has no plans to remove the star podcaster from the streaming platform and committed to spending $100 million on music and audio content from what he called historically marginalized groups.
“There are no words I can say to adequately convey how deeply sorry I am for the way ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ controversy continues to impact each of you,” Mr. Ek said to Spotify staffers on Sunday, referring to Mr. Rogan’s podcast. “Not only are some of Joe Rogan’s comments incredibly…
