Divisive influencer Brian Johnson, best known online as the Liver King, has been arrested in Austin, Texas, and has been charged with making a terroristic threat, according to Austin Police Department records.
Further details of the charge, which was booked at around 1am on the 25 June, are not publicly known.
Johnson was the subject of a recent Netflix documentary, Untold: The Liver King, which detailed how he shot to fame thanks to his online presence and muscular physique – that Johnson credited to his 'ancestral' diet of raw organs.
It later transpired that he had lied about using steroids, which put his supplements business in a somewhat shady light. Johnson later apologised for misleading the public and said he still stands by ancestral living, and would continue to promote a more 'natural' lifestyle to his followers.
Johnson's most recent Instagram post saw him call out popular podcast host Joe Rogan, a man often credited with encouraging men to vote for Donald Trump in the last US and having a significant impact on the results. It is not known whether his social post relates to the arrest.
"Joe Rogan, I’m calling you out, my name’s Liver King. Man to man, I’m picking a fight with you," Johnson said to his 2.9 million followers. "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."
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Following this video, another post was shared to Liver King's account showing his wife, Barbara (known as the Liver Queen), speaking to someone off-camera who says, "Take this with a grain of salt, but they assured me he's going to be in and out [...] We're talking 24 hours."
The unidentified person also said Liver King would appear before a judge, before footage shows a handcuffed Johnson standing outside a vehicle with armed officers.
