US Politics | Joe Rogan’s estranged dad denies claims of violence & wants to reunite with podcast superstar son before it’s too late
JOE Rogan's estranged dad says losing him left him heartbroken \- and he would like to reunite with the podcast superstar despite his repeated claims of violence against him. Retired New Jersey cop Joseph Rogan Sr., 80, has not seen or spoken to his son since he was a seven-year-old kid, almost 50 years ago. 
Alex Kent for The US SunJoe Rogan's Father, Joe Rogan Sr, outside his house in New Jersey '/ ' 
GettyJoe Rogan has made several claims about his father being violent in the past '/ ' Telling his side of the story in full for the first time, Mr. Rogan says he's grown tired of his famous son's repeated public claims that he suffered a violent childhood in which his dad beat up his mom. The Joe Rogan Experience host, 55, has described his father on his podcast as a "very, very violent guy" who he witnessed "beat the f*** out of people" while growing up. He accused his dad of being a "crazy... and ...psychotic person who beat the f*** out of my mother". He also alleged his father had beaten his cousin and hauled him up by his hair. Joe added: ...So that was all my s*** from when I was like, really young. I got to see someone who just can't keep it together, smacks women, beats the s*** out of kids, beats the s*** out of them." In a Rolling Stone interview, he claimed all he remembered of his dad were ...brief, flashes of domestic violence.... He also said in the same interview: ...When you grow up with violence, you're programmed to respond and react quickly.... However Mr. Rogan strongly denies he was violent and disputes any suggestion that it was his fault they have no relationship. Read more on Joe Rogan 
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DADDY ISSUES Joe Rogan's dad has 'no regrets' about not speaking to son for 40 years According to him, around a year after splitting with Joe's mom Susan she took the then seven-year-old boy and his sister Laura to live in San Francisco \- without Mr. Rogan's knowledge and while he was on a trip to Florida. He says the only reason he didn't challenge the move in the courts as a kidnapping was to protect Joe from more family drama and later he lost all contact with him. Mr. Rogan also points to his record as a cop with no sustained complaints, arrests or restraining orders against him, which he says proves he was never violent. Despite the claims made against him, he says he would like to to sit down with Joe, look him in the eye and tell him his side of the story. He also wants dad-of-two Joe to meet the twin daughters that he had with his second wife. Speaking to The U.S. Sun in an exclusive interview from his home in Kearny, New Jersey, he said: "It's in the blood. It's in the genes."I'm on my way out. I'm 80 years old, I'm in the rearview mirror. But I would like to see him. I definitely would sit down with him because he needs to listen to my side of the story. He never asked.... Joe Rogan Sr "For my daughters to meet him, just to say hello and say how we feel. You only live once. You can't come back and do it again. "I definitely would sit down with him because he needs to listen to my side of the story. He never asked, didn't know what I have to say. "He doesn't know how much it hurt me, and what I had to go through." Most read in News DEADLY SHOOTING One dead and alleged shooter in custody at hospital after cops swarmed area TRAGIC END Missing teen killed after being caught in shootout between suspect and police WHERE IS SHE? 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I WAS HEARTBROKEN When his son left for California, Mr. Rogan says he stayed in touch with him for two months but didn't take legal action to get him back in case he ended up in foster care. He explained: "I was heartbroken, but I was a realist. And I didn't want to put him through more pain. You could say I sacrificed my relationship with him for his well-being. "If anybody says I didn't fight hard enough for him, I'd tell them they don't know what they are talking about. "I didn't even know where they were after a while. Where do I go? But they knew where I was. "Today with Google and the internet you can find out everything. Then you couldn't." Mr. Rogan had previously told The U.S. Sun when approached in May that he had no regrets about not talking to UFC commentator and stand-up comedian Joe for decades. His daughter Bridget Carselda, 43, also claimed in an interview with The Sun that Joe rebuffed her and her sister Rosa when they tried to make contact after they found out they had a secret older half-brother at the age of 19. But now Mr. Rogan said it was time to share his story in a bid to bury the hatchet. He said: "I'm not a cry baby but I've been putting up with this for like 25 years, since he got famous. ...You got to be a man in life, and you take the good with the bad and you could just go along with some of it. OUT OF CONTROL "But it got to a point now where it is totally out of control. "I didn't even know anything about violence until my daughter told me about one of these interviews. I had no idea. "There isn't one thing that's in there that he said that is true. Nothing. Not one thing. Not even in the ballpark... "I can take a lot. But there's only so much and then you have to say something. "Nobody ever asked me about my side. They print his side. Nobody asked me how I felt when I came home from Florida and they were gone. No warning, no nothing. "As a cop I was taught \- if there's two parties, you ask for both sides of the story. She took him away and he never asked my side of the story." The Sun requested evidence to back Mr. Rogan's assertion that he retired as a police officer in the small town of Harrison in 1995 with no complaints made against him. NO ARRESTS An Official Public Records Act request made by his daughter Bridget found that the town has no records of any arrest against him. The town said that although it did not generate or keep restraining orders from family court or complaints of domestic violence, a "diligent search" had found no such records. Attorney George G. Frino represented Mr. Rogan and his wife in a lawsuit they brought against a security firm in 2004 and said he had viewed the former cop's service record as part of the case. He told The Sun: "That lawsuit was successfully resolved in that a substantial settlement was paid to the Rogans. "During the course of that lawsuit Mr. Rogan was placed under oath and questioned aggressively by the attorneys for the defendants. "They meticulously explored his prior work history including his time with the Harrison Police Department. "Personnel records were accessed through a subpoena and did not reflect any sustained charges of violence against Mr. Rogan at any time during his work history in the Police Department. Read More on The US Sun 
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Bridget CarseldaPic from 1977 showing Joe Rogan Sr. in uniform while working for Harrison Police Department. '/ ' 
Courtesy Bridget CarseldaJoe Rogan Sr. with wife Rosa Rogan and grandson Carlo. '/ ' 
Alex Kent for The US SunJoe Sr now wants to reconcile with this famous son '/ ' 
Courtesy Bridget CarseldaJoe Rogan Sr. with wife Rosa Rogan and grandson Robert. '/ ' 
Alex Kent for The US SunJoe Rogan Sr outside his home in Kearny, New Jersey '/ '
Alex Kent for The US SunJoe Rogan's Father, Joe Rogan Sr, outside his house in New Jersey '/ ' GettyJoe Rogan has made several claims about his father being violent in the past '/ ' Telling his side of the story in full for the first time, Mr. Rogan says he's grown tired of his famous son's repeated public claims that he suffered a violent childhood in which his dad beat up his mom. The Joe Rogan Experience host, 55, has described his father on his podcast as a "very, very violent guy" who he witnessed "beat the f*** out of people" while growing up. He accused his dad of being a "crazy... and ...psychotic person who beat the f*** out of my mother". He also alleged his father had beaten his cousin and hauled him up by his hair. Joe added: ...So that was all my s*** from when I was like, really young. I got to see someone who just can't keep it together, smacks women, beats the s*** out of kids, beats the s*** out of them." In a Rolling Stone interview, he claimed all he remembered of his dad were ...brief, flashes of domestic violence.... He also said in the same interview: ...When you grow up with violence, you're programmed to respond and react quickly.... However Mr. Rogan strongly denies he was violent and disputes any suggestion that it was his fault they have no relationship. Read more on Joe Rogan NO JOE-K Joe Rogan ruthlessly mocked by Bo Burnham on podcast for attacks on PC culture DADDY ISSUES Joe Rogan's dad has 'no regrets' about not speaking to son for 40 years According to him, around a year after splitting with Joe's mom Susan she took the then seven-year-old boy and his sister Laura to live in San Francisco \- without Mr. Rogan's knowledge and while he was on a trip to Florida. He says the only reason he didn't challenge the move in the courts as a kidnapping was to protect Joe from more family drama and later he lost all contact with him. Mr. Rogan also points to his record as a cop with no sustained complaints, arrests or restraining orders against him, which he says proves he was never violent. Despite the claims made against him, he says he would like to to sit down with Joe, look him in the eye and tell him his side of the story. He also wants dad-of-two Joe to meet the twin daughters that he had with his second wife. Speaking to The U.S. Sun in an exclusive interview from his home in Kearny, New Jersey, he said: "It's in the blood. It's in the genes."I'm on my way out. I'm 80 years old, I'm in the rearview mirror. But I would like to see him. I definitely would sit down with him because he needs to listen to my side of the story. He never asked.... Joe Rogan Sr "For my daughters to meet him, just to say hello and say how we feel. You only live once. You can't come back and do it again. "I definitely would sit down with him because he needs to listen to my side of the story. He never asked, didn't know what I have to say. "He doesn't know how much it hurt me, and what I had to go through." Most read in News DEADLY SHOOTING One dead and alleged shooter in custody at hospital after cops swarmed area TRAGIC END Missing teen killed after being caught in shootout between suspect and police WHERE IS SHE? Husband reveals where missing teacher was going before mystery disappearance COLD CASE CONVICTION Student's killer sentenced for brutal rape & murder of 20-year-old FAMILY'S HORROR District attorney's daughter arrested for 'STABBING her dad multiple times' SCHOOL TRAGEDY Student, 14, dies after quadruple shooting at high school football practice Addressing the claims of domestic abuse, Mr. Rogan said: "When they left me, there was no police reports, no complaints against me, no restraining orders, nothing. "I took him every Friday for almost a year. Friday, Saturday and Sunday \- he was with me. I would go get him and I would watch him and take care of him. "If I was the big bad wolf, they would have had a restraining order against me." He added: "Why did she (Joe's mom) keep the name? I couldn't understand that. Honest to God. "If I was so terrible, why didn't she take the name away from him when she got married and gave him his new name?" I WAS HEARTBROKEN When his son left for California, Mr. Rogan says he stayed in touch with him for two months but didn't take legal action to get him back in case he ended up in foster care. He explained: "I was heartbroken, but I was a realist. And I didn't want to put him through more pain. You could say I sacrificed my relationship with him for his well-being. "If anybody says I didn't fight hard enough for him, I'd tell them they don't know what they are talking about. "I didn't even know where they were after a while. Where do I go? But they knew where I was. "Today with Google and the internet you can find out everything. Then you couldn't." Mr. Rogan had previously told The U.S. Sun when approached in May that he had no regrets about not talking to UFC commentator and stand-up comedian Joe for decades. His daughter Bridget Carselda, 43, also claimed in an interview with The Sun that Joe rebuffed her and her sister Rosa when they tried to make contact after they found out they had a secret older half-brother at the age of 19. But now Mr. Rogan said it was time to share his story in a bid to bury the hatchet. He said: "I'm not a cry baby but I've been putting up with this for like 25 years, since he got famous. ...You got to be a man in life, and you take the good with the bad and you could just go along with some of it. OUT OF CONTROL "But it got to a point now where it is totally out of control. "I didn't even know anything about violence until my daughter told me about one of these interviews. I had no idea. "There isn't one thing that's in there that he said that is true. Nothing. Not one thing. Not even in the ballpark... "I can take a lot. But there's only so much and then you have to say something. "Nobody ever asked me about my side. They print his side. Nobody asked me how I felt when I came home from Florida and they were gone. No warning, no nothing. "As a cop I was taught \- if there's two parties, you ask for both sides of the story. She took him away and he never asked my side of the story." The Sun requested evidence to back Mr. Rogan's assertion that he retired as a police officer in the small town of Harrison in 1995 with no complaints made against him. NO ARRESTS An Official Public Records Act request made by his daughter Bridget found that the town has no records of any arrest against him. The town said that although it did not generate or keep restraining orders from family court or complaints of domestic violence, a "diligent search" had found no such records. Attorney George G. Frino represented Mr. Rogan and his wife in a lawsuit they brought against a security firm in 2004 and said he had viewed the former cop's service record as part of the case. He told The Sun: "That lawsuit was successfully resolved in that a substantial settlement was paid to the Rogans. "During the course of that lawsuit Mr. Rogan was placed under oath and questioned aggressively by the attorneys for the defendants. "They meticulously explored his prior work history including his time with the Harrison Police Department. "Personnel records were accessed through a subpoena and did not reflect any sustained charges of violence against Mr. Rogan at any time during his work history in the Police Department. Read More on The US Sun MY TRUTH Joe Rogan's dad denies claims of violence & wants to reunite with podcast star LOVE WOES Expert reveals two major reasons Khloe Kardashian picks the wrong men "We have searched for copies of those records in our archive; unfortunately they are unavailable since they have since been destroyed pursuant to our firm's records retention policy with regard to records over 10 years old." The Sun has reached out to Joe (Jr) asking for comment and has received no response. The Sun also attempted to reach out to Joe's mother. Bridget CarseldaPic from 1977 showing Joe Rogan Sr. in uniform while working for Harrison Police Department. '/ ' Courtesy Bridget CarseldaJoe Rogan Sr. with wife Rosa Rogan and grandson Carlo. '/ ' Alex Kent for The US SunJoe Sr now wants to reconcile with this famous son '/ ' Courtesy Bridget CarseldaJoe Rogan Sr. with wife Rosa Rogan and grandson Robert. '/ ' Alex Kent for The US SunJoe Rogan Sr outside his home in Kearny, New Jersey '/ '
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