Joe Rogan & Michael Schellenberger Debate Epstein's Death

0:00What's up? I'm Corey with the story, and these are your entertainment and celebrity headlines. Joe Rogan recently hosted journalist Michael Schellenberger on his podcast to debate the death of Jeffrey Epstein back in August of 2019. Epstein was found dead in his cell at a New York City jail while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. The official ruling was suicide by hanging, but Rogan raised serious doubts about the circumstances surrounding him. The two guards on duty that night, Tova Noel and Michael Thomas, failed to check on Epstein as required. They got fired and faced charges for falsifying logs, but those charges were dropped later. Noel had made a $5,000 cash deposit just 10 days earlier, and she even searched online for updates on Epstein and Jill right before his. Body was discovered at 6.30am. Rogan pointed out other red flags, like malfunctioning cameras and the guards neglecting one of the most high-profile inmates. He questioned how such lapses could happen with so many powerful people linked to the case.

1:03Schellenberger acknowledged the issues but argued they were not unusual, noting Epstein's earlier suicide attempt and that the cameras had been out for a while. An inmate claimed to overhear Noel talking about covering up the death, though that has not been verified. Epstein's brother Mark and forensic pathologist Michael Baton, hired by the family, reject the suicide finding. Baton believes it points to homicide instead. These debates keep the questions alive years later, as many still wonder if the full story behind Epstein's death will ever come out.