Netflix star Liver King arrested for making ‘terroristic threat’ to Joe Rogan

He was arrested on Tuesday.

Liver King, whose real name is Brian Johnson, faces a misdemeanour charge of making a terroristic threat and was booked into the Travis County Jail in Austin, Texas.

Johnson gained over six million followers on social media for promoting an 'ancestral lifestyle' of consuming raw meat.

His downfall began after emails were leaked revealing he spent over $11,000 a month on steroids.

Johnson, the subject of a recent Netflix documentary, said in a video on Monday: "Joe Rogan, I'm calling you out. My name's Liver King. Man to man. I'm picking a fight with you.

"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."

Johnson was being held at $20,000 bond, although it is not clear if he remains in custody.

Police said: "[Johnson] had made threats against Joe Rogan on his Instagram profile. Detectives reviewed the posts and observed that Johnson was traveling to Austin while continuing to make threatening statements.

“Detectives contacted Mr. Rogan, who stated he had never had any interaction with Johnson and considered the posts to be threatening. Based on this information, detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Johnson on a charge of Terroristic Threat."