India, May 22 -- Joe Rogan and NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers came out strongly in support of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, criticising mainstream media for what they described as "unfair treatment" of the billionaire entrepreneur.

"There's a study that shows 96% of mainstream media coverage of Elon Musk is negative, meanwhile, he saved those astronauts trapped in space. You didn't hear a peep" Rogan said on the "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast during conversation with Rodgers.

Joe Rogan was referring to the March 18 return of NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore, who had spent nine months on the International Space Station (ISS). They landed safely in the Gulf of Mexico aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule.

Rodgers backed his senti...