LOS ANGELES—Surprising many who thought he had perished after getting trapped and then apparently eaten alive by scarab beetles in an Egyptian pyramid in “The Mummy,” treasure hunter and man of all faiths Beni Gabor appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, telling host Joe Rogan that he had been fired last week from his position as a curator of Egyptian antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum, which had denied his requests for several religious exemptions.
Rogan, whose podcast has become increasingly popular among conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers, sympathized with Beni, at one point telling him he had a bulletproof case against the Getty, as it is commonly known, and then offering to set up a legal fund to sue it. Beni thanked Rogan for his support, telling him, “Your strength gives me strength,” before adding, “I need a new job.” He said that he was also considering other actions against the Getty, hinting that he had reached out to his former employer Imhotep for assistance. When Rogan asked if he had any regrets after losing his gig at what is widely considered one of the finest private museums in the world, Beni said, “It is better to be the Devil’s right hand than in his path.” Though the reply made absolutely no sense as a response to the question, Rogan nodded his head and said that Beni was absolutely right and hoped others out there would follow the Devil’s lead.
During much of the episode, the two shared what appeared to be a joint, though Beni appeared not to be inhaling. As the podcast came to a close, Rogan asked Beni whether his last day at the Getty was anything like his last day at the pyramid. Beni said that after being told he had been terminated, he collected his things—and some of the Getty’s—before successfully escaping the building in the middle of the night, telling the security guard, “Goodbye, my friend.” He said the guard replied, “Goodbye, Beni.”
