Joe admits to being a narcissist so I’m not even trying to armchair diagnose him. But that makes so much sense as to why he would do actions that virtually guarantee he’d get caught looking bad eventually.
Narcissists can’t help themselves.
Also, I’ve noticed a lot of people caping for Joe on this seem like younger cats or people that were new to the podcast during Covid. Anyone that was listening to Joe in the 2000’s or even the 2010’s, or following his music career on any level, knows that he’s a pretty trash human being that wears his toxicity like a badge of honor.
I used to listen to his music when I was in a couple bad relationships, thinking it was therapeutic, and I legitimately became more toxic in my own relationships. Even as a listener I began to feel some of his music was unhealthy.
People like him eventually damage everything they touch.