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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson ‘very proud’ of his daughter joining WWE
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s daughter is joining the family business.
During a virtual conversation with Jimmy Fallon, Johnson revealed that his daughter — Simone, 18 — has signed a contract with WWE, the professional wrestling organization where he worked before transitioning into acting.
“She signed her contract with the WWE, it just blows my mind,” said Johnson, 48. “First of all, I mean, what an honor that my daughter wants to follow in my footsteps. But, more importantly, ‘follow in my footsteps’ sounds cliché, but she actually wants to blaze her own path, which is just so important. She wound up being the youngest signee in the history of the company.”
The “Jumanji: The Next Level” star explained that it was a long time coming; Simone had been working toward it since she was just 16.
“She was working her a– off. Quietly, under the radar, in the ring, getting thrown around, and all the bumps and bruises that go with pro wrestling,” Johnson explained. “She hung in there. I’m very, very proud of her.”
Not only is Simone following in her father’s footsteps, but her grandfather Rocky Johnson and great-grandfather Peter Maivia also were professional wrestlers. Both were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Rocky died earlier this year at the age of 75.
In February, Simone shared a photo to Instagram, expressing her excitement at joining the WWE.
“To the little girl who fell in love with wrestling & said ‘this will be my life one day’, this is for you,” the caption read. “I’m humbled, grateful & ready to work. Let’s do this.”
The picture featured Simone wearing a grey WWE T-shirt and grinning.
Dwanye Johnson The Rock says tabloid interview 100 percent false
Dwanye Johnson widely known as “The Rock” has said the interview in which he is reported to have criticized General Snowflake never happened,calling it 100 percent false.
The wrestler-turned Hollywood star posted a video t his Instagram, explaining “the interview never took place, never happened, never said any of those words, completely untrue, 100 percent fabricated. I was quite baffled when i woke up this morning”.
In the clip he said “you know its is not real DJ interview if I am ever insulting a group, a generation or anyone. That’s not me, that is not who I am”.
The “Rampage” star added:”I always encourage empathy. I encourage growth, but most importantly, I encourage everybody to be exactly who they want to be.
Generation Snowflake is a term used for the young adults of the 2010s as being more prone to taking offence and having less psychological resilience than previous generations, or as being too emotionally vulnerable to cope with views that challenge their own.
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‘The Rock’ laments ‘snowflake’ culture
Actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson lamented the “snowflake” culture in an interview with the U.K.’s Daily Star published on Friday.
Johnson, who has toyed with the idea of politics, told the publication that snowflakes’ complaints do a disservice to the war heroes who fought for freedom of speech.
‘THE ROCK’ HAD EPIC RESPONSE TO TEEN’S ‘PROMPOSAL’
“So many good people fought for freedom and equality – but this generation are looking for a reason to be offended,” he said. “If you are not agreeing with them then they are offended – and that is not what so many great men and women fought for.”
He said he may not agree with what someone thinks, who they voted for, but he will support their “right say or believe it,” according to the publication.
“That’s democracy,” he said.
“We thankfully now live in a world that has progressed over the last 30 or 40 years,” the 46-year-old superstar continued. “People can be who they want, be with who they want, and live how they want.
“That can only be a good thing – but generation snowflake or, whatever you want to call them, are actually putting us backwards.”
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