Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson calls out Hulk Hogan for saying the N-word in a racist rant.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson will go down in history as an entertainment industry chameleon. Starting off as a college football player, he turned himself into a professional wrestler, and now one of Hollywood’s biggest celebrity actors.
Recently, The Rock was asked to address the recent controversy surrounding Hulk Hogan during the ‘Ballers‘ panel at the TCA on Thursday, something that seemed to leave the former WWE superstar a little hurt according to Deadline. Johnson said he was “disappointed” with what Hulk Hogan was reportedly heard saying on the leaked portions of tape and talked a little bit about the personal effect Hulk Hogan had on his life.
“I’ve known Terry for years. My dad help trained him in Florida in the 1970s, and even my uncle. I come from a long line of professional wrestlers. I didn’t know him (Terry) to be a racist. It’s one of those things where it’s not definite in terms of what he said. We’ve all talked trash. He said what he said and he’s paying the price.”
It’s really hard to gauge feelings from a press conference, but you know there is a history between the two professional wrestlers inside out and outside of the ring.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson also talked about his upcoming documentary project, ‘Rock in a Hard Place’. It’s a passion project for the actor, reflecting on the troubles he experienced at a young age in Hawaii, the events that changed the course of his life, and how he used that in his career. The project also focuses on the stories from a boot camp in Dade County, Florida that is also a correctional facility:
It’s a project that Johnson considers “near and dear to my heart.” The action star mentioned it was “a blessing in disguise” when his family was evicted and forced to move out of the state of Hawaii. Johnson was heading done the wrong path and “I’m lucky I didn’t wind up in prison,” recalled Johnson.
There’s no release date for the project yet, but you can also expect a trailer in the next few months.
(Source: Deadline)
