Dwayne Johnson

In 2026, Johnson reaffirmed in an interview that he wished to keep his political opinions private. George Takei and Wil Wheaton publicly criticised him, the former arguing that silence could become a form of complicity and the latter calling him a coward.

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Johnson endorsed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in 2020, presenting the decision as his first public presidential endorsement. In 2024, he stated that he would not renew that support and would keep his political choice private, believing that his endorsement had increased division.

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After Johnson returned to WWE and joined the TKO board, a storyline appeared to position him in place of Cody Rhodes against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania XL. A massive #WeWantCody campaign and hundreds of thousands of dislikes followed.

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TheWrap reported that Johnson sometimes arrived several hours late on the Red One set, contributing, according to some sources, to production difficulties, and that he urinated into bottles on set. Johnson subsequently confirmed that he was sometimes late and used bottles, while dismissing figures of seven or eight hours as absurd.

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Following the relative commercial disappointments of Black Adam and Shazam! Fury of the Gods, TheWrap reported that Johnson had allegedly pushed Warner Bros. to keep Black Adam largely separate from Shazam, blocked a scene linking the franchises and prioritised a future confrontation with Henry Cavill's Superman to place his character at the centre of DC.

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Johnson and Oprah Winfrey established the People's Fund of Maui, jointly contributing 10 million dollars before inviting the public to donate. Some considered it insensitive for two extremely wealthy celebrities to solicit donations from people who might be living from pay cheque to pay cheque.

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Johnson visited Mauna Kea and supported Indigenous activists opposing construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope, an authorised scientific project contested because the site is sacred to many Hawaiians.

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Tyrese Gibson publicly accused Johnson of prioritising his Hobbs & Shaw spin-off at the expense of the Fast & Furious family following the ninth film's postponement. The two actors exchanged attacks and mockery on social media.

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During filming of The Fate of the Furious, Johnson posted a message criticising certain male co-stars, calling them 'unprofessional' and 'candy asses'. The press quickly identified Vin Diesel as the principal target of the post.

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