Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has spoken out about the attus of “fluential folks” Hollywood rponse to him playg a gay character.
Contents:
- THE ROCK PLAYED A GAY CHARACTER DPE BEG TOLD IT WOULD ‘RU’ HIS CAREER FOR GOOD
- DWAYNE ‘THE ROCK’ JOHNSON OPENS UP ABOUT PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER
- DWAYNE ‘THE ROCK’ JOHNSON HAD BT RPONSE TO BEG TOLD PLAYG GAY WOULD ‘ HIS REER’
THE ROCK PLAYED A GAY CHARACTER DPE BEG TOLD IT WOULD ‘RU’ HIS CAREER FOR GOOD
Dwayne Johnson was urged by some "fluential people" not to take a gay role when he was startg out as an actor. He told those people to "f*** off." * rock gay character *
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Rerd label boss felt that beg openly bisexual was more 'trendy' than gay - or so the book claims.
DWAYNE ‘THE ROCK’ JOHNSON OPENS UP ABOUT PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER
* rock gay character *
Gay stars mic is no new thg and no big al. If Jsie J is gay then she jos a long and illtr list of gay artists who have achieved massive mastream sucs and risen above prejudice and stereotyp. Check out some of the biggt and bt gay stars mic.
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DWAYNE ‘THE ROCK’ JOHNSON HAD BT RPONSE TO BEG TOLD PLAYG GAY WOULD ‘ HIS REER’
Succsful like gay art, and I'm really not terted gay artists who are gog to nform to those stereotyp. Johnson's character Be Cool was Elt, an openly gay Samoan man who worked as a bodyguard the mic dtry and had dreams of beg a star himself. While a lot of the humor surroundg Elt volved the kd of mid-00s gay jok that probably wouldn't fly now, Johnson don't play him as a joke, mtg to the character fully.
)However, Johnson has jt revealed that those early stag of his actg reer, he was advised by some "fluential" dtry people to avoid playg gay, as uld "" his chanc of gettg bigger movie rol. I was told back then (by a few fluential folks) that playg a gay man would “ my reer”I said “hold my tequila and f*ck off”Nicely of urse ? Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) July 31, 2022Philip Ellis is News Edor at Men's Health, verg fns, pop culture, sex and relatnships, and LGBTQ+ issu. EDWARDS, creator of Abel BoddyWhether 's gay executiv, racehors, or chemil weapons, there's no shortage of gay reprentatn on NBC's 30 Rock.
Sce s premiere 2006, the show has prented a great al of ridiculoly funny LGBT characters and well-rmed ritur of the LGBT muny (we n now unt among our numbers, Snuggl the Fabric Softener Bear and his boyiend, the Charm cub) this pretend world, we have over the top holiday parti, live an area lled "Gay Town, " and somehow manage to be femme-y, cubby, and leather-y all at the same the famo Tracy Man cint, we wonred how Ta Fey & Co. And when the seri returned this season boy, did they ever, mockg s own star's dilemma, and cludg that they believe that the gay muny is the most anized of all the muni--makg "the Japane look like the Greeks. Bucky BrightOccupatn: 50's CelebryPolil Affiliatn: RepublinOnly Appearance: episo 212Durg a tour around NBC wh Kenh, the page, Bright gets nostalgic for the days when everyone smoked opium, rried a swchbla their su pocket and "if you wanted to do somethg private wh another man, wasn't 'gay' was jt two men were jt celebratg each others strength.