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."
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- THE ROCK PLAYED A GAY CHARACTER DPE BEG TOLD IT WOULD ‘RU’ HIS CAREER FOR GOOD
- HOW HOLLYWOOD HID ROCK HUDSON, ITS BIGGT GAY MOVIE STAR
- THE SECRET GAY HISTORY OF INDIE ROCK
- DWAYNE ‘THE ROCK’ JOHNSON OPENS UP ABOUT PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER
THE ROCK PLAYED A GAY CHARACTER DPE BEG TOLD IT WOULD ‘RU’ HIS CAREER FOR GOOD
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HOW HOLLYWOOD HID ROCK HUDSON, ITS BIGGT GAY MOVIE STAR
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THE SECRET GAY HISTORY OF INDIE ROCK
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But 1973, a sger and actor named Bce Wayne Campbell beme what is believed to be the first openly gay rock mician signed to a major label when he buted as the outrageoly flashy Jobriath.
DWAYNE ‘THE ROCK’ JOHNSON OPENS UP ABOUT PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER
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