Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson had bt rponse to beg told he shouldn't play gay

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
• IS DWAYNE JOHNSON MARRIED, HAS A GIRLIEND OR GAY?
• ‘JUNGLE CISE’ STAR JACK WHEHALL IS ‘PROUD’ OF HIS GAY CHARACTER’S COMG-OUT SCENE DISNEY FILM
• DWAYNE ‘THE ROCK’ JOHNSON HAD BT RPONSE TO BEG TOLD PLAYG GAY WOULD ‘ HIS REER’
• THE ROCK GO GAY
• DWAYNE “THE ROCK” JOHNSON IS LOVG GAY RUGBY PLAYER KEEGAN HIRT’S TRIBUTE TO HIM

THE ROCK PLAYED A GAY CHARACTER DPE BEG TOLD IT WOULD ‘RU’ HIS CAREER FOR GOOD

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. AdvertisementDwayne ’The Rock’ Johnson has spoken out about the homophobic attus of “fluential folks” Hollywood rponse to him playg a gay character.

Johnson, who played an openly gay man named Elt the film, was one of his earlit film appearanc. Johnson, who is known as an ally to the muny, revealed that he was advised to avoid playg gay characters as uld “” his chanc of landg more proment rol the future. “I was told back then (by a few fluential folks) that playg a gay man would ‘ my reer.

DWAYNE ‘THE ROCK’ JOHNSON OPENS UP ABOUT PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER

Dwayne Johnson wasn't aaid to play gay the early days of his reer -- and he's still proud to let everyone know about ! The film was one of the earlier projects Johnson took on his transn om profsnal WWE wrtler to workg actor, and , he plays a character named Elt Wilhelm, a gay bodyguard who (like Johnson IRL) had dreams of makg a name for himself the film dtry. Though the movie was one of the steppg ston that helped Johnson bee one of the most sought-after box office stars Hollywood today, there were some folks the dtry who advised him not to take on, pecially sce the climate was so much different (and homophobic) for LGBTQ+ people back those days.

\nI was told back then (by a few fluential folks) that playg a gay man would \u201c my reer\u201d\nI said \u201chold my tequila and f*ck off\u201d\nNicely of urse \ud83d\u0a\u201d — Dwayne Johnson (@Dwayne Johnson). "I was told back then (by a few fluential folks) that playg a gay man would ' my reer.

"Johnson would later go on to star a whole bunch of different, bt-sellg, actn-packed films that clu Gridiron Gang, the Fast & Fur anchise, Jungle Cise, Skyscraper, Hercul, Baywatch, Black Adam and so much more, so 's a good thg he didn't let homophobia stop him om dog his job as an actor!

IS DWAYNE JOHNSON MARRIED, HAS A GIRLIEND OR GAY?

RELATED | Jack Whehall & Dwayne Johnson Reflect on Gay Jungle Cise Moment. Wrtlg superstar and actor, DWAYNE 'THE ROCK' JOHNSON, believ that his gay celebry iends should e forward about their sexualy - believg that will serve as a tremendo reer boost.

'The Mummy Returns' star land his own sp-off 'The Srpn Kg', as well as landg the role of a gay bodyguard John Travolta's edy, 'Be Cool'. Everythg Is Betiful And Nothg Rock claims that the role has opened his ey to homosexualy the movie bs, thkg that should no longer be held agast the reer of a Hollywood star. In an terview wh gay magaze, 'OUT', sayg: "I know a lot of gay actors Hollywood who don't want to e out, and whatever the reasons are I rpect that.

Even though Dwayne Johnson may have the “male”, “non-gay” look (bee there is a look), there will be speculatn about which team he swgs for. Is He Gay? Given that, would be very difficult to label him “gay.

‘JUNGLE CISE’ STAR JACK WHEHALL IS ‘PROUD’ OF HIS GAY CHARACTER’S COMG-OUT SCENE DISNEY FILM

Jack Whehall says he didn’t know that his character McGregor “Jungle Cise” was gay when he origally dned for the film. While he don’t e the word “gay, ” he says he broke off three engagements wh women bee his “terts happily lay elsewhere.

DWAYNE ‘THE ROCK’ JOHNSON HAD BT RPONSE TO BEG TOLD PLAYG GAY WOULD ‘ HIS REER’

Jack Whehall opens up about playg a gay character #JungleCise, teasg a "signifint scene the movie" that was "thought about and talked about a lot" behd the scen. That's not sayg a lot, I know, but Jack Whehall's gay character Macgregor is at least scere and unoffensive, and not mere queer-ba.

And we know Macgregor is gay bee he says so the movie – whout g the word "gay"; well, that would be too much to expect om Disney – and the ultra-mascule Johnson actually toasts him for g Macgregor evok gay feme sensibili wh his fastidns about his cloth and creature forts, he never falls to the stereotyp of mp and effemacy. Apart om the dad jok, what other movie have you seen a gay blowjob joke at Dwayne Johnson's expense? Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson once told “fluential” Hollywood figur to “f**k off” after they said playg a gay character would “” his reer.

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson had an absolutely inic rponse when some “few fluential folks” told him that playg a gay character would “” his actg reer. Johnson played an openly gay man named Elt who worked as a bodyguard and was an aspirg actor.

THE ROCK GO GAY

Johnson revealed he was advised the early stag of his actg reer to stay clear of playg gay characters as uld “” his chanc of landg bigger rol the future. He ntued: “I was told back then (by a few fluential folks) that playg a gay man would ‘ my reer’. 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 “THE ROCK” JOHNSON IS LOVG GAY RUGBY PLAYER KEEGAN HIRT’S TRIBUTE TO HIM

Johnson is far om the first person to speak about homophobia Hollywood. Colton Hayn said he almost wasn’t st MTV’s supernatural drama Teen Wolf after execs found out he’d been a gay magaze photoshoot. In 2021, Kate Wslet said he knew “at least” four gay actors who are “terrified” that g out will “stand the way” of their reers Hollywood.

The Tanic star said was “paful” to know the actors feared “beg found out” and lambasted the film dtry for beg rife wh “judgement, discrimatn and homophobia”. Dwayne Johnson John Travolta Get Shorty Be CoolHulkg SCORPION KING star DWAYNE 'THE ROCK' JOHNSON is preparg to play a gay villa JOHN TRAVOLTA's new movie - as a tribute to his homosexual mentor. The former wrtler jumped at the chance to play "a half black, half Samoan villa, gay bodyguard tryg to break to Hollywood" the GET SHORTY sequel Be Cool, bee the role gave him the chance to say thanks to his Tseltown father figure.