Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson shares poignant memories of his last conversation with his late father, Rocky Johnson, revealing details of their strained relationship, including a dispute over Rocky's memoir and childhood experiences.
Lorenzo Lamas says Charlie Kirk's widow Erika is an example of 'truth, faith' in human formDwayne “The Rock” Johnson is speaking out about the last time he talked to his late father, Rocky Johnson , with whom he had a deeply complicated relationship.
The 53-year-old actor said they fought over his father’s memoir. Johnson said Rocky’s book contained quotes, ostensibly written by him, that gave his dad credit for his success. Johnson’s father, a former pro wrestler himself, had just published “Soulman: The Rocky Johnson Story,” at the time, and Johnson said he was shocked to read that he had written the foreword for the book — even though he hadn’t. “It just completely crossed the line,” Johnson said. “It goes back to the attention, the narcissism.”In fact, Johnson said their 2019 blowup was the biggest fight he’d had with his father since 25 years earlier, when he decided he wanted to follow in his dad’s pro wrestling footsteps. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is reflecting on the last time he spoke with his late father, Rocky Johnson, describing the moment through the lens of their often turbulent bond.Johnson’s family moved often when he was a kid, and his dad, frequently on the road as a wrestler, often didn’t have time for him. Johnson said that was kind of a relief from the fighting. When he was 15, he said he and his mother were evicted from their apartment in Hawaii. His mom asked his dad to let Dwayne stay with him in Tennessee, where he was living at the time, so she could settle things in Hawaii, then drive out and join the two of them. “It hurt my heart,” Johnson said of seeing his mom’s reaction to the eviction notice left on their door. But he said his father told her, “No problem, I’ve got an apartment.” However, when Johnson arrived in Nashville, his father was nowhere to be found. Instead, he was greeted by a man named Bob, who drove him to a motel, introduced him to another man named Bruno — whom, incidentally, Johnson is still friends with — and told him he’d be living there. The “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” actor said he realized instantly that his dad was living with another woman, and when his mother arrived after driving from San Francisco in a Ford Thunderbird purchased by her husband, she found out, too. “My heart hurts when I think about that,” Johnson said. “The pain that my mom was driving with: Like ‘What is my life now? That When she arrived at the motel, and was met by Bruno and Rocky, who began talking in circles, she knew. “That was it. Within five minutes it all just …. It wasn’t even an explosion. It was just a — collapse,” Johnson explained. Ata Johnson, Dwayne Johnson and Rocky Johnson seen at Dwayne Johnson’s Hands and Footprints Ceremony held at TCL Chinese Theatre on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, in Hollywood.He said he learned to think of himself as the main man in his mother’s life, and he was the one who pulled her back from possible tragedy when she walked straight into freeway traffic after that drive to Nashville. The rest of his father’s 2019 memoir, Johnson said, was filled with fiction. “Growing up with my dad, I know the truth to all these stories, and they’re not in this book. If the truth is blue, the story is red,” he explained. Johnson learned his father had died as he was driving to set on the first day of filming “Red Notice” in 2020. He thought at first maybe he should go home and be with his family, but then he remembered one of his father’s many mantras that, no matter what, the “show must go on.” WWE superstar Rocky Johnson attends “Unite in the Fight… to Knockout Bullying” at the Hard Rock Cafe New York on Oct. 20, 2011 in New York City.It was at his dad’s funeral that he said he realized his dad had been a great friend to so many others, including wrestlers like Hulk Hogan and Triple H. “Wildly enough, my old man was just this amazing friend,” he said. “Complicated husband. Complicated dad. But an awesome friend to everyone else.” “He wasn’t my friend either,” he answered. “I wish. I think that my mom was my friend.” Anti-ICE shooter was lazy stoner who relocated to Washington to pick pot, ex boss says Two tropical cyclones could collide into monster storm — triggering rare Fujiwhara Effect and threatening East CoastBrave Bella Hadid emerges in Paris after being hospitalized for Lyme diseaseSee All Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is reflecting on the last time he spoke with his late father, Rocky Johnson, describing the moment through the lens of their often turbulent bond.Ata Johnson, Dwayne Johnson and Rocky Johnson seen at Dwayne Johnson's Hands and Footprints Ceremony held at TCL Chinese Theatre on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, in Hollywood.WWE superstar Rocky Johnson attends"Unite in the Fight... to Knockout Bullying" at the Hard Rock Cafe New York on Oct. 20, 2011 in New York City.
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