Dwayne Johnson lashes out at “clickbait” reporting on Maui earthquake relief efforts

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Dwayne Johnson has hit out at “clickbait” reporting on his work to help the Maui earthquake relief efforts.The Hollywood star and former professional wrestler took to X, formerly Twitter, over what he deemed “toxic, false clickbait garbage” after an article framed a recent WWE press conference he appeared at in way that seemed to call out his work on the relief efforts in Maui.Last year, Johnson and Oprah Winfrey launched the People’s Fund of Maui to support the communities affected by wildfires.As per Variety, a video from the WWE event showed Johnson getting booed by the crowd.

The article then linked this directly to the relief efforts, something Johnson says was incorrect.The article stated: “Dwayne Johnson promised TENS OF MILLIONS to the victims of the Maui fires, but many victims still have not seen a dime…It looks like the audience is fully AMERICA FIRST and is demanding The Rock and Oprah follow through with their commitment to take care of the people of Lahaina.

The crowd started booing…”I typically refrain from responding to toxic, false clickbait garbage like this because I hate dignifying bullshit with a response, but when you use Hawaii’s tragic events to draw attention to yourself I won’t stay quiet.

This moment you’re referring to is from our @WWE press… https://t.co/z76m1Q7w1N— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) February 11, 2024Johnson then responded: “I typically refrain from responding to toxic, false clickbait garbage like this because I hate dignifying bullshit with a response, but when you use Hawaii’s tragic events to draw attention to yourself I won’t stay quiet,” Johnson wrote on X.“This moment you’re referring to is from our WWE press conference this past Thursday where I turned ‘heel’ – wrestling.