Dwayne Johnson popped off over accusations he was booed for not following by way of on help to Maui … calling the declare “false clickbait garbage” in a livid response on X.
Here is the deal … Nick Sortor — an web character who has appeared on networks like Fox Information and Newsmax — posted a video to Twitter displaying individuals at a WWE occasion raining jeers down on The Rock.
❗️ CROWD IN VEGAS BOOs “THE ROCK” DEMANDING HE FOLLOW THROUGH WITH AID FOR MAUI
Oprah and Dwayne @TheRock Johnson promised TENS OF MILLIONS to the victims of the Maui fires, however many victims nonetheless haven’t seen a dime.
It appears just like the viewers is absolutely AMERICA FIRST and is… pic.twitter.com/UUR83VPHjP
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 10, 2024
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Sortor claimed these individuals have been berating Johnson for not following by way of on his promise to assist the island of Maui following the devastating wildfires final summer season.
He even pointed to some followers’ chanting within the vid … claiming they have been saying “Maui” time and again — and for those who take heed to the clip, it does sound like that is precisely what they’re yelling.
I sometimes chorus from responding to poisonous, false clickbait rubbish like this as a result of I hate dignifying bullshit with a response, however if you use Hawaii’s tragic occasions to attract consideration to your self I gained’t keep quiet.
This second you’re referring to is from our @WWE press… https://t.co/z76m1Q7w1N
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) February 11, 2024
@TheRock
However, DJ wasn’t having this interpretation of occasions — as an alternative hopping on X to slam Sortor’s evaluation and insisting he was being booed for enjoying “the heel” in a WWE press convention — skilled wrestling-ese for “the villain.”
Johnson stated he tries to remain above the social media fray usually, however determined to right Nick as a result of he used “Hawaii’s tragic events to draw attention” to himself earlier than explaining his personal function of villain on the presser Thursday.
He went on to assert The Folks’s Fund of Maui — kicked off by himself and Oprah Winfrey in August with a $10 million donation — has delivered greater than $50 million to hundreds of survivors who have been affected by the fires.
He praised the resilience of these individuals whose lives have been uprooted by the fires and wrote on to Sortor “instead of posting bulls*** like this that you know is false – I encourage you to post something positive for Hawaii, for our Polynesian American people. Or actually take positive action and come to Hawaii to help out in an uplifting way.”
He inspired Nick to make use of his platform to raise up the individuals of Hawaii as an alternative of making an attempt to tear him down … and apologized to “all our Poly/Hawaiian ohana of Maui, for shining light on this toxicity as you struggle through tough times.”
BTW … Sortor is not backing down — responding on X by saying he is additionally primarily based in Hawaii and Dwayne has his contact information, so he is comfortable to satisfy Johnson every time he desires.
FWIW … a group notice has been added to Sortor’s tweet explaining the context of the booing video — and the gang might have been shouting “Maui” however that is additionally The Rock’s character’s title from the extremely widespread Disney film “Moana,” so it may’ve been yelled in a completely completely different context.
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The Maui fires reportedly killed 100 individuals, leaving many extra injured and homeless — it is a delicate matter … one which clearly set Johnson off.