Dwayne Johnson Slams Reporter for ‘Toxic, False Clickbait Garbage’ and ‘Posting Bulls—‘ After WWE Event Used to Criticize Maui Relief Efforts

Negotiations are underway to bring Academy Award-nominated Emily Blunt to the Dwayne Johnson film vehicle The Smashing Machine.

Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson are in conversations to share the screen again.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Dwayne Johnson now officially owns title to the sobriquet “The most electrifying man in sports and entertainment.” The actor and entertainment mogul, who broke out as a star in the WWE ring two decades ago, has gained rights to a number of nicknames, insults and catchphrases from his time in the ring in the 90s and early 2000s — including “Candy Ass,” “Jabroni,” and “If you smell what The Rock is cooking.” The transfer of the intellectual-property rights to the names and phrases to Johnson came under his deal to join the board of directors of TKO Group Holdings, the company formed by Endeavor that merged WWE and the UFC. As announced last month, Johnson officially has the rights to his famous ring name, “The Rock.” In its 10-K filing Feb.

A “Jungle Cruise” reunion is in the works, and, no, it’s not “Jungle Cruise 2.” Instead, Variety reports that the co-leads of the Disney film may reunite for Benny Safdie‘s MMA biopic “The Smashing Machine,” with Emily Blunt in final talks to join the picture.  Dwayne Johnson was already aboard the project, Safdie’s solo directorial debut about MMA and UFC champion Mark Kerr.

Emily Blunt is in talks to join Benny Safdie’s solo directorial debut “The Smashing Machine,” an A24 feature film starring Dwayne Johnson as MMA and UFC champion Mark Kerr, Variety has confirmed. The film will begin production this summer.

Rebecca Ferguson has got Dwayne Johnson in her corner in a grudge match with a former co-star.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jake Gyllenhaal is trying to cool the controversy surrounding his upcoming action movie “Road House,” a remake of the 1989 cult favorite starring Patrick Swayze. The Amazon Prime Video movie has been slammed by none other than its director, Doug Liman, who is boycotting the film’s release due to Amazon’s decision not to open the movie in theaters. The new “Road House” launches on streaming via Prime Video in March.

Hozier and Wembley Arena have responded after a fan was told to remove their ‘Free Palestine’ scarf upon entry at the venue last year.In December 2023, a concert attendee named Hiba Ahmad recounted their experience on X/Twitter of being “pulled aside and escorted to wardrobe” for wearing a scarf in solidarity with Palestine at the concert.The Irish artist performed at the OVO Arena Wembley on December 15 as part of his 2023 UK and Ireland tour.The fan wrote that they wear the ‘Free Palestine’ scarf “everywhere as a show of solidarity” and “because it is fucking cold”.“They then proceeded to tell me they are taking my scarf for my own protection as I might get ‘hate crimed’ for wearing it,” the social media thread stated.The attendee added that staff said they would not confiscate their pride key chain, because they are “not political”.“On the way in I saw people being let in with all sorts of political slogans – especially one memorable tote bag about animal cruelty and testing,” the posts added.

Being parents to 22 children isn’t without its challenges, and one of the biggest that Sue and her husband, Noel Radford face, is keeping their romantic spark alive. The couple, who married in 1992, and their family rose to fame on the documentary series, 22 Kids and Counting which started in 2012 and have since become well-known as Britain’s largest family. Now, Sue is opening up about how she and Noel manage to keep time for themselves as well as parent their children, and spend time with all of their grandchildren.

While Sue Radford could be forgiven for wanting to put her feet up once her 22 kids are all off her hands, the mother of the UK's largest family – stars of Channel 5's 22 Kids And Counting – has other ideas. Sue, who became a parent when she was just a young teenager, has revealed she would actually love to extend her brood and adopt. “We adore being surrounded by kids so I’d love to adopt or foster.

Katie Price has slammed 'plain Janes' who have slammed her new look.The former model, 45, has undergone cosmetic surgery numerous times over the last few years, most recently having some filler added to her lips. After showing off her new look on Instagram, some social media users were rather critical of her lips. One wrote: "Awe Katie what have you done to your lips?" And another had commented: "What’s wrong with your mouth.

Tributes have poured in for the man known as ‘Mr Heywood.' Coun Peter Rush, died yesterday (February 21) following years of service to the people of Rochdale.

BBC Scotland has ditched its flagship news programme The Nine after it struggled to win viewers.

Two years on since Love Island star Tasha Ghouri captured the hearts of the nation in the Mallorcan villa, the reality star has heartbreakingly opened up about the vile abuse she received following her departure from the show in 2022.Tasha, 25, who is deaf and wears a cochlear implant, appeared on Saturday’s GB News alongside Peter Andre and Ellie Costello to discuss the hurtful ableist comments that had been directed towards her while starring on the popular ITV2 show - and to campaign to bring an end to them. Opening up on her experience, Tasha said: “Whilst I was on the show [Love Island], I had a lot of ableism about my voice especially.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Broadway is coming to Santa Monica. Jenna Ushkowitz (“Glee”) and Merle Dandridge (“The Last of Us,” “Station 19”) are teaming up and gathering their singer friends to raise money for Harvest Home L.A., a non-profit for unhoused pregnant women. “Jenna, Merle, and Friends: A Night of Song” will feature pop and Broadway tunes performed by Jesse Tyler Ferguson (“Modern Family”), Cheyenne Jackson (“American Horror Story”), Katie Lowes (“Scandal”), Kevin McHale (“Glee”), Austin Mackenzie (“Spring Awakening”), Adam Shapiro (“Never Have I Ever”), Tracie Thoms (“9-1-1”), Carly Thomas Smith (“Rent”) and Kim Dawson (“Sing Off”).

Zendaya and Tom Holland filming the popular Marvel movie ‘Spider-Man,’ to the fairytale story of Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes filming ‘The Place Beyond The Pines,’ here are some of the best love stories in Hollywood.Marc Anthony gushes over Nadia Ferreira’s new lookTom Brady and Gisele Bündchen’s co-parenting journey: One year after their divorceMeet Tom Cruise’s girlfriend Elsina Khayrova

EXCLUSIVE: The cast for the American High and Hartbeat Hulu movie Prom Dates has been set with Chelsea Handler and Best in Show‘s John Michael Higgins, but also Julia Lester, Antonia Gentry, Kenny Ridwan, JT Neal, Jordan Buhat, Zión Moreno, and Terry Hu. The movie will hit the service this spring.

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.

Dwayne Johnson is hitting back at a reporter.

Super Bowl 2024 pre-game show. “I am absolutely SHOCKED at CBS for introducing the deaf performers at today’s Super Bowl and then not showing even one second (or more) of their performance . .