Dwayne Johnson's Ugly Allegations Contradict The Praise From Some Of His Most Famous Co-Stars

Summary

• Johnson faces accusations of unprofessional behavior, making headlines in 2024.
• Late arrivals cost millions and led to shooting around his schedule.
• Co-stars like Reynolds and Statham praise Johnson's relaxed and precise work ethic.

Throughout Dwayne Johnson's time in Hollywood and the WWE, it has often seemed like everyone loved The Rock. After all, many of Johnson's movies have become blockbusters, which has allowed him to accumulate a huge fortune.

However, the truth is that Johnson has some detractors. In fact, Freddie Prinze Jr.'s grandma hated Johnson so much that she reportedly was angry at Sarah Michelle Gellar for working with him. On top of that, even though many of Johnson's co-stars love him, accusations surfaced in 2024 about his allegedly unprofessional behavior.

This article will reveal the accusations that make Dwayne Johnson sound like a nightmare to work with. Then, the article will look at how many of Johnson's co-stars seem to absolutely adore him.

Dwayne Johnson Is Facing Accusations Of Unprofessional Behavior And That He Had To Be Confronted By Ryan Reynolds

In 2011, the mammoth success of Fast Five helped rejuvenate a franchise, and it cemented Dwayne Johnson as a huge movie star. Sadly for everyone involved, however, Johnson's tenure with the film series became scandalous after he publicly feuded with Vin Diesel and Tyrese Gibson.

After that, however, it seemed like Johnson left the drama behind him as there wasn't much gossip about him for years. Then, on April 30, 2024, a pair of stories broke that contained accusations that Johnson had been unprofessional on set.

One of the accusations focused on Johnson's alleged behavior on the set of Red One, a movie that hadn't been released at the time of the reporting. According to the allegations, which The Wrap reported on, Johnson's unprofessional behavior cost millions and upset his co-workers.

The Wrap's article on Johnson's alleged behavior reveals they based their reporting on the comments of "more than a dozen" people who worked on Red One.

According to The Wrap's reporting, the reason why Johnson's behavior cost the production company millions is that he habitually showed up late. In fact, the report claims that Johnson could even be as much as eight hours late.

In April 2024, it was also reported that Johnson showed up three hours late to WrestleMania 40. However, the WWE's head of talent relations, Chris Legentil, released a statement denying that was the case, as The Daily Mail reported. "Dwayne was not only on time for WrestleMania, he was hours early to help with rehearsal and a pleasure to work with throughout the entire run."

Due to Johnson's alleged chronic lateness, schedules reportedly had to be adjusted and producers had to shoot around the actor. According to The Wrap's reporting, Red One's budget ballooned to $250 million because of Johnson. That typically is the kind of budget major superhero movies require.

According to The Wrap, Red One was originally slated to be released as a part of the 2023 Christmas season. However, the movie's release was pushed back to November 2024 with the production company blaming Hollywood's actor and writer strikes.

On top of insiders claiming Johnson regularly showed up late, there was another complaint about the actor's conduct. Unfortunately for anyone involved, Johnson allegedly has a time-saving habit that affects some of the people around him.

According to allegations made to The Wrap, Johnson has a habit of urinating in bottles to save time. Johnson then allegedly makes people from his team or production assistants on the movies he works on dispose of the bottles for him.

As a part of The Wrap's report, they reached out to Amazon MGM, the studio behind Red One, for comment. The studio provided the outlet with a statement which disputed the allegations that Johnson was unprofessional during the film's production.

“Dwayne Johnson and Seven Bucks have been incredible partners on ‘Red One’—a film that audiences of all ages are going to love this holiday season... and we couldn’t have made it without Dwayne’s constant work and support. Any reporting that implies that we got to this point with him showing up seven-eight hours late to set is both ridiculous and false.”

Also in April 2024, TMZ reported that Johnson had a problem with being late to set during the production of the Netflix movie Red Notice. According to TMZ, Ryan Reynolds confronted Dwayne Johnson about being late too often.

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It is important to note, however, that TMZ reported that Reynolds and Johnson quickly made peace after their confrontation. Both famed actors returned to work the following day and worked together well throughout the rest of the production. Johnson and Reynolds also reportedly got along while promoting Red Notice.

Many Of Dwayne Johnson's Former Co-Stars Seem To Love Him

Based on what was reported about Dwayne Johnson in April 2024, it could be easy to assume he is awful to work with. With that in mind, it is important to note that many of Johhnson's former co-stars have spoken about what it is like to work with him. In most cases, Johnson's co-stars have talked about how much they loved working with him, according to The Sportster.

Given the reporting about Red Notice, it is very noteworthy that Ryan Reynolds spoke about how much fun it was to work with Johnson. "I'm guessing we might've finished the movie if we didn't spend 90 percent of the time dicking around, laughing. I've known Dwayne for like 15 years. So, we tend to spend time trying to make each other laugh, which is a really irresponsible thing to do with Netflix, their money."

Similarly, Johnson's Jumanji co-star, Jack Black, made it clear he enjoys working with the former wrestler. "You would think that egos would collide, but nothing could be further from the truth. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and I shared a magical bond."

There also is no doubt that Johnson and Emily Blunt got along well during the production of Jungle Cruise. After all, Blunt later confirmed she is teaming up with Johnson again in a movie titled The Smashing Machine.

Perhaps Jason Statham's clear and concise comments about what it is like to co-star with Johnson are the most telling. "He's extremely precise and he's just so relaxed. He's just a diamond to work with. He's a 10 out of 10."

Based on all these actors who've lavished praise on Johnson, and many others who've done the same, many people seem to love working with him.