Unlike this other wrestler turned actor who sucks up to the Asian country as much as possible and has no opinion or knowledge of any genocide going on in the country, the wrestler turned A+ list actor does have an opinion and knows one franchise really tries to target that market which is one of the reasons he doesn’t want to do it any longer.

Wrestler turned actor: John Cena

Wrestler turned A+ list actor: Dwayne Johnson

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Dwayne Johnson Turns Down Vin Diesel’s Invitation to Rejoin ‘Fast & Furious’: ‘No Chance I Will Return’

Dwayne Johnson has publicly declined “Fast & Furious” series star Vin Diesel’s request to rejoin the action franchise for its upcoming 10th mainline entry.

In November, Diesel extended an invitation to Johnson on Instagram, imploring Johnson to reprise his role as secret agent Lucas Hobbs for the next entry in the series.

“The world awaits the finale of ‘Fast 10,’” Diesel wrote. “As you know, my children refer to you as Uncle Dwayne in my house. There is not a holiday that goes by that they and you don’t send well wishes… but the time has come. Legacy awaits. I told you years ago that I was going to fulfill my promise to Pablo. I swore that we would reach and manifest the best Fast in the finale that is 10!”

In a new interview with CNN, Johnson responded to the request, criticizing Diesel for voicing an invite on social media after the two had already reached an agreement in private.

“I told [Diesel] directly that I would not be returning to the franchise. I was firm yet cordial with my words and said that I would always be supportive of the cast and always root for the franchise to be successful, but that there was no chance I would return,” Johnson explained. “Vin’s recent public post was an example of his manipulation. I didn’t like that he brought up his children in the post, as well as Paul Walker’s death. Leave them out of it. We had spoken months ago about this and came to a clear understanding.” – Source

Actor John Cena apologizes to Chinese audience after calling Taiwan a country

American actor and wrestling star John Cena has apologized on Chinese social media after getting tangled up in a geopolitics scandal by calling Taiwan a country.

In an interview to Taiwanese broadcaster TVBS earlier this month, Cena sparked controversy while promoting the ninth installment of the Fast & Furious franchise when he said, “Taiwan is the first country to watch Fast and Furious 9.”

Beijing claims the self-governing island as part of its territory and has threatened to annex it — by force, if necessary. Even though Taiwan has its own government, democratic elections and army, most governments around the world don’t recognize it as a country.

On Tuesday, Cena, 44, posted a video message that he recorded in Mandarin on Chinese social network Weibo, in which he said that he had done many interviews for Fast & Furious 9 and during one interview, he “made a mistake.”

“I must say right now, it’s very, very, very, very, very, very important,” Cena said. “I love and respect China and Chinese people. I’m very, very sorry for my mistake.”

He did not elaborate on what exactly he was apologizing for and did not directly mention Taiwan.

Cena has a considerable presence on Weibo, with more than 600,000 followers. He has been learning Mandarin for several years, according to media reports.

Some Weibo users were critical of Cena’s apology and called it insincere or lacking conviction. One wrote: “It’s the western political correctness. he wants Chinese people to forgive him but he also doesn’t want to offend idiot Taiwan and the West.” – Source

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