Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson slams reporter over framing of Maui relief efforts: 'False clickbait garbage'

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson took issue with a recent report that touched on his financial commitment to Maui in the wake of last year's devastating wildfires.

Johnson described the report from Nick Sortor as "toxic, false clickbait garbage." Johnson pushed back against the way the report framed his recent appearance at a WWE press conference in Las Vegas. A video from the event in question showed attendees booing at the 51-year-old wrestler and actor.

Sortor suggested the crowd's negative reaction stemmed from Johnson failing to deliver on his pledge to help provide financial support to the Hawaiian island. 

"Dwayne Johnson promised TENS OF MILLIONS to the victims of the Maui fires, but many victims still have not seen a dime," he wrote on X, the company formerly known as Twitter. 

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Sep 8, 2022; Inglewood, California, USA; American actor Dwayne Johnson attends the game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills at SoFi Stadium. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

The reporter then claimed that "many" victims had not received any financial relief from the WWE superstar.

"Dwayne Johnson promised TENS OF MILLIONS to the victims of the Maui fires, but many victims still have not seen a dime," Sortor wrote.

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Although it is difficult to clearly decipher the chanting, the reporter asserted that the shouts from the crowd were directly related to the alleged Maui wildfire donation discrepancy. 

"The crowd started booing and chanting ‘MAUI! MAUI! MAUI!" MAKE IT HAPPEN!'"

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