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Retraction: Dwayne Johnson Says He Never Made Widely Reported Comments About Free Speech

By Bryan Chai January 11, 2019 at 1:43pm

Editor’s note: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson said in an Instagram post Friday that a report on his comments about free speech was “100% false.”

“The interview never happened,” Johnson said. “Never said those words. … If I ever had an issue with someone, a group, community or a generation — I’d seek them out, create dialogue and do my best to understand them. Criticizing ain’t my style. I don’t cast stones and we all get to be who we are.”

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The source of the widely reported story, the U.K. Daily Star, has deleted the article from its website.

We are retracting our version, which originally appeared at this link.

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Bryan Chai

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Bryan Chai has written news and sports for The Western Journal for more than five years and has produced more than 1,300 stories. He specializes in the NBA and NFL as well as politics.

Bryan Chai has written news and sports for The Western Journal for more than five years and has produced more than 1,300 stories. He specializes in the NBA and NFL as well as politics. He graduated with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona. He is an avid fan of sports, video games, politics and debate.

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Hawaii

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Class of 2010 University of Arizona. BEAR DOWN.

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Phoenix, Arizona

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English, Korean

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Sports, Entertainment, Science/Tech