DWAYNE “The Rock” Johnson has been accused of chronic lateness on movie sets, leading him to take time-saving measures like urinating into bottles and forcing others to clean up his mess.
The wrestler-turned-actor has previously admitted to the practice while privately working out.
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In an explosive expose, Dwayne was blamed for many of the delays of a holiday-themed Amazon movie, which was originally scheduled for release last year.
Instead, the movie, titled Red One, isn’t expected to drop before November, at the earliest.
Insiders blamed Dwayne’s work ethic and behavior for the lengthy delay, telling TheWrap the 51-year-old showed up as much as eight hours late to set on the movie — forcing the crew to shoot around him on some days.
In addition to his tardiness, other insiders claimed on previous films Dwayne would try to make up for lost time by forgoing bathroom breaks, and instead would urinate in a water bottle.
“On set, away from his trailer, if he needs to pee, he doesn’t go to the public bathroom,” one insider told The Wrap, adding that the Black Adam star then passes it off.
“He pees in a Voss water bottle, and his team or a PA has to dispose of it.”
Dwayne has admitted in the past to the practice, inadvertently showing off a full bottle during a 2017 workout session on Instagram.
“I go hardcore when I train,” he said, flashing the camera a wide grin. “I don’t have time to find a bathroom. I find a bottle, I pee in it. And I keep training like a beast.”
He added to the confession in his caption, flaunting, “And yeah, if I have to pee while working out I’ll do it in a bottle. I’m that kinda guy. Just get the job done.”
DWAYNE’S DELAYS
Getting the job done is something co-workers say Dwayne rarely does.
“The only thing Dwayne was consistent at was being chronically late,” one insider slammed to The Wrap.
Over the years, the People’s Champion has been accused of keeping the people waiting at everything from WWE appearances to film sets.
He was said to be late an average of seven to eight hours per day on Red One, and a trio of insiders told The Wrap Dwayne missed several entire days of production, ballooning costs by at least $50 million.
“It was a f**king disaster,” one said.
If I have to pee while working out I’ll do it in a bottle. I’m that kinda guy.”
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Producers would be left scrambling to rearrange shooting schedules on days Dwayne decided not to show up at all.
“Dwayne truly doesn’t give a f**k,” one source slammed.
DWAYNE’S DENIAL
Rec One is expected to be a franchise-launching movie.
The film, which also stars Chris Evans and JK Simmons, is about a villain who kidnaps Santa Claus from the North Pole.
That leads an army of operatives known as ELF (Extremely Large and Formidable)to team up with a bounty hunter to save Christmas.
In a statement to TheWrap, a spokesperson for Amazon MGM denied there were any on-set issues with Red One or delays caused by Dwayne, or his team.
“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,” the spokesperson said.
“Our testing has been very strong — the reaction from CinemaCon speaks for itself — 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.”
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