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December 20, 2025 1 min
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Dwayne Johnson, the Rock himself, just dropped a gut-wrenching dedication for his upcoming biopic The Smashing Machine, revealing he lost 15 friends to addiction and suicide over the past two decades. In a raw Variety interview, the 53-year-old superstar called the film about UFC legend Mark Kerr a love letter to those who battled mental health demons, made it through, or tragically didnt. Johnson opened up about his own depression at 23 after bombing in football tryouts and watching his mom attempt suicide at 15, urging everyone to speak out and lean on support because no one fights alone. Variety reports this personal tie-in elevates the project beyond the ring, blending Kerrs story with Johnsons lived pain and his past calls for mental health awareness, like his 2018 plea to listen to struggling loved ones.

No fresh public sightings or red carpet struts in the last few days, but this dedication is buzzing across outlets like TBS News, which highlights how it fuels Johnsons push for open talks on pressure and loss. Business wise, hes knee-deep prepping The Smashing Machine for global release alongside Moana live-action, a Jumanji sequel, and Fast X Part 2, per the same reports. Social media lit up with fans praising his vulnerability, though nothing direct from his feeds stands out yet. This confession could etch a deeper mark in his biography, shifting from blockbuster brawn to emotional advocacy heavyweight. Stay tuned, Hollywoods Peoples Champ keeps smashing barriers.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Dwayne Johnson, the Rock himself, just dropped a gut wrenching
dedication for his upcoming biopic The Smashing Machine, revealing he
lost fifteen friends to addiction and suicide over the past
two decades. In a raw Variety interview, the fifty three
year old superstar called the film about UFC legend Mark Kerr,
a love letter to those who battled mental health demons,

(00:22):
made it through, or tragically didn't. Johnson opened up about
his own depression at twenty three, after bombing in football
tryouts and watching his mom attempt suicide at fifteen, urging
everyone to speak out and lean on support because no
one fights alone. Variety reports this personal tie in elevates
the project beyond the ring, blending Kerr's story with Johnson's

(00:45):
lived pain and his past calls for mental health awareness,
like his twenty eighteen plea to listen to struggling loved ones.
No fresh public sightings or red carpet struts in the
last few days, but this dedication is buzzing across outlets
like TBS News, which highlights how it fuels Johnson's push
for Oaken talks on pressure and loss business Wise has

(01:06):
knee deep prepping the Smashing Machine for global release alongside
Moana Live Action, a Jumanji sequel, and Fast Acts Part two.
Per the same reports, social media lit up with fans
praising his vulnerability. Though nothing direct from his feed stands
out yet, this confession could etch a deeper mark in
his biography, shifting from blockbuster braun to emotional advocacy heavyweight.

(01:29):
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