😂 Love him 🙌 ⁠ ⁠ Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson had an absolutely iconic response when some “few influential folks” told him that playing a gay character would “ruin” his acting career. ⁠ ⁠ The revelation came after former Out editor Jeffrey R Epstein spoke about his favourite cover stories in honour of the magazine’s 30th anniversary. This included an interview he did with Johnson in 2005 when the actor was promoting his crime-comedy film Be Cool. ⁠ ⁠ The Rock played an openly gay man named Eliot who worked as a bodyguard and was an aspiring actor. Johnson opened up about the toxicity he experienced in Hollywood around LGBTQ+ representation and showed his support for queer fans.⁠ ⁠ The Rock revealed: “I was told back then (by a few influential folks) that playing a gay man would ‘ruin my career’. ⁠ ⁠ “I said ‘hold my tequila and f**k off.’ Nicely of course.”⁠ ⁠ We've said it many times, but we love a celeb ally.⁠ ⁠ You can read the full story at the 🔗 in bio.⁠ ⁠ #therock #LGBTQ #DwayneJohnson #queermemes⁠