{"id":2060983,"date":"2023-10-09T18:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T22:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dwayne-johnson-addresses-maui-relief-fund-backlash-i-completely-understand\/"},"modified":"2023-10-09T18:15:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T22:15:25","slug":"dwayne-johnson-addresses-maui-relief-fund-backlash-i-completely-understand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dwayne-johnson-addresses-maui-relief-fund-backlash-i-completely-understand\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwayne Johnson acknowledges Maui Relief Fund backlash: &#8216;I get it&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdwayne-johnson-addresses-maui-relief-fund-backlash-i-completely-understand%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2060983&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Dwayne &#8220;The Rock&#8221; Johnson Addresses Controversy Surrounding \u200dMaui Fund<\/h2>\n<p>Dwayne &#8220;The Rock&#8221; Johnson\u2062 recently spoke out about the\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nhls-dallas-stars-statement-after-mark-cuban-anthem-ban-were-playing-the-national-anthem\/\" title=\"NHL\u2019s Dallas Stars\u2019 Statement After Mark Cuban Anthem Ban: We\u2019re Playing The National Anthem\">controversy surrounding<\/a> the People&#8217;s Fund for \u200bMaui, a \u2063fund\u200d he created with Oprah\u2063 Winfrey to assist victims of the devastating wildfires that struck the island in August 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200b51-year-old \u200bactor joined forces with \u2063Oprah to launch the\u2063 fund by pledging \u200ba combined $10 million. However,\u200d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dwayne-johnson-addresses-maui-relief-fund-backlash-i-completely-understand\/\" title=\"Dwayne Johnson acknowledges Maui Relief Fund backlash: 'I get it'\">move faced criticism<\/a> from many followers who accused the wealthy celebrities of not\u2064 contributing enough themselves and assuming that\u2063 struggling individuals could \u2063afford to donate.<\/p>\n<p>In a video posted on Instagram, Johnson acknowledged the backlash\u2063 and expressed his understanding. He admitted\u200b that he could have handled the campaign differently and promised to do better in the future.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>View this post on \u200dInstagram<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CyGp-GBLWCP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Dwayne Johnson (@therock)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The &#8220;Black Adam&#8221; actor emphasized \u200bhis empathy for those living paycheck to paycheck and acknowledged the financial struggles many Americans face in the current economy.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson\u200c further explained, &#8220;When you are living paycheck to \u2064paycheck&#8230; the last thing you want to hear is someone asking you \u2064for money, especially when the person asking you for money already has a lot of money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He admitted his mistakes and vowed to learn from the experience. In \u2062the \u200dcaption of\u200b his Instagram post, Johnson expressed gratitude for the honest feedback he receives from his \u200dfollowers and promised to listen, learn, grow, and do better.<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u200c the initial controversy, \u2062Johnson \u200cshared that thousands of survivors and their\u2064 families have started receiving funds, which he finds incredibly gratifying and moving.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Who is Matthew McConaughey married to and how\u2064 many children do they have together<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200cMatthew McConaughey is a \u200dwell-known \u2063American actor and producer. He was born\u200b on November 4, 1969, in\u200c Uvalde, Texas. \u2063He rose to \u2062fame in the 1990s with his breakout role in the film \u2062&#8221;Dazed and Confused.&#8221; McConaughey has\u2064 since appeared in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jennifer-aniston-wants-cancel-culture-canceled-im-so-over-cancel-culture\/\" title=\"Jennifer Aniston desires to end cancel culture: 'I'm done with it'\">numerous successful films<\/a>, including &#8220;A Time to Kill,&#8221; &#8220;The Lincoln Lawyer,&#8221; &#8220;Magic Mike,&#8221; and &#8220;Dallas Buyers Club,&#8221; \u200bfor which he \u200cwon \u2063an Academy Award for Best Actor.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his acting \u200dcareer, McConaughey has also \u200bventured into producing and has been \u200dinvolved in various philanthropic efforts. He is known for his laid-back \u2063and charismatic\u200d personality, and his Texan drawl \u2062has become one of his \u200btrademarks.<\/p>\n<p>McConaughey is married to Brazilian model\u2064 Camila\u200c Alves,\u200d and they have\u200c three \u200cchildren\u200d together. He is also recognized for \u2063his love \u200cfor the outdoors and \u200chas a passion for \u2063nature \u200cand \u2064adventure. \u200bOverall, Matthew McConaughey has \u200destablished himself as \u2062a talented and\u2064 versatile actor\u200c in\u200b both mainstream and\u200b independent films.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dwayne &#8220;The Rock&#8221; Johnson addressed the People&#8217;s Fund for Maui controversy. Created with Oprah Winfrey, the fund aimed to assist wildfire victims on the island. The actor, 51, and Oprah pledged $10 million to launch the initiative in August 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":345,"featured_media":2060984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2060983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/345"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2060983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2060984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2060983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2060983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2060983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}