Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Addresses Rumors He Was Chronically Late to Production, Which Cost Production Millions

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has addressed rumors that made headlines earlier this year about his professionalism on film sets.

During a profile at GQ Magazine, Johnson referenced The Wraps article about his upcoming film ‘Red One’. In the original piece published in April, the outlet alleged that Johnson was “chronically late” to the set, costing the production “millions” of dollars.

Speaking about his tardiness, Johnson said, “Yes, that happens,” before cracking down on the amount The Wrap reported. “But not that amount, by the way. That was an amount of bananas. That’s crazy. Ridiculous,” he says. told GQ.

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Johnson’s rep did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

“Red One” director Jake Kasdan told GQ that Johnson “has never missed a day of work. He has a lot to do. He can be late sometimes, but that’s the case in Hollywood – that’s the case with everyone. I’ve made three major films with him, I’ve never seen him be anything but great for everyone on set.”

Chris EvansJohnson’s co-star also came to his defense, saying he had a different experience working with the star than the rumors making the rounds suggest.

‘But not that amount, by the way. That was a banana amount. That’s insane. Ridiculous.’

— Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

“In terms of the guy I saw, compared to some of the things I’ve seen in other movies with other actors who are not only oblivious to other people’s time and efforts, but also unpredictable? I thought Dwayne was – we all know exactly what he’s going to do when he’s going to do it,” Evans said.

Evans noted that Johnson consistently did a morning workout before arriving on set.

“But this is something that the producers, the director and his whole team know, so they all know this. So it’s all basic. It’s not like he’s unexpectedly late, and I wouldn’t even call it late. He’s coming in a little.” later on certain mornings, but it’s part of the plan and everyone knows it, so he shows up when he’s supposed to show up,” Evans said.

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The Wrap also reported in the spring that Johnson would “pee in a bottle” while working on set, which the star admitted.

“Yes, that happens,” he told GQ.

Johnson told the newspaper that he is very direct and will address things for which he should be held “accountable.”

“I’ve said a thousand times, ‘Hey, I’m here. Come ask me. And I’ll tell you the truth,'” he said.

“Red One” is a holiday movie that stars Johnson Santa Claus’ bodyguard, Callum Drift, who joins Evans’ bounty hunter character to track him down after he is kidnapped.

In addition to Johnson and Evans, the film also stars Kiernan Shipka, Lucy Liu and JK Simmons.

Evans told GQ a story about their time on the set of “Red One” when Johnson took part in what they called “Five-Dollar Fridays.” The outlet explained that the cast and crew of film productions would purchase raffle tickets, and once the day was over, they would draw a name from it.

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“I mean Dwayne did it all the time,” Evans said, “but there was one day, and I’m really not exaggerating with this. I forgot what the number was. The pot was up to four or five thousand or something like that. and before they got the name out, Dwayne said, “What does the pot stand for now?” And someone said, ‘I don’t know, four thousand.’ And he said, ‘Let’s call it twenty.’ And they took a name out of it and whoever won lost it.

“Dwayne said, ‘You know what? Should we do it again? How about 30 this time?’ Everyone goes crazy. And then he says, ‘You know what?’ And there were fifty of them. I think Dwayne gave away something like almost a hundred thousand dollars one Friday,” he concluded.

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“Red One” debuts in theaters on November 15.