John Cena has opened up about his feud with The Rock after publicly apologising.

The feud began around the time that Dwayne Johnson was beginning his film career.

Cena criticised Johnson for leaving the WWE to pursue a career in Hollywood, comments which have since come back to bite him after he went on to make the same move.

But the wrestler and movie star has since publicly apologised to The Rock for the comments.

Johnson began his movie career with roles in films including The Scorpion King and The Mummy Returns, and would go on to become a Hollywood A-lister.

Eventually the WWE icon retired from wrestling altogether, pivoting wholly towards acting.

Cena since made the same move, ironically even landing a role in the Fast and Furious franchise, in which Johnson also starred.

Speaking on the Stern Show, Cena cleared up any ambiguity about his previous comments about Johnson.

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He told host Howard Stern: “I guess my angle came from the fact that he was openly saying like, I love the WWE. And I’m like, man, if you love it, why aren’t you here? And what a stupid thing to say.”

He continued: “Because I can sit across from you now and say I love the WWE, but Smackdowns in two days, I’m not gonna be there.

“So like, I can say that and I was it was just an ignorant. It was my ignorant perspective, and I’m so sorry, because he had a lot to lose.

“He’s putting his word on the line saying I had to leave this thing, I love it, it’s ingrained in my family, I f*cking love this. But I’m just doing other sh*t right now.”

Stern interjected, saying: “Well, now you understand that because you’re doing other sh*t.”

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Cena doubled down on his apology, saying: “And now I have to eat a bunch of sh*t. And say like, f*ck, I was wrong, and I’m sorry.”

The WWE star has also previously addressed his remarks, saying that he had not voiced his concerns in a ‘respectful way’.

Speaking after a WWE pay-per-view event Fastlane press conference, he said: “I violated his trust and I made allegations about his perspective that I knew nothing about. And deep down, I was a fan. I wanted The Rock back [in WWE]. I wanted to do anything to get The Rock back, but I did it the wrong way, I didn’t do it the respectful way.”

John Cena once found himself in some pretty hot water with leading car giant, Ford.

The WWE star is thought to have generated quite the car collection over the years.

As of 2021, the Ricky Stanicky actor was said to have several cars as part of his fleet.

According to GQ, Cena had luxury cars like a 2009 Chevy Corvette ZRI, a 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Superbird and his infamous ‘Corvette InCenaRator’.

But the car that got him into a bit of trouble was the wrestler-turned-actor’s 2017 Ford GT.

Cena purchased the car upon the year of its release, which was reportedly priced at over $450,000 at the time.

Ford’s only thought to only produce a few hundred of the supercars each year, so the lucky individuals who buy one have to follow strict rules.

It’s said that the Ford GT owners were ‘hand-picked customers’ and are chosen through an application process.

One of the rules you have to follow as one of the special customers is that you can’t resell the vehicle for at least two years after purchase, but Cena sold his just a few months after buying it.

Whoops.

John Cena purchased a new Ford GT in 2017. (YouTube)

As Cena sold the car so soon, he violated the sales agreement and Ford wasn’t terribly happy about it.

Making things worse, the wrestler reportedly made a profit from the sale.

The suit stated, as per a 2017 Forbes article, that Cena ‘unfairly made a large profit from the unauthorized resale flip of the vehicle, and Ford has suffered additional damages and losses, including, but not limited to, loss of brand value, ambassador activity and customer goodwill due to the improper sale’.

The car manufacturer proceeded to sue Cena for $500,000.

By the following year, Ford and Cena settled the suit out of court.

They agreed on a monetary settlement – the amount of which wasn’t disclosed – outside of an official court setting.

John Cena settled the matter out of court. (Mike Marsland/WireImage)

The money wasn’t going straight into Ford’s pocket, however, but to a ‘worthy charity’ instead.

Cena also issued an apology. He said in a statement: “I love the Ford GT and apologise to Ford, and encourage others who own the car to respect the contract.

“I am pleased we could resolve this matter outside of court, and that a worthy charity will benefit from one of the most iconic cars in the world.”

Ben Stiller has opened up about what ‘drives him crazy’ when working on a set as a director.

Despite being known for starring as an actor in movie hits such as Zoolander and Night at the Museum, in more recent years, Ben Stiller has been donning that hat of the director – most notably for an Apple TV+ series which has been branded ‘one of the best TV shows ever’.

And Stiller has since opened up about his past experiences with directors and how their practices have informed him when taking on the role himself.

During an appearance on Mike Birbiglia’s Working It Out podcast – which was released yesterday (January 27) – Stiller reflected that being on set with other directors is when he ‘learn[s] the most’.

He continued: “Because it’s so interesting to see you work with you, see how you do it, what is your process? Every director’s process is different and it’s subjective because directing is subjective, so it should be different, it should be your own point of view.

“But you can pick up things and go wow that’s great. Like Noah Baumbach, no chairs on the set. No chairs.”

It was 10 days into shooting Greenberg – directed by Baumbach – when Stiller realized there were ‘no chairs’ on set anywhere.

“That’s his choice because he doesn’t want to have people sitting around,” he explained.

And it’s a rule Stiller borrowed himself on set of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.

There’s no sitting down on Ben Stiller’s sets (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Anti-Defamation League)

Stiller continued, noting it’s not the only ‘good idea’ he’s borrowed and enacted on his own sets, adding he also banned phones when it came to Apple TV+ series Severance.

“And crew have to use phones sometimes to communicate, but for me, I’m like, ‘No phones anywhere near the eyeshot of the actors at all’,” Stiller said. “My least favorite thing is to see a dolly-grip guy hunched down while an actor is like acting their brains out and he’s just like scrolling or whatever. And by the way, it’s fine, because he’s being respectful, but […] when I see it it drives me crazy.”

The director noted what a ‘vulnerable thing’ it is to act on a set and how he wants to ‘protect that environment for the actors’.

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Although, he noted the importance of being ‘respectful of the crew too’, admitting when he directed his feature directorial debut, 1994 release Reality Bites, he ‘was all about the actors and making jokes about the crew’ but soon realized the crew were ‘working really hard’ too.

Stiller resolved: “And you have to figure out how to motivate them to want to be on the team – because they haven’t been with the script you’ve been writing for five years […] So it’s on you as a director to figure out a way to get everybody on board.”

Former wrestling legend Hulk Hogan was humbled as he was booed out of the arena live on WWE’s Monday Night Raw.

The professional wrestling TV show made its Netflix debut on January 6, bringing back a whole host of stars, including John Cena, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, and Women’s World Championship winner Rhea Ripley.

Yet, 72-year-old Hogan – real name Terry Bollea – received anything but a warm welcome.

Hogan made a surprise appearance to announce his new sponsorship deal with WWE – via his Real American Beer brand, no less.

The controversial star walked out to his entrance song ‘Real American’ around two and a half hours into the live show, accompanied by manager and close friend Jimmy Hart as he plugged his light beer.

Hogan appeared unfazed by the crowd’s overwhelmingly negative reaction (WWE/Getty Images)

And Hogan faced a cacophony of boos as he did so.

Appearing unfazed, he continued with his speech, even addressing the angry crowd as he said: “You, the fans, have been my greatest tag team partner because you guys have stuck with me through thick and thin dudes.”

But fans kept on vocalizing their disapproval, with many taking to social media in amazement over the moment – which can you watch below.

There are a number of reasons why people could’ve been booing the wrestler – whose impressive career has seen him win six World Wrestling Entertainment championships.

While Hogan was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005, he was removed a decade later when clips of him apparently using racial slurs surfaced.

This removal was short-lived, though, and Hogan was reinstated in 2018.

At the time, the WWE said he deserved a second chance after making ‘numerous apologies and working with young people, where he is helping them learn from his mistake’.

But Hogan’s increasingly vocal support for President-elect Donald Trump could also be behind the barrage of hate.

Donald Trump and Hulk Hogan in 1987 (Jeffrey Asher/ Getty Images)

Days after Trump survived an attempted assassination while rallying in Pennsylvania last July, Hogan declared Trump ‘my hero’ during a Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Hogan said: “What happened last week, when they took a shot at my hero and they tried to kill the next president of the United States, enough was enough.

“I said, ‘Let Trump-a-mania run wild, brother! Let Trump-a-mania rule again. Let Trump-a-mania make America great again!'”

Interestingly, Trump has been inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame since 2013, while Linda McMahon – the wife of WWE co-founder Vincent McMahon – is set to return to Trump’s cabinet as Education Secretary.

She previously served as Small Business Administrator between 2016 and 2019.