The Rock smacks down Aussie comedian
DWAYNE Johnson is the nicest guy in Hollywood - until you get on his bad side.
It's a lesson recently learnt by Aussie comedian Ben Pobjie, who was roundly smacked down by the second-highest-paid actor in the world after throwing shade his way on Twitter.
It all started with a simple congratulatory message from Johnson to his wrestling buddy Kurt Angle, who was making his return to the WWE.
Congrats to my good bud @RealKurtAngle and his return tonight to a @WWE ring. Special athlete and great human being. Have FUN brotha #WWETLC
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) October 22, 2017
Pobjie, author of satire novel Aussie Aussie Aussie, quoted his tweet and responded: "Dwayne, wrestling isn't real. It's time you knew."
Considering Johnson has 12 million followers, it would have seemed a safe bet that he wasn't going to see it.
But he did.
The Baywatch star issued a sweet compliment to begin with, telling Pobjie he liked his "dry wit" - but quickly became brutal.
"Correct, I do in fact know wrestling isn't real. That's why I said 'have fun'. I also know, you can go f**k yourself."
Fans of Johnson loved the stoush, including Pobjie, who quickly responded.
Send it bud! Connect with our social exec @Britt_Johnson and she’ll forward book to me. Congrats
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) October 23, 2017
The conversation wrapped up with Pobjie telling the star he is "a gentleman and an artist" and offering to send him a signed copy of his book - with Johnson graciously accepting.
