Dwayne Johnson says he's “really going through it” amid his divorce from ex-wife Dani Garcia
For Dwayne “Rock” Johnsondivorce was not part of his plans.
However, everything changed in 2007, when he and Dany Garcia separated after 16 years of marriage. And for Smashing machine actor, it was difficult not only to see the end of his relationship, but also to see how the family dynamic would change for his daughter Simonenow 24.
“When you guys get married, as some of you may know, you sign up for the long haul, but then it doesn't always work out,” Dwayne shared on the November 6 episode. Hollywood Reporter's Awards Chatter podcast. “And then it shocked you, as it shocked me. And we had a baby, and what kind of father was I going to be?”
As he went through these changes, he began to struggle with his mental health.
“I was really going through it at the time,” he reflected. “It was just another bout of depression.”
Problems in his personal life led to Fast Five star – who is getting married Lauren Hashian in 2019 and welcomed daughters Jasmine9 and Tiana6 – look for happier roles, including in family films such as Game plan And Tooth Fairy.
“I was trying to figure out my material, and that was the only thing I really wanted to do artistically,” he explained. “I didn’t want anything that would make me rip my guts out, I wanted something with a happy ending and that’s what it was.”
