“Dwayne Doesn’t Owe Us Anything”: Despite Years of Not Knowing They Were Dwayne Johnson’s Siblings, Family of Five Rejected $800 Million Star’s Financial Aid

Dwayne Johnson is a globally recognized icon who rose from humble beginnings to Hollywood stardom. Today, he is one of the highest-paid actors in the world. But before riding high in Hollywood, Johnson made a name for himself in the WWE, following in the footsteps of his father, Rocky Johnson. 

Until last year, The Rock thought he was the only child of his legendary father. But a DNA test revealed that the Hollywood mogul has five more long-lost siblings. 

Dwayne Johnson’s five other half-siblings rejected his financial support

According to Sports Illustrated, Dwayne Johnson has two sisters and three brothers who were fathered by Rocky Johnson. A DNA test disclosed that Lisa Purves, Paula Parsons, Trevor Edwards, Adrian Bowels, and Aaron Fowler are also the children of Rocky Johnson as much as The Rock. The wrestling legend, who passed away in 2020, seemingly did not make any attempts to connect with his children. 

Lisa Purves told Sports Illustrated that she tried to connect with her father multiple times, only to be snubbed. According to Purves, she contacted Rocky Johnson over the phone when she was 18, but the latter hung up on her. This happened a few more times before Purves gave up. Furthermore, Lisa claimed that she attempted to reach out to various wrestlers in order to deliver her message to Rocky Johnson, but to no avail.

Nonetheless, when Lisa discovered her other siblings, she began working on a documentary film about their reunion. The documentary film titled, Just Call Me Lisa, was released last year. We should note that Lisa stated that she and her siblings did not seek financial assistance from Dwayne Johnson.  

“Dwayne doesn’t owe us anything,” said Lisa. “We just want to be recognized,” said Paula, 58. “We sat on the back burner forever. [Rocky] was our dad just as well as Dwayne’s.”

All in all, the five half-siblings never met their father after finding each other on the internet. 

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Dwayne Johnson also admittedly had a “complicated” relationship with his father.

Johnson recently revealed that he was not on good terms with his father before he passed away

On Father’s Day last month, Dwayne Johnson took to Instagram to post a heartfelt video, urging his fans to mend their relationships with their loved ones.

Johnson disclosed that he never got the chance to tell his father goodbye, as they had had a heated argument before Rocky Johnson’s passing. Johnson relayed that he ended up writing obituary notes weeks after their falling out. Days after his father’s funeral. Johnson did an interview with Oprah Winfrey to cope with his loss.

Although The Rock had a complicated relationship with his dad, he inducted Rocky Johnson into the Hall of Fame class in 2008. 

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