The Pentagon demands The Rock return a portion of his compensation after his Army recruitment drive fails miserably...
The U.S. Army’s $11 million sponsorship with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has failed so miserably that the Pentagon is demanding $5 million back from the legendary pro wrestler-turned-actor.
RadarOnline.com can reveal the U.S. Army inked the $11 million advertising deal with Johnson, 52, and the United Football League earlier this year in a desperate bid to recruit more soldiers.
But the high-profile deal was said to be “so catastrophic” that the army reported losing at least 38 enlistments because the time and money could have been used better elsewhere.
The contract required the former WWE star to publish five U.S. Army ads to his Instagram page, according to Military.com.
Each post was valued at $1 million, but Johnson – who has 396 million followers on the platform – only published two.
Colonel Dave Butler said of the mess: “In terms of The Rock, it’s unfortunate he was pulled away at a time when we expected him to be present with us to create content for his social media channels.”
He added: “But we're working with the UFL to rebalance the contract. The Rock remains a good partner to the Army.”
The Furious 7 actor – who is already worth an estimated $800 million – has not posted anything related to the U.S. Army since April when he shared photos of himself with General Randy George, General James E. Rainey and Command Sergeant Major Brian A. Hester.
17 comments:
Nobody wants their son to go off to these God forsaken countries to die in their petty wars.
The Rock is a sell out.
War is for wighty
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Let the Rock go fight a war with his ole bullet head.
a back door, deal to get the rock to get our black sons to go to war. That’s what the rocks cooking
Another paid propagandist.
Rock wants to run for President. I'd vote for almost anyone before I'd vote for him.
My friend criticized my son for going to the army. She has a brother and 2 kids in jail.
They need to be sued for using paying that non acting, magaT fraud that much of our tax dollars in the first place. Enlisting is serious. Advertising on Instagram is for musicians and fast fashion boutiques not for encouraging young people to join something that could result in death.
How many of those followers live in the US?
The benefits are not worth the time served.
These kids don't want to work for nothing.
They want to be Instagram, Tic Toc, YouTube famous.
I work with veterans and I tell everybody I know, not to send their kids. They come back from war with so much trauma. A lot of times, they're sexually assaulted, even the men. Many of the people I talk to tell me how they were having thoughts of suicide immediately after they got out. My child is nearing that age and I told her I'd rather she go to clown college than the military.
He not like me
He not like me
He not like me.
More tax dollars sent down the drain.
@10:27 AM. That Part.
Once upon a time the military was a good choice for black men. My father took full advantage of his benefits and gi bill. Now it's rife with abuse, trauma and borderline poverty. So many low rank servicemen and their families are on foodstamps. Recruitment is down for good reasons.
Could've used that money to increase the pay for soldiers.
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