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Hollywood star Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, known for movies like Jumanji, Moana, and Fast & Furious, has recently opened up about how his divorce from ex-wife Dany Garcia affected his mental health. The duo was married for 16 years before parting ways in 2007, and what caused him the most pain was how the separation would affect his daughter, Simone, who is now 24.
Dwayne on his first divorce
"When you get married, you sign up for the long haul, but it doesn’t always work out like that, and then it rocks you, like it rocked me. We had a baby, and I asked myself what kind of father I was going to be," Johnson said on The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast.
His struggle with depression
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The dark phase not only caused him depression and anxiety but also made him feel lost. "At that time, I was really going through it. I didn’t want anything that was going to challenge me to rip my guts out. I wanted stuff that had a happy ending."
As a result, he preferred light-hearted, family-friendly films like The Game Plan and Tooth Fairy. "I loved making those films. I think I manifested them without even realizing it."
Still a family
Though Johnson and Garcia ended their marriage, they made sure to maintain a healthy co-parenting dynamic, and after a few years, the ex-couple became business partners and co-founded Seven Bucks Productions, which is widely successful. Earlier in a 2022 interview, the actor said, "While marriage wasn’t in our cards, we realised we were building something pretty cool."
Currently, Johnson is happily married to singer Lauren Hashian, and they share two daughters: Jasmine, 9, and Tiana, 6.
