Dwayne Johnson Says ‘Snowflake’ Interview Never Happened

Dwayne Johnson made headlines earlier this week for a purported interview in which he complained about the so-called “snowflake generation,” but there’s a catch: He now says that interview never took place. The wrestler-turned-actor, whom the UK’s Daily Star quoted as saying “this generation (is) looking for a reason to be offended,” has posted an Instagram video in which he explains that said quotes are “100% fabricated” and he has no problems with millennials — or any other generation, for that matter.

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“Settin’ the record straight. The interview never happened,” Johnson wrote. “Never said those words. 100% false. If I ever had an issue with someone, a group, community or a generation — I’d seek them out, create dialogue and do my best to understand them. Criticizing ain’t my style. I don’t cast stones and we all get to be who we are.”

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“The superstar thinks that while the world has become a more tolerant and better place, whining snowflakes are draining positive change through their constant moaning,” the article in question said. It has since been taken down.