Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson addresses Maui fund backlash: ‘I get it and I completely understand’

Dwayne Johnson is acknowledging the backlash he received after he and Oprah Winfrey asked the public to donate to a Maui wildfire recovery fund last month.'When we first launched the fund, there was some backlash,' Johnson said in a video posted to his Instagram page on Sunday, adding, Johnson went on to say that he understands 'money ain't falling out of the sky, and it's not growing on trees, and there's a lot of people out there who's living paycheck to paycheck.

In August, Johnson and Winfrey first announced they created the People's Fund of Maui via a video posted to their Instagram pages, saying they each contributed $5 million to get the campaign started. 'I get it, I understand. I've never launched a fund before, but I'm a quick study and lesson learned,' Johnson said, adding that he appreciates the transparency that his social media provides with respect to absorbing feedback from his followers.

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