Dwayne Johnson is now legally a journalist
Dwayne Johnson is now legally a journalist. Dwayne Johnson has held a lot of titles in his career, and he can now legally add “journalist” to the mix. A New York judge said The Rock’s work on an HBO documentary qualified him as a reporter and journalist, according to court papers obtained by Page Six. The legal title comes after HBO was subpoenaed by a former correctional officer who appeared in The Rock’s 2017 documentary, “Rock and a Hard Place.” After the documentary was filmed, the officer was charged with several crimes, and her lawyers petitioned for outtakes from the documentary would help prove her innocence. HBO’s team balked, saying the footage was protected by the Empire State’s journalistic Shield Law, according to court papers. Her team, though, said that because of the Rock’s involvement, it should be listed as a “celebrity reality TV show,” not a “documentary entitled to protection.”