{"id":8786,"date":"2025-03-19T03:21:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T03:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=8786"},"modified":"2025-03-19T03:21:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T03:21:34","slug":"dwayne-johnson-opens-up-about-devastating-family-loss-ive-been-numb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=8786","title":{"rendered":"Dwayne Johnson opens up about devastating family loss. \u2018I\u2019ve been numb\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 52-year-old actor, producer and former professional wrestler took to\u00a0Instagram\u00a0Feb. 25 to share a carousel of photos and images in honor of his little buddy.<\/p><div class=\"dgvfx69f5fd80de3d6\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; 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Furious\u201d movies in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>He described Hobbs as the \u201cbiggest star the Fast &amp; Furious franchise has ever seen\u201d in a 2019\u00a0Instagram\u00a0post.<\/p>\n<p>Hobbs also accompanied Johnson in his\u00a02024 GQ cover shoot\u00a0back in November.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, Johnson took to\u00a0Instagram\u00a0to share a \u201cfun Labor Day weekend story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just decided to add two new members to our Johnson family,\u201d the iconic actor wrote in a caption alongside a photo of him holding two French bulldogs in a pool.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my right hand is BRUTUS and in my left hand is HOBBS,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson later revealed that he named Hobbs after Luke Hobbs \u2014 the character Johnson played in the \u201cFast &amp; Furious\u201d series, per\u00a0Today.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/7WKo6fIh2Y\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View this post on Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/7WKo6fIh2Y\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A post shared by Dwayne Johnson (@therock)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>After bringing the two dogs home, he immediately let them outside to \u201chandle their business and potty like big boys.\u201d Instead, the two puppies sprinted directly into the pool.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHOBBS immediately starts doggy paddling while BRUTUS (like a brick) sinks head first to the bottom of the pool,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson, using his father instincts, jumped in the pool and rescued his \u201cbrick\u201d of a dog before watching him run off with his baby brother Hobbs.<\/p>\n<p>Three weeks later, Johnson\u00a0announced the death\u00a0of his beloved dog Brutus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt approximately 11:15pm last night,\u201d he wrote in a 2015 Instagram post, \u201c[we] had to make the painful decision to end Brutus\u2019 suffering by taking him off of life support and sending his soul to pup heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/8Ob8yNoh6t\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View this post on Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/8Ob8yNoh6t\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A post shared by Dwayne Johnson (@therock)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He explained that Brutus ate a toxic mushroom that destroyed his liver and immune system \u201cto the point of no return.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI encourage all of you out there to be mindful of mushrooms in your yards, parks or anywhere outside your dogs play. What looks innocent, can be deadly to your lil\u2019 family members,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Now nearly 10 years later, Brutus and Hobbs are together again \u2014 chasing each other through doggie heaven.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 52-year-old actor, producer and former professional wrestler took to\u00a0Instagram\u00a0Feb. 25 to share a carousel of photos and images in honor of his little buddy. I\u2019ve been numb over this loss, but we\u2019re so grateful for every ounce of pure love he gave our entire family,\u201d Johnson wrote in an emotional caption. 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