The Rock’s mom survives crash
Dwayne Johnson says “angels of mercy watched over” his mother Ata Johnson early Thursday morning when she was involved in a Los Angeles car accident.
Posting a picture of his mother’s wrecked red Cadillac SUV on Instagram on Thursday, the “Black Adam” and “Red Notice” star said, “Thank you God she’s ok.”
“She’ll survive and continue to get evaluated,” the superstar wrote of his 74-year-old mom. “This woman has survived lung cancer, tough marriage, head on collision with a drunk driver and attempted suicide. She’s a survivor, in ways that make angels and miracles real.”
The Rock, 50, thanked the Los Angeles police and fire departments “for being so caring & focused” and “staying on phone and talking me thru it all.”
Representatives for the “Fast & Furious 6” star did not immediately respond Friday to the Los Angeles Times’ request for further comment. The LAPD and the L.A. Fire Department did not disclose any additional information about the crash.
“I got one parent left, so if you still got your mom and dad make sure you hug ‘em hard, cos you never know when you’ll get that 3am call we never want to get,” the beloved star added.
In March, Johnson said that he was raised primarily by his mother. While he also had a relationship with his father — pro wrestler Rocky Johnson, who died in 2020 — the “Moana” star said his mother and grandmother “had a very clear agenda on how to raise me and what lessons I should be taught and what kind of integrity I should have as a little boy growing up.
“I’m a completely different man than I was 20 years ago,” he said. “I had a career in professional wrestling that was on fire. The stuff you thought was
important that you should sweat maybe 10, 15 years ago are so meaningless, actually. The most important things really are literally right in front of you (like family).”