Dwayne Johnson makes 'largest single donation' ever to charity helping striking actors
Dwayne Johnson has made a"historic" donation to the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists Foundation as members of the union continue to strike.
The wrestler-turned-actor is reported to have made a seven-figure donation after the SAG-AFTRA Foundation - a charity associated with the union, but not part of it - issued a plea to its highest-earning members. The charity organises financial relief to the union's 160,000 members who have been on strike since 2 May after seeking higher pay and safeguards against unauthorised use of their images through artificial intelligence .Johnson's"It's the largest single donation that we've ever received from one individual at one time," Mr Wilson said, adding that people will be able to keep food on the table, keep their children safe and their cars running.
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