Dany Garcia is an American film producer and businesswoman who was once married to Hollywood superstar Dwayne Johnson. Sharing a married life from 1997 to 2008, the duo had their fair share of happiness until their divorce.
After their divorce, Dany Garcia continued to be the manager for her ex-husband. Talking about the weirdness of it all, Garcia revealed in an interview that she had to brave through a lot of judgemental remarks for being a manager to her ex-husband.
Dany Garcia Braved Through Judgemental Remarks
Tying the knot together in 1997, Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia had a happy married life. In 2008, the couple was headed towards divorce and that’s when Johnson asked her if she would like to become a full-time manager for him.
Dany Garcia revealed that although she was taken aback by the question, the decision indeed made sense. In her interview with Marie Claire, the American producer gave an in-depth view into the relationship between her and Dwayne Johnson, and what changed after her divorce and Garcia becoming the manager for The Rock.
“We knew that we were moving into that period of our lives, the closing of a personal relationship. I was already deeply involved with his agents, I was already commenting on scripts. It was a very natural conversation, where he just said to me, ‘I would love for you to do this full-time.'”
After agreeing to be the manager for Dwayne Johnson, Garcia revealed that she had to face a lot of judgemental remarks from other people, which was quite hurtful.
“I did have to overcome judgments like, ‘Wait, is his ex-wife managing him?’ People are trying to put you in a category—not in a bad way, but just so they know how to relate. I had to become very comfortable, very quickly, with creating a new paradigm: ‘Yes, I am his manager. Yes, we were once married. Now, let’s go build sh*t together.'”
As the interview continued, Dany Garcia revealed that in the entirety of Dwayne Johnson’s career, she was the one standing behind him and guiding him.
Dany Garcia Was Always The One Advising Dwayne Johnson
Recalling the history and achievements that The Rock has accumulated over the years, Garcia revealed to Marie Claire that she was always adding a business point-of-view to Johnson’s every decision.
“From the time Dwayne was playing football at University of Miami, to wrestling in the WWE, to emerging in film, I was always in the background guiding him, giving counsel, and adding a business point of view to all the decisions.”
She further continued,
“So I was always very comfortable speaking with his agents or his attorneys, any of the financial individuals, or even the studio executives—because I knew every film is boxed into a business model.”
Although their marriage didn’t work out, Dany Garcia and Dwayne Johnson are happily working together side by side.
