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The move from the Wrestler-turned-movie star
follows the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in the
city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday.
"Out of respect for Jacob Blake & his family we'll postpone our
@projectrock @underarmour PR3 launch today," Johnson tweeted
https://twitter.com/TheRock/
status/1298889132890976257.
"Unbelievable we're here again. Shot 7xs. In the back. In front
of his kids. There's no progress without humanity."
The shooting sparked three nights of civil unrest that has
included a wave of arson, widespread vandalism and a separate
shooting that claimed two lives.
The incident also triggered protests from many in the sporting
community including the National Basketball Association, Major
League Baseball and Major League Soccer that postponed games,
while two-time tennis Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka pulled out
of a tournament after reaching the semi-finals.
Johnson, who is one of the of the world's highest-paid actors,
had partnered up with Under Armour in 2016 to design a
sportswear line called 'Project Rock.' They were set to launch a
new line of sneakers on Thursday.
Under Armour did not immediately respond to Reuters request for
comment.
(Reporting by Aishwarya Venugopal in Bengaluru; Editing by
Krishna Chandra Eluri)
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