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During promotion for his upcoming movie Fast & Furious 9, John Cena called Taiwan a country and which caused a major backlash with his Chinese fanbase.
Cena said Taiwan is the āfirst countryā to watch Fast & Furious 9. The video of him saying this went viral and led to him having to make the following apology inĀ in Mandarin:
"Hi China, Iām John Cena. Iām in the middle of Fast & Furious 9 promotions. Iām doing a lot of interviews. I made a mistake in one of my interviews.
Everyone was asking me if I could use Chineseā¦the staff gave me a lot of information, so there was a lot of interviews and information.
I made one mistake. I have to say something very, very, important now. I love and respect China and Chinese people. Iām very, very sorry about my mistake. I apologize, Iām very sorry.
You must understand that I really love, really respect China and the Chinese people. My apologies. See you."
Cena's formal longtime rival WWE Hall Of Famer John Bradshaw Layfield took to social media toĀ show support for Cena.
Hereās what JBL tweeted:
āJohn Cena has granted over 600 Make a Wishes-a record. Supported cancer research, rise above hate campaign, a million of his own dollars for racial equality. He has fought tirelessly for equality. An incredible track record of making the world better. Iāll stand with this guy.ā
.@JohnCena has granted over 600 Make a Wishes-a record. Supported cancer research, rise above hate campaign, a million of his own dollars for racial equality. He has fought tirelessly for equality. An incredible track record of making the world better. Iāll stand with this guy. pic.twitter.com/QrySEYBCYe
ā John Layfield (@JCLayfield) May 25, 2021
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