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Dwayne Johnson Laughed ‘So F—ing Hard’ When He Saw the Memes About His ‘Moana’ Wig: ‘It Was Very, Very Funny’

Dwayne Johnson went through 12 different Maui wigs before landing on the perfect one for the live-action “Moana,” and laughed “so fucking hard” when he saw the internet’s reaction to his flowing mane. “I went through 12 wigs,” Johnson told Variety‘s Marc Malkin on Tuesday night at the Los Angeles premiere of “Moana” at the []
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