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‘Barbie’ Wanted John Cena, And He Wanted To Do The Film, But His Agency Said It Was “Beneath Him”


A role in 'Barbie' was offered, but John Cena got some pushback from his agency about doing it.

Cena appeared on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show on Wednesday and dived into the conflict. They’re not ultimately making the choice and their guidance is, ‘Hey, truly, trickle-down economics from this might take you out of these lead leap slots.’ And I get all that. Cena didn’t point fingers, but last May he signed with William Morris Endeavor after spending 18 years with ICM Partners.

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