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John Cena’s Agents Resisted Making Him a Merman in ‘Barbie’: ‘This Is Beneath You’


John Cena says his agents told him not to do his 'Barbie' cameo, warning him it could hurt his career in the long-run.

The actor recently told Howard Stern that his reps worried the cameo might take him out of consideration for leading roles The actor’s agents advised him not to take a cameo in last year’s blockbuster Barbie, telling him they thought it might diminish his opportunities for leading roles in future films. Dua Lipa offers him a “brewski beer,” which he “drinks,” and the gag is worth it just to see him in a flowing blond wig.

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