Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson admits to why he turned down offer to host Emmys

Many thanks, but no thanks.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson last but not least discovered the rationale why he turned down an present to host this year’s Emmy Awards.

Johnson was approached by the primetime Tv set award show’s bosses to host the 74th once-a-year event, set to choose area on Sept. 12, but in the long run declined, according to Amusement Tonight.

“It was just agenda. I was really, definitely honored when they came to me and questioned, but it was just a scheduling detail,” the actor advised the outlet. “That’s all. That’s really what it arrives down to.”

Rumors commenced to swirl final thirty day period soon after Deadline described funnyman Chris Rock was also approached about hosting the exhibit with Johnson.

Nonetheless, the comic also reportedly handed up the supply this week, with a source telling Amusement Tonight Rock is preoccupied with his “Ego Death Entire world Tour” and impending Netflix comedy unique.

The award show has but to announce a host.

The Emmy nominations were introduced Tuesday, with “Succession” scoring the major nods. The HBO present gained 25 nominations across all classes, with “The White Lotus” and “Ted Lasso” tying for second area with 20 nods each and every.

“Squid Game” became the 1st non-English language sequence to be nominated for an Emmy for Remarkable Drama following the smash Netflix strike captivated the country.

As for networks, HBO scored 140 nominations, up from the 130 it received final yr. Netflix came in 2nd position with 105, which marks a decrease from final year’s 129 nods.

Cedric the Entertainer hosted the scaled-down, socially distanced ceremony in 2021. In 2020, Jimmy Kimmel hosted a theater full of cardboard cutouts because of the COVID pandemic.

Viewers can watch this year’s occasion on NBC or Peacock, as well as other dwell streaming products and services Hulu + Dwell Tv, Sling Tv, and Fubo Television set, at 8 p.m. on Sept. 12.