Actor John Cena Donates $500,000 to Support California Firefighters Battling Historic Blazes

Actor John Cena Donates $500,000 to Support California Firefighters Battling Historic Blazes
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No one would ever doubt John Cena’s toughness. This professional wrestler and workout guru has now become a big actor, and his newest film “Playing With Fire” will be hitting theaters on Nov. 8, 2019. But Cena’s toughness is only matched by his generosity; and he’s helping to put out more fires, only in real life, by supporting first responders battling a slew of devastating wildfires across the state of California.

As blazes burn in the iconic Sonoma county wine country and near the world-class Getty Museum in Los Angeles, Cena took to Twitter with a pledge to donate $500,000 to first responders involved in fighting the fires:
“California is in dire straits. It is burning. It is under siege from massive wildfires state-wide,” he said in a video.
He asked Paramount Pictures, the producers of “Playing With Fire,” to select two charities to direct the money to.