Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson caught up in lawsuit

The Rock, Dwayne Johnson, shows off his baseball swing filming scenes for the movie "Pain and Gain" with Mark Wahlberg in Miami.

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By Jose Lambiet

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Big screen star Dwayne Johnson is named in a fraud lawsuit filed in Miami against his financial advisor ex-wife, Dany Garcia.

Garcia, a prominent alumnus of the University of Miami, allegedly bilked an investor out of $1.8 million, according to Miami-Dade County court records.

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Burn Notice may be over, but we can still get our fix with The Glades. The South Florida-shot A&E cop “comedrama” picks up again Memorial Day, and one of its stars, Jordan Wall, is making the rounds Monday. The actor, who plays Daniel Green, the resident nerd in the medical examiner’s office, will appear at an event for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America 7-10 p.m. at Cafe Iguana in Pembroke Pines. Up for grabs will be an auctioned walk-on role on The Glades.
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