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Vin Diesel and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson had an awkward moment at the Golden Globes on Sunday, years after they clashed on the set of 2017’s The Fate of the Furious.
Diesel, 57, and Johnson, 52, had starred in Fast Five, Furious 6 and The Fate of the Furious, though Johnson made headlines for a post calling out one of his co-stars he did not name, though it was later confirmed to be Diesel.
Their beef resulted in Johnson essentially leaving the main franchise, moving on to film the spin-off Hobbs & Shaw with Jason Statham.
All these years later, there’s no indication if the beef between them has simmered, though it’s worth noting Johnson has still not returned to the franchise.
Many fans took note of the awkward mention on the Golden Globes stage, which happened when Diesel went to present the box office achievement award.
While Johnson just laughed it off, some even thought it could have lead to a situation similar to Will Smith‘s slap of Chris Rock at the Oscars in 2022.
Vin Diesel and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson had an awkward moment at the Golden Globes on Sunday, years after they clashed on the set of 2017’s The Fate of the Furious
Many fans took note of the awkward mention on the Golden Globes stage, which Johnson just laughed off.
@dbowe44 said, ‘Vin Diesel walking up to present the cinematic and box office achievement award, seeing The Rock and saying “Dwayne” was hella awkward lmaoooo’
@emilykmm added ‘I thought we were going to have a Chris Rock/Will Smith moment there with Vin Diesel and The Rock.’
Another fan dubbed @ashtonmorris1 said, ‘Vin Diesel and The Rock gotta shoot the fade man I don’t care they’re in their 50s. They hate each other.’
@big_business_ said, ‘You can cut the tension between The Rock and Vin Diesel with a knife.’
X user dubbed @Abtilibaan joked, ‘The Rock wanted to hit Vin Diesel with the Peoples elbow.’
@Eazy_Bake added ‘Vin Diesel better stop playing with the Rock. After this last Fast and Furious movie, it’s over for dude.’
Christian Chavez (@ChrisCinephile) added ‘He’s playing nice because if he insults The Rock, Vin Diesel has to fight Oba Femi on a random episode of NXT.’
@JessicaKnapik said, ‘Wait vin diesel and the rock have long standing public beef that’s why he said sup Dwayne, on the mic that’s actually so funny we love petty.’
@dbowe44 said, ‘Vin Diesel walking up to present the cinematic and box office achievement award, seeing The Rock and saying “Dwayne” was hella awkward lmaoooo’
@emilykmm added ‘I thought we were going to have a Chris Rock/Will Smith moment there with Vin Diesel and The Rock.’
Another fan dubbed @ashtonmorris1 said, ‘Vin Diesel and The Rock gotta shoot the fade man I don’t care they’re in their 50s. They hate each other.’
@big_business_ said, ‘You can cut the tension between The Rock and Vin Diesel with a knife.’
@Eazy_Bake added ‘Vin Diesel better stop playing with the Rock. After this last Fast and Furious movie, it’s over for dude’
@JessicaKnapik said, ‘Wait vin diesel and the rock have long standing public beef that’s why he said sup Dwayne, on the mic that’s actually so funny we love petty’
The feud betweeen Vin and The Rock first came to light in August 2016 when Vin released a since-deleted post on Instagram.
‘Some [male co-stars] conduct themselves as stand up men and true professionals, while others don’t. The ones that don’t are too chicken s**t to do anything about it anyway. Candy a**es,’ he began.
‘When you watch this movie next April and it seems like I’m not acting in some of these scenes and my blood is legit boiling—you’re right,’ he said.
While Johnson later deleted the post, he seemed to allude to a reconciliation, posting a few days later, ‘Family is gonna have differences of opinion and fundamental core beliefs.
The actors were not seen together in any press tours or any scenes in the actual movie itself.
Johnson seemed to have buried the hatchet with Diesel in 2019, stating in an Instagram post, ‘Lastly, but not least, want to thank brother Vin for your support of Hobbs & Shaw.’
However, a few years later when Diesel said he was simply giving Johnson some ‘tough love,’ Johnson made it clear he was not returning to the franchise at all.
‘I laughed and I laughed hard. I think everyone had a laugh at that. And I’ll leave it at that. And that I’ve wished them well,’ Johnson said.
The feud betweeen Vin and The Rock first came to light in August 2016 when Vin released a since-deleted post on Instagram
‘I wish them well on Fast 9. And I wish them the best of luck on Fast 10 and Fast 11 and the rest of the Fast & Furious movies they do that will be without me,’ he said.
A few months later, Diesel posted on Instagram that he ‘must show up’ for the franchise finale,’ adding that he has an ‘important role.’
Johnson did not appear in 2021’s F9: The Fast Saga, though he did return as Hobbs in a post-credit scene in 2023’s Fast X.
He confirmed on X in June 2023 that he was returning to the franchise, stating, ‘Last summer Vin and I put all the past behind us. We’ll lead with brotherhood and resolve – and always take care of the franchise, characters & FANS that we love.’