Fast X’s Vin Diesel Pokes Fun at Dwayne Johnson at Golden Globes 2025

The feud between the two mega celebrities became public in August 2016 when Johnson called his male co-stars in The Fate of the Furious “chicken s***” and “candy a****.” In a since-deleted Instagram Story, Johnson wrote, “My male co-stars however are a different story.” It further read, “Some conduct themselves as stand up men and true professionals, while others don’t. The ones that don’t are too chicken s*** to do anything about it anyway. Candy a****” (via HuffPost).

It was initially unclear whether Johnson was referring to any particular co-star, but it was later reported that the actor in question was Diesel. In a June 2021 interview with Men’s Health, Diesel mentioned that Johnson’s character in the franchise, Luke Hobbs, was “a tough character to embody.” Accordingly, his approach was to assist Johnson with “tough love.”

Two years later, Johnson announced on X (formerly Twitter) that Hobbs was returning to the Fast & Furious franchise and that he and Diesel had worked out their differences in the previous summer. “Last summer Vin and I put all the past behind us,” the Red One actor wrote. “We’ll lead with brotherhood and resolve – and always take care of the franchise, characters & FANS that we love.”