The Rock rose to fame battling it out in the wrestling ring, but it’s his off-screen feud with “Fast and Furious” co-star Vin Diesel that “caused a firestorm.”
In a new Vanity Fair article, Dwayne Johnson opened up about his clash with Diesel and the infamous since-deleted social media post in which he criticized the behavior of “some” of his male cast members.
Back in 2016, Johnson shared a scathing post in which he indirectly called Diesel a “candy ass.”
"A candy ass is something you don't want to be," the "Jungle Cruise" star told the outlet. "And the best way that I can describe a candy ass is: Life is so much easier, I have found, when you are not full of s***. And a candy ass is completely full of s***."
While Johnson claims “nothing specific happened” to provoke him to share the post, he regrets putting the beef on blast and says “it wasn’t my best day.”
“It caused a firestorm,” he added. “Yet interestingly enough…[it was] as if every single crew member found their way to me and either quietly thanked me or sent me a note. But, yeah, it wasn’t my best day, sharing that. I shouldn’t have shared that. Because at the end of the day, that goes against my DNA. I don’t share things like that.”
Despite wishing he hadn’t aired the dirty laundry, the 49-year-old still stands by his words. “No, I meant what I said. For sure. I mean what I say when I say it,” Johnson continued. “But to express it publicly was not the right thing to do.”
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After first joining the franchise with "Fast Five," Johnson agreed to return for the 8th installment, “The Fate of the Furious,” but only if he didn’t have any scenes with Diesel.
“I wanted to forgo drama,” he shared with Vanity Fair. “I thought that that was the best thing to do. For everybody.” Johnson added that he and Diesel are "philosophically two different people" and "approach the business of moviemaking in two very different ways."
In total, Johnson portrayed his character Luke Hobbs in four “Fast” films and the 2019 spinoff “Hobbs and Shaw,” but didn’t appear in the recent chapter “F9.” He has since said he is done with the franchise.
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In July, Johnson discussed his rocky experience working with Diesel.
"Vin and I had a few discussions, including an important face-to-face in my trailer," the former WWE star said. "And what I came to realize is that we have a fundamental difference in philosophies on how we approach moviemaking and collaborating. It took me some time, but I'm grateful for that clarity. Whether we work together again or not."
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