Fans were left scratching their heads after Vin Diesel's awkward interaction with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson on national television.
On Sunday night, January 5, the Fast & Furious stars attended the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California to present awards for separate categories. After Johnson presented Zoe Saldaña with her first-ever award, Diesel presented the award for Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement. After he came out on stage, he randomly said, "Hey Dwayne," to Johnson while he sat in the audience. The camera panned to Johnson and caught his smile before it immediately went away.
Diesel appeared to allude to his past feud with Johnson. The two actors reportedly had behind-the-scenes issues while filming The Fate of the Furious in 2016. Their feud came to a head after Johnson seemingly called out Diesel in a shady Instagram post that praised his female co-workers and shamed some of his male costars.
"There's no other franchise that gets my blood boiling more than this one," Johnson wrote in a now-deleted Instagram post. "My female costars are always amazing and I love'em. My male costars, however, are a different story. Some 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**. 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.”
At the time, TMZ reported that Diesel and Johnson met and spoke about their issues privately after the post went viral. Unfortunately, Johnson left the franchise in 2021 and told Diesel he would not return. After Johnson didn't appear in the ninth installment, Diesel made a public plea for Johnson to return for the 10th film. Although he referred to Diesel's plea as a "manipulation" tactic, Johnson shocked fans when he made a cameo in Fast X.
"Yes, it is true. Hobbs is back," Johnson said in an Instagram post. "Despite us having our differences, me and Vin, we’ve been like brothers for years, and despite our differences, when you lead with — number one, resolve — but also you think about the future and plans that are much bigger than ourselves.”
In addition to his return to the franchise, Johnson also announced that he will co-produce a standalone, spinoff film centered around his character Luke Hobbs. See the reactions to Vin Diesel's awkward moment with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson below.