Vin Diesel says it’s ‘all love’ with Dwayne Johnson after Golden Globes call out. A look back at their infamous ‘Fast & Furious’ feud.

Vin Diesel wasn’t trying to start anything by shouting out Dwayne Johnson at the Golden Globes.

Diesel took to Instagram on Jan. 7 to share a photo of him with his Fast & Furious co-star along with the message that it’s “All love… Always…”

Diesel had some people wondering. The Fast & Furious franchise co-stars were both presenters at the Globes on Jan. 5. Johnson fulfilled his duties early in the show. When Diesel took the stage later, he went off-script, saying, “Hey, Dwayne,” to his frenemy in the audience. Diesel had a smile on his face as he did it, seemingly aware he was stirring things up.

The cameras awkwardly cut to Johnson, who briefly flashed a smile, and the audience erupted at the acknowledgment of the long-running drama between them better known as the “candy-ass” feud.

While Johnson hasn’t commented on Diesel’s Instagram post, the men are seemingly on OK terms these days, but it’s been a journey…

2011: Diesel had long portrayed Dominic Toretto in F&F when Johnson joined the franchise as Luke Hobbs for Fast Five. The film became the highest-grossing one in the film canon, and Johnson is credited for reigniting an aging franchise.

2013: They continued as co-stars. The franchise was delivered a blow when cast member Paul Walker died in a car crash while Furious 7 was being made.

2016: While working on the eighth film, The Fate of the Furious, Johnson used Instagram to call out unnamed male co-stars in a now-deleted post.

“There’s no other franchise that gets my blood boiling more than this one. An incredibly hardworking crew,” he wrote. “Some conduct themselves as stand-up men and true professionals, while others don’t. The ones that don’t are too chicken shit to do anything about it anyway. Candy asses. 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.”

When Fate wrapped that August, Diesel shared a video reflecting on making the film and seemingly referenced the Johnson drama, saying, “Honestly, give me a second and I will tell you everything. Everything.”

That November, Johnson addressed his “candy asses” post in a Los Angeles Times interview: “I was very clear with what I said. I’ve been in the game a long time. Would Universal [Pictures] have preferred that didn’t happen? Sure, we talked about it. The irony is after that, and as they do their tracking and all their analysis, the interest [in the film] shot through the roof to a whole other level.”

2017: Diesel told USA Today the dispute between “two alphas” was magnified by the media: “I don’t think the world really realizes how close we are, in a weird way. I think some things may be blown out of proportion. I don’t think that was [Johnson’s] intention. I know he appreciates how much I work this franchise. In my house, he’s Uncle Dwayne.”

Diesel also said that as producer of the franchise, it was his job to “protect” it and everyone involved “including Dwayne. I protected Dwayne more than he’ll ever know.” He called himself Johnson’s “big brother” and said he’s “always rooting for Dwayne. I’m the first multicultural megastar in Hollywood. They didn’t exist. To see another multicultural star come up is something I am very proud of.”

Diesel and Johnson attended the F8 premiere but didn’t pose for photos together. Diesel told Entertainment Tonight that he and Johnson “still love each other.” Johnson told the outlet that he and Diesel had “differing philosophies.”

Johnson finalized a deal for a Fast & Furious spin-off, Hobbs & Shaw, tagging his social media announcement post: “#CandyAssesNeedNotApply.”

When franchise co-star Tyrese became upset that Fast & Furious 9 was pushed back to allow for the spin-off, Diesel defended the decision in an Instagram post with a photo of him with Johnson in the franchise. He wrote about “brotherhood … and all its complexities,” and said it’s “unfair to say it is anyone’s fault” that the ninth film was delayed.

2018: Johnson pulled back the curtain on the feud with Rolling Stone. He confirmed that he and Diesel “were not in any scenes together” in F8, shooting around each other. He said their disagreement was about professionalism and revealed they had “an important face-to-face in my trailer. 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 … I wish him all the best, and I harbor no ill will there, just because of the clarity we have. Actually, you can erase that last part about ‘no ill will.’ We’ll just keep it with the clarity.”

2019: Johnson confirmed he wouldn’t appear in F9.

The Hobbs & Shaw film comes out, and it’s a hit. Johnson thanks his “brother Vin for your support.” He ends his post with, “I’ll be seeing you soon, Toretto,” suggesting he’d rejoin the main franchise in the future.

2021: F9: The Fast Saga is released without Johnson.

Diesel talked about the Johnson drama to Men’s Health. He claimed the feud was something he started to get a better performance out of Johnson, claiming, “It was a tough character to embody, the Hobbs character. My approach at the time was a lot of tough love to assist in getting that performance where it needed to be. As a producer to say, OK, we’re going to take Dwayne Johnson, who’s associated with wrestling, and we’re going to force this cinematic world, audience members, to regard his character as someone that they don’t know — Hobbs hits you like a ton of bricks. That’s something that I’m proud of, that aesthetic. That took a lot of work. We had to get there and sometimes, at that time, I could give a lot of tough love. Not Felliniesque, but I would do anything I’d have to do in order to get performances in anything I’m producing.”

Johnson reacted to the Hollywood Reporter, saying, “I think everyone had a laugh at that — and I’ll leave it at that.” He also suggested he was done with the franchise, saying, “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.”

Johnson got into the “bullshit” in an interview with Vanity Fair. He said he “shouldn’t have shared” the “candy asses” post, but it was irritated by “the same old shit.” He talked about his confrontation with Diesel over it in his trailer, saying, “I wouldn’t call it a peaceful meeting.” He said “philosophically” they’re “different people.”

Johnson also responded to some of Diesel’s comments: about being two alpha males (“sounds like him to say that, sure”), calling Johnson Hollywood’s second “multicultural megastar” behind him (“he talks like that”), Diesel saying he’s Johnson’s protective big brother (“I have one big brother, and it’s my half brother”) and the Fellini reference (“I laughed.”)

Johnson’s Netflix movie Red Notice included a joke about Diesel said by Ryan Reynolds. “That was Ryan. He came up with that,” Johnson insisted to Entertainment Tonight.

Diesel posted an open letter to his “little brother Dwayne” to end their feud — and get him to sign on for Fast & Furious 10. He asked the man “my children refer to [as] Uncle Dwayne” to bury the hatchet so he could fulfill his promise to Walker and give the franchise a fitting end.

Johnson told CNN he was “very surprised” by Diesel’s post, calling it “an example of his manipulation.” He said, “This past June, when Vin and I actually connected not over social media, I told him directly — and privately — that I would not be returning to the franchise. I was firm yet cordial with my words and said that I would always be supportive of the cast and always root for the franchise to be successful but that there was no chance I would return.”

Johnson added that he “didn’t like” Diesel bringing up Walker or his children in the post. “Leave them out of it.”

2023: Johnson made a surprise post-credits cameo in Fast X.

Director Louis Leterrier took credit for brokering “the peace treaty” between the men. “We reached out to Dwayne and his team and said, ‘Just come and watch the movie,’” he said. “He [did] and really loved it, and then we started talking. It was very smooth.”

Johnson confirmed on Instagram he’d fully return to the franchise. “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,” he wrote.

Fast X: Part 2 was announced but was delayed due to the Screen Actors Guild strike.

2024: Eight years after Johnson criticized Diesel’s work ethic, Johnson was called out out for “lack of professionalism” by more than a dozen people who worked with him on Red One. He later called it “bullshit.”

On Thanksgiving, Diesel posted a photo with Johnson suggesting that the characters will be resolving their differences onscreen. He said the film is expected in March 2026, but they are determining whether the finale will be one or two films.

2025: Diesel surprised the audience — and Johnson — when he came out to present during the Golden Globes and said, “Hello, Dwayne,” before delivering his lines. It’s thought to be a nod to past differences as they’ve buried the hatchet — for now.

Two days later, Diesel posted an old photo of himself with Johnson. In the image, Diesel has his arm around his co-star and is giving a thumbs-up. He captioned it, “All love… Always…” as if to say his intentions were good. No word from Johnson — yet.

Update, Jan. 7, 2025: This story was originally published on Jan. 6, 2025, and has been updated to include Diesel’s latest Instagram post.

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