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Monday 10 april 2017
‘Fate of the Furious’ cast say Johnson/Diesel feud overblown

JOHN CARUCCI took to Instagram to both
Associated Press express appreciation for his
NEW YORK (AP) — “The Fast female co-stars and em-
and the Furious” franchise barrass some of his male
has seen its share of drama counterparts for unprofes-
outside of the films, but ru- sional behavior, calling
mored infighting between them “candy asses.” It’s
the series’ biggest stars, Vin alleged he was referring to
Diesel and Dwayne “The Diesel.But at the film’s world
Rock” Johnson, is unchart- premiere Saturday night in
ed territory for the long-run- New York, many attributed
ning series. the situation between the
The riff was put into the two stars as nothing more
spotlight last year when than “business as usual” on
Johnson, while shooting a film set.
“The Fate of the Furious,” Johnson and Diesel were

Dwayne Johnson attends the world premiere of Universal Pictures’ “The Fate of the Furious” at
Radio City Music Hall on Saturday, April 8, 2017, in New York.
(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

not seen together during never fights, then I think there a lot. I would tell you.
promotional appearances, ... you just met a Step- If there was I would tell you,
nor did they pose together ford family, and that fam- ‘Yeah, they got into it pret-
on the red carpet. Johnson ily is (expletive),” Rodriguez ty good,’ “ Russel said. “I’ll
walked the carpet at the said. “It’s not real.” tell you what I can tell you:
beginning of the premiere, Kurt Russell, who is back as All movies are the same.
while Diesel arrived later. Mr. Nobody, didn’t notice Sometimes they are not an
Michelle Rodriguez, who any bad blood on the set. easy ride.”Russell feels the
plays Letty in the series, But he also said conflict is public paid attention to the
equated it to a family not an unusual thing on rumors simply because of
squabble. movie sets in general. the popularity of the eight-
“If you know a family that “I didn’t see that, and I was movie franchise.q