Vin Diesel found himself the subject of some rather bad publicity following an explosive Facebook rant posted by Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson who labelled his male Fast 8 co-stars ‘candy asses’.
But the action star’s week went from bad to worse on Thursday when reports emerged that the Fast 8 crew are siding with his rival in the row.
Sources from the multi-million pound production told TMZ that Vin was often ’30 minutes to an hour late to shoot scenes’, adding that the star’s tardiness was apparently down to him simply remaining in his trailer.
Spat: According to a new report, the crew of Fast 8 are backing Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson (right) in his spat with Vin Diesel (left), pictured in a cast publicity shot
According to the U.S, website, production sources said the Rock has been ‘upset with Vin’s work ethic for a long time’, with the muscleman apparently pushing his set start times back to 10am as ‘he didn’t like’ the earlier 7am start.
Listed as a producer on the film, which co-stars Charlize Theron, Scott Eastwood, Michelle Rodriguez and Jason Statham, Vin has apparently let the title go to his head, with TMZ alleging he would ‘goad people including The Rock by criticising their acting’.
But in stark contrast, the crew says Dwayne is the ‘ultimate professional’ who ‘always nails his scenes and is ‘easy to work with,’ reports the website.
Compliment: The Rock praised his female co-stars who include Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster
The spat – which according to TMZ has been brewing for some time – came to a head on Monday with Dwayne’s controversial Facebook post.
He wrote: ‘This is my final week of shooting Fast & Furious 8. There’s no other franchise that gets my blood boiling more than this one.
‘An incredible hard working crew. Universal Studios Entertainment has been great partners as well. My female co-stars are always amazing and I love ’em. My male co-stars however are a different story (sic).
‘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 asses.’
Fast exit! Vin, shown in a still from 2011’s Fast & Furious 5 opposite The Rock, allegedly stormed off the set of Fast 8 on Wednesday minutes after wrapping filming
In response, Diesel reportedly stormed off the Fast 8 set just ‘minutes’ after filming his final scenes,TMZ previously reported.
He reportedly gathered cast and crew to say he was leaving and his speech included the words, ‘Daddy’s gone’.
But on Wednesday, Vin took to Instagram where he cryptically promised to explain the row.
Cryptic promise? Vin took to Instagram on Wednesday after wrapping filming on Fast 8 and mysteriously promised to reveal ‘everything’
Back to back: Diesel noted in his caption that he just wrapped two back to back films
The 49-year-old actor posted a video from home after wrapping filming for the eighth installment of the action franchise.
‘So much has gone in this year. I can’t believe I wrapped two back to back pictures I both starred in and produced. Now I get to return to my family, my life… To me,’ he wrote in the caption.
‘After being on set since literally Christmas to finally, finally finally to come home,’ Vin said at the start of the clip.
Team talk: Johnson talked about the importance of team effort in a video clip
The actor in his typically slow drawl then revealed that his one-year-old daughter Pauline had learned a new word.
‘I’m gonna have to share it with you, it’s more important than anything. Her new word kind of describes my spirit and my soul and most people who stay positive. The new word is ”happy”,’ he said.
‘When I heard her say happy I just lit up in ways I can’t even describe. I said give me a second and I will tell you everything,’ he whispered.
‘Everything,’ he added with emphasis.
Fast 8 is due out in cinemas in April 2017.
MailOnline has reached out to Vin Diesel’s representative for comment.
Method acting: Johnson believes the tension on set has actually improved his performance in the film, where he plays government bounty hunter Luke Hobbs
