Vin Diesel seemed to revive his years-old feud with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson during a bizarre interaction at the Golden Globe Awards, leaving fans cringing and wondering if the two have truly buried the hatchet. Diesel, presenting the award for cinematic and box office achievement, took an odd moment to give a shout-out to Johnson, who appeared on screen smiling awkwardly. The reaction was priceless but extremely uncomfortable, with a few scattered laughs from the audience.
The interaction wasn’t exactly a friendly nod. To many viewers, it felt like a revival of the unspoken tension between Diesel and Johnson, a feud that dates back to 2016 when Johnson infamously called out a co-star as “chicken st” and a “candy a” in an Instagram post. The internet quickly deduced that the subject of Johnson’s criticism was Diesel, with the actor later admitting that he had used “tough love” as a producer to push Johnson. Although their public fallout seemed to be resolved when Johnson returned as his Fast & Furious character, Luke Hobbs, in Fast X (2023), this Golden Globes moment raised questions about whether the rivalry is truly behind them.
For fans who have followed their complicated relationship, the moment was cringeworthy rather than comical. “You could literally see The Rock’s hatred towards Vin Diesel in that shot,” one person wrote on X (formerly Twitter), while another joked that Johnson looked like he was “fantasizing about tearing Vin Diesel in half.” The awkwardness even sparked comparisons to the infamous Chris Rock-Will Smith altercation at the Oscars, with some viewers eagerly speculating that some “real drama” might unfold.
While the Golden Globes were filled with other headline-worthy moments, like Kieran Culkin’s win for A Real Pain and Andrew Garfield’s usual charm, it was the uncomfortable interaction between Diesel and Johnson that stole the spotlight. With Fast XI on the horizon, it seems the saga of Diesel and Johnson’s on-screen and off-screen tension isn’t quite over yet.
