In a new interview with The Los Angeles Times, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson confirmed that it was Vin Diesel he was referring to in an Instagram post that went viral back in August where he spoke about having an issue with one of his Fast 8 co-stars.
In the Instagram post (see below), The Rock noted that his female co-stars are always amazing while stating that his male co-stars were a different story.
“Some conduct themselves as stand up men and true professionals, while others don’t,” wrote The Rock. “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.”
Regarding the comments, The Rock told the L.A. Times this week, “I was very clear with what I said. I’ve been in the game a long time.”
The star of the upcoming film, “Moana” continued, pointing to the business impact that the Fast 8 film producers enjoyed as a direct result of his controversial statement.
“Would Universal [Pictures] have preferred that didn’t happen,” questioned Johnson. “Sure, we talked about it. The irony is after that and as they do their tracking and all their analysis, the interest shot through the roof to a whole other level.”
Also in the L.A. Times interview, the future WWE Hall Of Famer spoke about his past attempts to cover up his tattoos and avoid talking about pro wrestling in media interviews and appearances.
According to “The Great One,” it was in 2008 when it hit him — he wasn’t being authentic. The Rock said he wasn’t being himself, who he described as a guy who likes driving trucks, working out and watching wrestling and living in the country.
“And then it hit me: I’m not being authentic,” he said. “I’m really not being me. I like going to the gym. I like driving my pickup truck and maybe I don’t want to live in Hollywood. Maybe I want to live in Florida in the country. Maybe I don’t want to wear a suit. I love wrestling and I love going back and being with the fans even if I don’t wrestle anymore. I’m that guy.”
Check out the complete interview with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson at LATimes.com.
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