Vin Diesel gives The Rock playful shout-out at Golden Globes 2025 years after ‘candy ass’ feud: ‘Hey, Dwayne’

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sparked feud rumors in 2016 — acknowledged each other’s existence at the Golden Globes 2025, hosted by Nikki Glaser at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on Sunday.

When Diesel, 57, hit the stage to present an award, he playfully gave a shout-out to his longtime frenemy.As soon as he reached the microphone, Diesel looked down at The Rock — real name Dwight Johnson — in the audience and said hi before presenting.“Hey, Dwayne,” Diesel stated.The Rock chuckled in response as the audience burst out in laughter.

The former co-stars exchanged smiles and moved on.The Rock ignited beef rumors when he seemingly referred to unnamed members of the cast as “candy asses” in a since-deleted social media post.“Some [male costars] conduct themselves as stand up men and true professionals, while others don’t,” he wrote via Instagram in August 2016. “The ones that don’t are too chicken s – – t 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.”In a follow-up post, the “Baywatch” star added, “Family is gonna have differences of opinion and fundamental core beliefs.