Tyrese Gibson Issues F&F Quit Threat, Then Ends Spat With Dwayne Johnson

Fast and Furious star Gibson said he would quit the franchise if Johnson is in the ninth instalment, before appearing to end the feud with his fellow actor

Matt Robinson

Updated: 10 Oct 2024

It seems the Fast and Furious ‘family’ can’t go very long without a bit of drama. Last year Dwayne Johnson posted a long rant accusing fellow cast members of being ‘candy asses’ (the comments were allegedly focused on Vin Diesel), a few months ago Michelle Rodriguez said she could leave the franchise if it didn’t change its portrayal of women, and now we have a new quit threat from another F&F star.

This time it’s Tyrese Gibson, who posted a lengthy tirade aimed at Dwayne Johnson, with the former claiming he won’t be in the ninth installment of the franchise if the latter is. The spat appears to have started due to Gibson taking umbrage at Fast and Furious 9 being delayed by a year to make way for the Hobbs/Shaw spin-off.

#PSA Congratulations to @TheRock and your brother in law aka 7 bucks producing partner @hhgarcia41 for making the fast and the furious franchise about YOU - And like you, DJ even if they call I will not be deleting this post - Gn folks see you in 2020 April #FastFamily right? Nah..... it's about #TeamDewayne #3yrs will it be worth the wait? #NoShaw just Hobbs will this be another #BayWatch? Guys guys just relax I'm just a passionate film critic
A post shared by TYRESE (@tyrese) on Oct 4, 2017 at 8:29pm PDT

Hello world.......... hello loyal fans and loved ones from OUR fast universe........ I’m sorry to announce that if Dewayne is in Fast9 there will no more Roman Peirce - You mess with family and my daughters survival I mess with yours......... close your eyes dude you’re a “Clown”...... #CandyAssBitchMade All my real one.... Men on integrity... my real ones out here stand UP...... folks that GP to the gym and get big naturally #NoJuice #NoOJ spin off huh? Spin off these nuts selfish champ...... pause notice who’s got his arms around my shoulder and who’s standing alone - #OurChildrenMatter
A post shared by TYRESE (@tyrese) on Nov 1, 2017 at 9:46am PDT

However, after several more disparaging Instagram posts went out, Gibson appeared to end the spat with one final message. “I️ had a real Heart to Heart with one of Dewayne’s [sic] associates and this will be my last post about him,” he said on the social media platform, adding, “I️ respect the associate who called.”

Want you guys to know I️ had a real Heart to Heart with one of Dewayne’s associates and this will be my last post about him........ I️ repeat my last.... I️ respect the associate who called.. My story will never change I️ was never DJ’s Co-Star... I’m Shayla’s Father first.... Justin Lin is back in the driver seat that’s exciting cause it going to feel like the true #FastFamily all over again..... When we see Justin we see Paul.....
A post shared by TYRESE (@tyrese) on Nov 2, 2017 at 2:24pm PDT

The next Fast and Furious film - the ninth of a planned 10 film ‘saga’ - was original down for an April 2019 release, before Universal delayed it until April 2020. The Hobbs/Shaw spin-off - in which Johnson and Jason Statham will star - will be released on 26 July 2019.

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Comments

Earn That Paycheck Tyrese

Tanishq Chauhan 😂😂😂

Guess the spin off won’t be called Fast and Bald..

Sorry Petrolheads dont interest with the actions movies so much.

I do, but I don’t care about the newer F&F.

so he wants rather family than the movie

I mean… Not to be that guy but screaming and hitting on women is kinds getting old…. I wouldn’t be conplaining if he left….

Please it would be the end of the franchise.

Why are they making a spinoff movie with the 2 characters that everyone cares about the least?
They should have made a Tej and Roman spinoff that’s actually about cars again.

Or just a Tokyo Drift 2

Or either just end the franchise.

I don’t really care about Hobbs but I do like Jason Statham. He was the only reason I went to see Furious 8. His level of acting is a step above the other current Fast and Furious cast.

That sounds like it could be the car movie equivalent of Bad Boys. Sign me up!

The series died after the third part anyway. So, not a big deal for me, at least.

This is hilarious. Says he messed with with family’s survival, but is a millionaire. Granted that this doesn’t really matter, as it is the series stopped being about car in racing after the third installment, this drama is almost as entertaining as these last few movies.

All in all, looks like Roman ain’t nothin’ but a joke.