Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
Hollywood, UNITED STATES Actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson poses after putting his hands in cement during his hand and footprints ceremony in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese Theatre in celebration of his new movie "San Andreas," in Hollywood, California May 19, 2015. Reuters/Danny Moloshok

Fans got worried when “Fast & Furious 8” stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Vin Diesel appeared to be embroiled in a heated social media conflict earlier this month, but reports claim that their beef is not real.

The Rock took to Facebook to complain about his male co-stars, who he claimed were “unprofessional” while filming “Fast 8.” The 44-year-old stars in the highly successful movie franchise as agent Luke Hobbs. “This is my final week of shooting Fast & Furious 8,” he said. “There's no other franchise that gets my blood boiling more than this one.”

While he commended his “amazing” female co-stars, which include Michelle Rodriguez, Charlize Theron, Elsa Pataky and Helen Mirren, the “San Andreas” star claimed that his male co-stars are a different story. “Some conduct themselves as stand up men and true professionals, while others don't,” he revealed. “The ones that don't are too chicken sh-- to do anything about it anyway.”

Over on Instagram, The Rock – recently named the world’s highest paid actor – still had more nasty things to say. He called out some of his male co-actors whom he described as “chicken s---” and “candy a----.” He posted a photo and captioned it, “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.” While he didn’t mention any specific name, fans were quick to assume it’s Diesel, who plays Dominic Toretto in the film.

However, the reported feud is nothing but a publicity stint, according to a report by Life & Style. “They are playing a huge prank, and it’s all for publicity,” the insider told the magazine. “The Rock convinced Vin to amp up the drama between them so they could turn it into a WWE match to help promote the April 2017 release of Fast 8.”

The Rock has since simmered down and posted, “At the end of the day me and #F8 co-stars all agree on the most important thing: Delivering an incredible movie to the world.” However, Diesel seemed to be riled up by The Rock’s shady message. The 49-year-old actor shared his own Instagram video with a cryptic message. The video started on an upbeat note as Diesel gushed about his daughter learning the word “happy.” He ended the video with a mysterious promise. “I will tell you everything. Everything,” he said.

“Fast & Furious 8” or “Fast 8” is scheduled to hit theatres in Aug. 2017 in US theatres. The official airing date in Australia is yet to be announced.

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