It seems that some people can’t take a joke.
Earlier this month, Theron hit back at reports Diesel was going around saying how much she had enjoyed their on-screen smooch.
He had bragged: “A kiss cannot lie, lips don’t lie. No, they didn’t. She OWNED it.”
The actress was clearly not impressed with his comments and even impersonated his macho way of speaking when she tore apart his kissing scene with her.
Theron told Ellen: “He’s literally going around around saying I had the best time of my life. They’re like, ‘Do you think she liked it?” and he’s like “Oh yeah, oh yeah, she loved it.’
“It’s insane and this whole spiel about ‘lips don’t lie.’
“I like a little bit more movement in my men… And he’s standing there, as his character should’ve, frozen, like a dead fish.”
Diesel, unfortunately, can’t let it go, especially since Theron kissed female co-star Sophie Boutella with red-hot passion in the new Atomic Blonde trailer.
Although Theron had clearly tried explaining that the scene was not supposed to be sexy, since Diesel’s character is in love with someone else, he seems to have taken in personally.
When the action star went on Ellen’s show this week he was given the chance to put his side of the story.
With constant rumours about Diesel’s on-set feud with Dwayne Johnson and the announcement that Johnson and Jason Statham are already planning a spin-off without Diesel, he should possibly try and downplay any further misunderstandings.
Instead he did the opposite.
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He seemed to only focus on the slurs he was a bad kisser and try to restore his pride in his kissing prowess.
When a picture was shown of the moment in question, the star jumped up and tried to rally the audience behind him.
Diesel shouted: “DEAD FISH? Do I look like a dead fish?”
His attempt to reference Fiding Dory was even more bizarre.
Diesel said: “First of all, you don’t come on to Ellen with the wonderful animation Finding Dory and compare me to a dead fish! Right or wrong?”
Perhaps, ‘missing the point’ would be the correct response?
Fate of the Furious is out now in UK cinemas.
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