Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson only agreed to appear in 'The Fate of the Furious' if he didn't have to share scenes with Vin Diesel

He said: "I wanted to forgo drama. I thought that that was the best thing to do. For everybody."

In 2016, the 49-year-old star sparked speculation when he complained about the professionalism of some of his male co-stars on the franchise on Instagram and branded them "candy a***s" and he's now claimed he received a lot of support from the crew following his candid rant.

He told America's Vanity Fair magazine: "[It was] as if every single crew member found their way to me and either quietly thanked me or sent me a note."

Although he insisted "nothing specific happened" that made Dwayne speak out, he revealed he and Vin went on to have a meeting in his trailer to address the post, where they agreed to disagree because they are "philosophically two different people".

A few months ago, 53-year-old Vin claimed he had given his co-star "tough love" to improve his performance in the movies.

He said: "I could give a lot of tough love. Not Felliniesque, but I would do anything I'd have to do in order to get performances in anything I'm producing."

And the former WWE actor branded his co-star's claims "bulls***" and admitted he "laughed hard" when he read the remarks.

He said: "One part of me feels like there's no way I would dignify any of that bulls*** with an answer.

"I've been around the block a lot of times. Unlike [Diesel], I did not come from the world of theatre. And, you know, I came up differently and was raised differently.

"And I came from a completely different culture and environment. And I go into every project giving it my all. And if I feel that there's some things that need to be squared away and handled and taken care of, then I do it. And it's just that simple.

"So when I read that, just like everybody else, I laughed. I laughed hard. We all laughed. And somewhere I'm sure Fellini is laughing too."