The Rock Doesn't Regret Calling 'Fast & Furious' Co- Stars 'Candy A**es': 'I Was Very Clear With What I Said'

Dwayne Johnson has no regrets about calling out his Fast & Furious co-stars. The 44-year-old actor recently opened up about his famous Instagram rant -- in which he called some of his unnamed male co-stars "candy a**es" -- in a new interview with the Los Angeles Times. "I was very clear with what I said. I've been in the game a long time," Johnson explained. "Would Universal have preferred that didn't happen? Sure, we talked about it. The irony is after that and as they do their tracking and all their analysis, the interest shot through the roof to a whole other level." The action star famously took to Instagram in August to slam his male co-stars shortly before production on Fast 8 wrapped. "Some conduct themselves as stand up men and true professionals, while others don’t. The ones that don’t are too chicken sh*t to do anything about it anyway. Candy a**es," he wrote. "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." This is my final week of shooting #FastAndFurious8. There's no other franchise that gets my blood boiling more than this one. An incredible hard working crew. UNIVERSAL has been great partners as well. My female co-stars are always amazing and I love 'em. My male co- stars however are a different story. Some conduct themselves as stand up men and true professionals, while others don't. The ones that don't are too chicken shit 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. Bottom line is it'll play great for the movie and fits this Hobbs character that's embedded in my DNA extremely well. The producer in me is happy about this part😉. Final week on FAST 8 and I'll finish strong. #IcemanCometh #F8 #ZeroToleranceForCandyAsses A source later told ET that Johnson's beef was with co-star Vin Diesel. "There were several times Vin was late to set and it really started pissing Dwayne and other cast and crew off," the source said. "At the end of production, Dwayne was really over Vin's bulls**t. As far as I know, they haven't spoken since they left set."