Tyrese Gibson says if Johnson is in Fast 9 there will be no Roman Pearce

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

I don't know about you, but I've no appetite for celebrity beef. Earlier this month, THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS actor Tyrese Gibson publicly lashed out at his Fast co-star Dwyane Johnson, when it was rumored that Johnson's Hobb's character would be featured in a spinoff film alongside Jason Statham's Deckard persona. It didn't take long for the rumor to be proven true, and that's when Gibson's disgust for the situation became an even bigger problem for the long-running Fast franchise actor.

Things appeared to cool off for a bit, as several other inflamatory Hollywood stories did their damnedest to dominate news feeds. Then, earlier today, Tyrese shared yet another post via his personal Instagram account, that claims the actor will not appear in the planned Fast 9 sequel if Dwayne Johnson is to be involved.

You can see for yourself below:

It's an interesting post to be certain. I say interesting because I wonder that if Gibson was offered the same spinoff deal, would he not have jumped at the chance? Would he really have held back for the sake of absolutely including his Fast-family cast members in the deal?

The above post came just three hours after Gibson created another Instagram item, which detailed his wavering hire-ability in Hollywood as well as his financial woes among other matters. You can read that post for yourself below. However, I ask that put on your seatbelt, because it's going to be a bumpy ride:

 

Father God I see you and I finally get it…………… Life is confusing at times when you’re moving along and your “role” or “purpose” isn’t revealed to you………. Proudly I’m a Capricorn born Dec 30th 1978 Dr King was taken away from us April 4th 1968 and when I found out Dr King WALKED the streets of WATTS during the WATTS RIOTS it changed my life forever!!!!!! The King family it’s random but I just wanna thank you for love and thank you for your sacrifice and thank you for what your mother and “FATHER” selflessly did for us all……….. #VoltronStudiosHollywood coming soon……. I repeat coming soon…. Ok? Take care guys……God bless you….. ps Lee Daniels dude you’re a fellow Capricorn please listen to me don’t you EVER wear your facial hairs like that ever again Ok? And FYI I was never mad at The Rock – I was just mad that he was “pitched” an idea privately and said yes to it without thinking of what I’m dealing with personally I’m almost broke paying legal fees and is doing what we committed to doing for the #FastFans and #FastFamily cause the fast is tradition it’s not just another Movie Fast was created to COUNTER images of racism to counter that WE ARE NOT ONE RACE…… So the rock how does it feel bro?…. going home to your daughter every night…. it’s was 60 days before I seen my baby….. and all I asked you to do “privately” was NOT accept a role that would deeply effect us all……. You are simply NOT the people’s champ….. you are a selfish champ….. I’m almost broke swimming in legal fees CAA tried but couldn’t book me anything cause my ex wife killed my reputation so no one wants to hire me.. It’s not about I know I know I know right?? Says the man on the Forbes list.. Make sure you kiss your 2 daughters when you get home I wish I could but I can’t afford to fight for my baby anymore so they’re likely going to take her away……. Thanks Dewayne see you guys in 2020 and I will not delete this post cause the TRUTH of selfish people in Hollywood needs to be mentioned……………… to this day Dewayne has NOT called me back as u see me crying every 3 hours over my baby know #ShaylaRocks

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For the moment, it appears as if Gibson is out for Fast 9, because unless something truly radical happens between now and the filming of the sequel, I don't see Tyrese being asked to participate.

Sound off in the comments section below and let us know if you're okay with Roman Pearce disappearing into the rear-view for good.  

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Born and raised in New York, then immigrated to Canada, Steve Seigh has been a JoBlo.com editor, columnist, and critic since 2012. He started with Ink & Pixel, a column celebrating the magic and evolution of animation, before launching the companion YouTube series Animation Movies Revisited. He's also the host of the Talking Comics Podcast, a personality-driven audio show focusing on comic books, film, music, and more. You'll rarely catch him without headphones on his head and pancakes on his breath.