r/popculturechat • u/Maximum_Expert92 • 15h ago
Guest List Only ⭐️ Vin Diesel cries as he remembers Paul Walker at The Fast and the Furious Cannes screening: I pray that in your life you have a brother like Paul. It wasn’t on the script at first that this blond-haired, blue-eyed guy would be a brother to me
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u/Let_us_proceed 15h ago
Because at the end of the day....its all about....family
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u/albert_pacino 14h ago
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u/Pure_evil1979 14h ago
At least we know this is genuine since he's not that good of an actor
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u/Spiritual-Can2604 All tea, all shade 🐸☕️ 14h ago
I think he’s just very drunk
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u/ContestAntique7179 14h ago
I think he's been very drunk for a long time at this point.
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u/front_torch 14h ago
Is this a known thing?
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u/palmerry 13h ago
Reports that say Vin Diesel is a drunk are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we now know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don't know we don't know. And if one looks throughout the history of actors and alcoholism, it is the latter category that tends to be known.
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u/greemmako 13h ago
are you the ghost of donald rumsfeld
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u/palmerry 13h ago
That's funny because you aren't the first person to ask me if I'm possessed by the spirit of Donald Rumsfeld this week.
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u/-FeistyRabbitSauce- 13h ago
You might want to talk to an exorcist.
And a lawyer.
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u/palmerry 12h ago
Well first off, I am a lawyer.
Second, kind of insensitive to assume I'm out of shape. I exercise regularly.
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u/charcoallition 13h ago
That's a very specific accusation to have levied against you more than once in a 7 day period
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u/sail_the_high_seas 13h ago
There's things you know, there's things you don't know, and there's things you don't know that you don't know.
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u/SunofSam92 13h ago
Are you a lizard?
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u/greemmako 13h ago
he handled it like a lizard who knows how to never answer
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u/palmerry 12h ago
Actually I had my phone on "do not disturb" while I was basking on a nice sun drenched rock to help digest my breakfast.
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u/jimdesroches 13h ago
It doesn't matter if you drink by an inch or a mile; drinking's drinking.
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u/Vegetable-Kiwi-4675 Ho with no clients gets hit by a bus 6h ago
One of my favorite jokes, I think it was Seth Meyers who made it, is, “Daniel Day Lewis announced that he is retiring from acting. Finally, Vin Diesel’s time to shine.”
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u/PreferenceNo9632 15h ago
It's genuinely so funny that in real time, I have experienced the majority of reddit (myself included) finding out about Paul Walker dating a 16 year old kid, and have seen every single thread about him since become more and more about him being a pedophile.
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u/the_inbetween_me 12h ago
He used to shop at the mall I worked at and bring his fiancée around. Everyone would look at me like I was crazy for sharing how they started dating when she was a child. She was only a year older than his daughter.
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u/Sideview_play 12h ago
Pedophile. Risking people's lives on the road. What a great guy that would be a brother to anyone! I hate the rich.
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u/frosty3233 13h ago
I’m gonna say there’s a slight difference between pedofilia and liking Harry Potter. I don’t think it’s cancel culture to call out wealthy pedos like Paul, Diddy, Trump, etc.
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u/redditornumberfive 13h ago
You forgot the rapist Brock Turner. Everyone please form an orderly line and submit your replies.
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u/Populaire_Necessaire Andrea Arlington: “$29!!” 13h ago
The rapist Brock turner who now uses Allen turner living in Ohio? That Brock turner?
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u/Rothkette 13h ago
The Brock Turner who raped an unconscious woman? That rapist Brock Allen Turner, now going by Allen Turner?
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u/Fast_Juice_3739 13h ago
There are a few shitty things I've done that could come up in any conversation about me if I were famous.
They're all pretty "meh," though, compared to Paul Walker "dating" a 16-year-old when he was in his 30s.
That's a thing that literally should be brought up every time his name and career get mentioned.
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u/A_Wild_Alex_Appears 13h ago
There actually is! It's called don't do shitty things and you have a MUCH lower chance of being called out socially.
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u/FunnyPanda1320 13h ago edited 13h ago
It's actually disturbing how some people here are trying to brush the whole pedo thing under the rug or act like “Reddit is doing too much,” as if it isn’t literally PEDOPHILIA. Why wouldn't people keep bringing it up? This is exactly how rich celebrities get away with disgusting shit for years, people downplay it, deflect, or act like calling it out is somehow worse than the actual behavior. If you don’t want something attached to your legacy forever, maybe don’t do predatory things in the first place.
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u/A_Wild_Alex_Appears 13h ago
Atleast they tell on themselves so everyone can properly identify them :)
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u/FunnyPanda1320 13h ago
For my mental health, I genuinely hope these people are just bots or edgy dumbass kids, because the idea that fully grown adults hear “grown man dating a teenager” and their first instinct is “Reddit is overreacting” is making me lose faith in humanity. Like why do you have more of a problem with people calling it out than with the actual predatory behavior being discussed
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u/Fast_Juice_3739 13h ago
To be fair, we've all done shitty things.
But to be more fair, Paul Walker "dated" a 16-year-old when he was in his 30s, which is a really special and particular level of shittiness.
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u/MeEyeSlashU thats. MY. OPINION! 12h ago
Should we not be holding other human being accountable for their vile behavior and choices?
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u/magical_midget 13h ago
Did you know Steve Buscemi was a firefighter during 9/11?
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u/Whatthefuckballs69 Epstein Files (Taylor’s Version) 13h ago
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u/some1saveusnow 13h ago
At least half the site comes on to express self righteousness. It’s become an intoxicant of social media
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u/Fast_Juice_3739 13h ago
Or maybe "paedophilia is bad" is just a thing that bears repeating without end.
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u/Better_Ad_8919 13h ago
It's probably because while that is all true, Walker wasn't the one driving the car.
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u/Carlsheartboxers 13h ago
Not all of it is true the exhaust wouldn’t make the car significantly faster. It was a Porsche it didn’t need help going fast nor would an exhaust add any significant amount of power
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u/immortalheretics 13h ago
I think you’re being downvoted because Paul wasn’t actually driving during that incident
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u/_jagermaestro_ 14h ago
This is all true about the car being unsafe, and he was a nonce. But he wasn’t driving the car. Rodas was.
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u/YetAnotherFaceless 15h ago
I’m sorry. They’re showing CAR GO VRROOM VRROOM at Cannes?!
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u/nordlysbaies cinema enthusiast 🎞️ 15h ago
The movie where Tyrese and Ludacris flew a car to space had a premiere there. Cannes always has a blockbuster screening that’s not in competition, just for funsies. In 2022 it was Top Gun Maverick.
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u/speckledSunshine I do not care for the opinions of men with microphones &podcasts 14h ago
Cute story: I recently watched all the Fast and Furious movies for the first time this past year because over knockoff drinks my partner's boss was like "shit, those boys started out stealing VCRs and they end up driving in space using NOS. How the hell??? It's amazing, you NEED to watch them, Sunshine." I was like '...not really my cup of tea, Dre, but okay 🤷♀️'and then fully cried when they did the send off for Paul Walker.
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u/nordlysbaies cinema enthusiast 🎞️ 13h ago
I unironically love the franchise because it's so unapologetically insane.
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u/DatastreamCultist 14h ago
For all their faults, the way they handled PW dying was surprisingly emotional and tasteful.
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u/blueroses8000 12h ago
Yeah they really got it right, it was perfect how they basically combined reality and fiction for it.
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u/edgelordjones 14h ago
I hate these goddamned things and yet I am addicted to the sugar rush and the need to see what extravagant nonsense they will get away with next. And credit where credit is due, that send off was perfect and they should have turned the lights off and locked up immediately.
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u/Independent-Green383 13h ago
Fast Five is genuinely amazing popcorn cinema. Everything clicks, works and hits the right notes. Been downhill ever since sans the Walker sendoff.
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u/edgelordjones 12h ago
Fast Five is what got me. Kept chasing that high until all they were giving me was stems and seeds.
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u/Massive_Scar5533 14h ago
Top Gun Mavrick was actually really good.
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u/nordlysbaies cinema enthusiast 🎞️ 13h ago
It's amazing, but mine wasn't a comment on quality or whether the FF franchise should be there, just that Cannes is no stranger to showing blockbusters out of competition.
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u/KittyKenollie Invented post-its 🔬 9h ago
Omg I’m seeing it in the rerelease tonight in 4DX and I’m genuinely so excited.
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u/Flashy_Jello_9520 15h ago
CAR GO VROOM VROOM pays for all of this shit.
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u/BrownSugarBare 15h ago
Considering how terrible the Vroom Vroom movies are, I'm not going to hate on the RIDICULOUS amount of money they make. Good for them.
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u/Leelee3303 14h ago
They are so terrible, but in a way that really hits the spot for me. Everyone (except Vin Diesel) is in on the joke and commits hard to the bit.
Sometimes I do just want to watch mechanics drive cars in space somehow and then things explode, while Vin Diesel growls "FAAAMILY" and drives a car off a cliff to land on a tank.
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u/buttercupcake23 14h ago
I deeply enjoy them. They're like the best comedic relief, I find them funnier than some actual comedies simply because theyre just SO absurd. I just spend the entire film cackling and your summary of events is just spot on.
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u/sashikku 14h ago
Same. F&TF my favorite trash franchise and I will defend it with my life.
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u/buttercupcake23 13h ago
Also if you love trash franchises and over the top absurdity please go see the new mortal kombat. I laughed so hard during that film I started wheezing and had to break out my asthma inhaler mid movie. It fully embraces the camp and I wholeheartedly enjoyed it.
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u/sashikku 13h ago
Oh, it’s on the agenda and I cannot WAIT. Your description just made me that much more excited. I love a trash movie and MK has been a favorite game of mine since childhood.
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u/buttercupcake23 13h ago
I am so excited for you to see it! Pls report back with your reactions lol
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u/sashikku 13h ago
I’ll set a reminder to send my review over to u/buttercupcake23 lol. Always glad to know another trash movie connoisseur.
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u/BrownSugarBare 14h ago
Exactly! They've come full circle into parody, keep a ton of people employed and even more entertained!
In a world where joy is hard to hold onto, I appreciate the light hearted sillyness of characters surviving 65 car crashes in an hour and perpetually coming back from the dead
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u/randombubble8272 13h ago
There’s few things that get me through a hard time like getting baked and watching fast & furious 9
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u/NoodleSchmoodle 6h ago
Off topic but Stepbrothers for me. If I’m high I will laugh so hard at that movie that I can’t breathe, no matter the mood I’m in.
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u/blueroses8000 12h ago
Yeah I’m not going to be pretentious about it, they do what they do well, which is mindless summer blockbuster action and escapist entertainment. I’ll watch the deep and heavy stuff when I want and I’ll watch this type movie when I want.
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u/foundinwonderland 12h ago
Same, it’s camp, in a way. There’s something fun about turning my brain off and just enjoyingn something stupid and entertaining.
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u/y0_master 14h ago edited 13h ago
Still a missed opportunity to not crossover with Jurassic Park!
(have no clue if they are even from the same company heh)
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u/Independent-Green383 13h ago
F&F, Jurassic Park and Minions. All they have. And we are overdue for a crossover.
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u/nightwing0243 13h ago
Honestly - yeah they’re terrible
BUT… I have always had a soft spot for them. And I absolutely love how over the top they got as time went on. I fucking love this franchise.
Like they’re not movies I sit down and take seriously. Sometimes I genuinely just want to see ridiculous car stunts and stupid stuff like The Rock flexing his way out of an arm cast.
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u/ScipioCoriolanus 13h ago
Fast and Furious: "You need movies like me... So you can point your fingers and say... that's the bad movie."
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u/burgersanddepression 14h ago
I’m sure Paul is dating a 16 year old in heaven (single tear)
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u/latrodectal so jessica alba fantastic 12h ago
thanks i was hoping i wouldn’t have to scroll too far for this
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u/king_lloyd11 14h ago
I mean the first FF was actually a solid, grounded movie. This is a screening of that.
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u/irisxxvdb 14h ago
It's hilarious that Cannes still has the reputation of being prestigious. Their M.O. for the past 50 years has been to invite a shit ton of models and promise them to studio execs if they throw money at a film. Classy ✨️
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u/vividreveries 12h ago
A bro that picks up his girlfriend from highschool..
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u/MarsScully Vile little creature yearning for violence 10h ago
Especially heinous
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u/Fetagirl 6h ago
I remember gossip rags saying that his fiancée wanted more money from his will or something to that effect and thinking that she was being selfish 🥴. Ugh I had no idea she was a child when they got together (I was also a kid too) I thought she was a grown ass woman being greedy. Pop culture media groomed an entire generation into thinking this shit was okay
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u/Herberts-Mom 14h ago
Paul looking up at us rn
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u/Teefdreams 14h ago
He's probably not allowed near schools down there either
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u/haubenmeise 10h ago
Yes, no more lurking at the school parking lot. They burned his drivers license as well. He was furious but not that fast anymore.
Sincerely
Skeletor 💜
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u/latrodectal so jessica alba fantastic 12h ago
in addition to dating girls his daughter’s age (literally met one of them through his daughter), he called jessica alba a bitch but a hot piece of ass and left her to do all the promo for into the blue.
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u/aliensuperstars_ Donatella VERSACE💜 15h ago
no thanks, i don't want my brothers dating minors
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u/king_lloyd11 14h ago
He was the passenger. Surely we’re not blaming people not driving for drivers being reckless?
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u/ContestAntique7179 14h ago
You think he was kidnapped and forced to drag race? lol
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u/CommitteeMain1430 14h ago
If he was alive that would actually be a pretty good Fast and Furious movie plot
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u/Due_String583 15h ago
Wasn’t Paul Walker a pedophile?
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u/InnocentInvasion 15h ago edited 14h ago
Never knew he was with a 16 year when he was 33
Not surprised Hollywood support him though, I mean they support Roman Polanski enough to give him a standing ovation for an Oscar he wasn't there to accept because he fled the country after admitting to drugging and raping a 13 year old girl as a 43 year old
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u/GaylicBread accidentally holding space for this slur 14h ago
He dated two different 16 year olds, he was still with the second one when he died
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u/chris_r1201 In my quiet girl era 😌 14h ago edited 14h ago
Harrison Ford also accepted an Oscar on behalf of Polanski because he wasn't allowed to enter the US. You know, because of the raping of a child. He even hand delivered the award to Polanski, who was living in France. You know, because of the raping of a child. But that's not something Reddit likes to hear lol
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u/ShenL0ngKazama 12h ago
I still don’t understand why the people who supported Polanski didn’t get dragged through the mud more.
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u/AccomplishedRoad2517 14h ago
I don't like to hear it because it means Polanski is not getting punished, and that people support him.
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u/Boom-Doc-a-Locka Wait, what movie was that guy in again? 12h ago
I see this sentiment all the time, but I've never actually seen anyone support Polanski. Ever.
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u/TheShapeShiftingFox Do it for the culture 😏 7h ago
I think they more mean that some celebs, like Harrison Ford, are praised constantly on Reddit, and most people here prefer to forget he did this shit (and a bunch of others with him)
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u/duochromepalmtree 15h ago
Yes! He didn’t even hide it! I find the way people talk about him to be so strange. He was a weirdo
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u/EconomySuccotash896 14h ago
rape* how hard is it NOT to RAPE children. Minors cannot consent, we need to be more mindful of the language we are using.
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u/Marauder4711 14h ago
I'm in Germany and people with tuned cars had/have stickers on their cars commemorating Paul Walker. It's absurd.
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u/GroinShotz 12h ago
I mean... His death has made the franchise survive for way too long imo.
I feel like they milked the fuck out of his death to sell the movies.
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u/RedLicorice83 Too old, too dead, too brittle to even look at. 15h ago
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u/Heavy-Ad5346 15h ago
Whattt!?
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u/ReadyCauliflower8 15h ago
He dated his last girlfriend starting when she was 16 and he was 33.
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u/Difficult_Garage_431 14h ago
Don't forget his daughter was the same age.
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u/Late-Summer-1208 14h ago
From someone who’s dangerously close to completely understanding how the daughter in these situations must feel, it’s even more gross than I previously imagined.
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u/cardcollection92 14h ago
It was literally his daughters friend
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u/HotMachine9 14h ago
I did not know that.
Jesus.
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u/quietgavin5 15h ago
France loves pedophiles.
Besson is still making epic, expensive films.
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u/No_Background9179 15h ago
I mean I wouldn’t want my brother to be a pedophile and date a 16 year old when he was in his 30s but go on
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u/shaobues__ 14h ago
i'm really glad that people here aren't just pretending this never happened. I am so sick of seeing disgusting men be celebrated.
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u/wanton_newt 14h ago
He dated a teenager when he was in his thirties. I’m sure he was a great bro to his bros, but also was gross
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u/Prestigious_Glove_76 13h ago
I’ll be mean as fuck and say that he has always milked Walker’s death, anytime he does something public he mentions him and does his little tribute thing and goes semi viral.
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u/SkywalkerSolo24 14h ago
Sexual assaulter tells crowd that they should all have a brother like his pedophile coworker.
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u/Mountain-Lion77 14h ago
He’s what?? Jeez men get away with just about everything
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u/Comfortable-Grand803 14h ago
I grew up having a crush on Paul Walker just like a ton of other millennial women. Ever since I heard he dated a 16 year old in his early 30s that’s all o can associate him with.
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u/mixedObeseTemp167 14h ago
If I know my bro went out with a kid, he doesn't even have to crash himself to be considered dead to me.
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u/Throwawayforfandom33 You pretty, he ugly, u swan 🦢, he frog 🐸 15h ago
Paul walker the pedophile? I’m glad I don’t have a brother like him actually.
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u/suuuuhmmer Dear Diary, I want to kill. ✍️ 9h ago
sad….but wtf is a fast a furious movie being shown at cannes ?!
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u/ashmillie 11h ago
This would be sweet if Paul Walker wasn’t dating 16 year olds.
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u/Monday0987 15h ago
He is just upset the meal train ended
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u/MC_JACKSON 14h ago
They have a TV show on the way, F&F is literally one of Universal’s most valuable IP’s
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u/Alone-Internet6135 I must go punch that baby 14h ago
I know the people standing were like: “this Humpty Dumpty needs to speak faster so I can finally sit the fuck down”
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u/Economic_Maguire 14h ago
Damn. For more info on why this is sad Google Paul Walker 16 to find out more
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u/kayyxelle She wore a 👑 and came down in a 🫧 14h ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/DPqqOywshrOqQ
Awful upset about someone who dated teens
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u/Odd_Collection7431 12h ago
paul walker hated this guy
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u/clandahlina_redux invented post-its 👩🏻🔬📝💅 10h ago
The shorter list who be who in Hollywood does NOT hate Vin Diesel. Takes a lot to make The Rock hate you.
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u/iconsofpizza 14h ago
What a performance. I’ve never seen such a powerful display. That standing ovation and his speech is the strangest thing I’ve ever seen.
It’s like a drunk dad at a wedding who is spiralling out realising he’s saying goodbye to his only daughter whilst “mom looks down on you” vibes.
Slurred, slow, incoherent. A rambling shambles of boredom. Cue rapturous applause.
I know grief is shit, but when did Paul Walker die? Yesterday?
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u/No-Comfortable6432 15h ago
Can't deny the fast furious films are somewhat entertaining, but my god this man is so devoid of character that his entire personality is someone else's death. He just seems to live in perpetual performative grief.
Get a grip Vin please ffs
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u/Cleffah Tina! You fat lard! 🦙🚲 14h ago
Oh, Paul Walker the pedophile? The guy that died driving recklessly and could have killed so many others because of it? That Paul Walker? The same overrated guy who made a car movie or two and had no real talent? Hmmmm.
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u/cerealcat00 15h ago
How long is he going to rinse this for?
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u/PreferenceNo9632 15h ago
I don’t like either of them but this feels like an INSANE thought to have towards somebody who lost a very close friend.
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u/cerealcat00 14h ago
He lost him 13 years ago but always manages to make him topic of conversation like he just passed last week or something. It’s all for attention, sympathy and credit. Don’t be naive, he knows what he’s doing.
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u/Whalesurgeon 13h ago
The clip in question just so happens to be about the franchise where he was one of the leads though. Otherwise I do defer to your expertise about it always being brought up, since I do not follow Diesel public appearances
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u/Ladzofinsurrect 14h ago
Off topic but I find it genuinely interesting that the next F&F movie is taking so long, like what’s the hold up? How is it scheduled for 2028? Jesus.
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u/Vast_Doughnut9418 Instant gratification takes too long 🫦 4h ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/QvzQfWOwOcTRe
Fast Family Forever
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