John Cena addresses beef between Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel

'I don’t think that story is about taking sides'

John Cena has weighed into the furious rift between Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson. Late last year, Diesel publicly asked Johnson to return to the Fast and the Furious franchise one final time for the tenth film. Johnson later criticised the way Diesel posted the plea on social media, calling his approach "manipulation." Now WWE star and Fast and Furious actor Cena has given his thoughts about the pair's public showdown. [caption id="attachment_187310" align="alignnone" width="640"] The duo sparring on the big screen (Photo: Universal)[/caption] Cena, who starred in the ninth edition of Fast and Furious, told the Pardon My Take podcast: "I don’t think that story is about taking sides... That story is about hearing everybody’s perspective and it is a story where, me as a fan of the franchise, I’d love the franchise to get together for this last run." He added: "I hope they call me to be in it but when someone says professional, they want to go in another direction, if you say anything other than, ‘okay,’ it’s their professional opinion to make the choice that they want. I think that’s very brave and very honest. "So I think Vin’s perspective has a lot of gravity and honesty and I think Dwayne’s perspective has a lot of gravity and honesty." In November, Diesel wrote a public appeal to Johnson, saying: "The world awaits the finale of ‘Fast 10.