Days later, an unnamed source with “knowledge of the situation” told New York Daily News’ Richard Johnson that the departure was Diesel’s fault, accusing the actor of becoming a problem while filming the recent installments of the series: “Diesel shows up late to the set. He doesn’t know his lines. And he shows up out of shape.”

“No one is dissing Vin Diesel on the record, but everyone knows,” the source was quoted as saying.