Four days after Michelle Rodriguez threatened to leave the Fast & Furious franchise

Four days after Michelle Rodriguez threatened to leave the Fast & Furious franchise, she’s setting the record straight. In a video posted to Instagram on Saturday night, Rodriguez acknowledges her costar Vin Diesel’s support of “strong women” throughout the years, before making clear that her recent comments are not about him.
“Vin, for many years you’ve been the biggest supporter of strong women,” begins Rodriguez in the video (below). “I’ve always appreciated that about you throughout the years… Just know that if I ever post anything, that it’s not you I’m talking to.”
Diesel, who gives her a kiss on the forehead mid-video, then responds with a laugh, “Of course it’s not me!”
The actor even captioned the post: “Proud of Our saga… but we must try to reach higher each time. The challenge is what makes it fun and exciting. It’s also why this saga has reached the level that it has… you have been the best fans in film history and we are forever grateful… Dom and Letty.”
The actor’s video exchange comes a few days after Rodriguez — who plays Letty Ortiz, the ride-or-die love interest of Diesel’s Dominic “Dom” Toretto — posted on Instagram, announcing that she’s willing to leave the billion-dollar franchise if it doesn’t highlight more women in the next film.
The Fast and Furious franchise has added more women to its cast over the years — one of whom is Wonder Woman herself, Gal Gadot — with the latest installment of the series, Fate of the Furious, starring Rodriguez, Nathalie Emmanuel, Helen Mirren, and Charlize Theron as the first female antagonist of the series, the ace hacker Cipher. But as Rodriguez noted in an interview with EW in May, it’s not enough.
“I’ve been making movies with Jordana [Brewster], who plays the sister of Dom Toretto for 16 years and I can count on one hand how many lines I’ve had to her,” said the actress. “I think that’s pathetic and it’s lack of creativity.”