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Vin Dieselis supporting a cause close to his heart.
Cody, 33, continued “Thank you all, for everybody that showed up and showed so much support today. Thank you to my family for showing up in a big way. This is a huge deal.”
Cody later commented on Diesel’sphotoof the pair embracing each other, writing, “The camera caught a real one right here. Thank you for always believing in me, supporting me and most importantly helping to keep a legacy alive. ❤️”
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On Nov. 30, 2013, Pauldied in a single-car crashat age 40. The actor starred with Diesel in fiveFast & Furiousfilms, and Diesel has remained close to his family in the years since. The godfather of Paul’s daughterMeadow, Diesel evenwalked her down the aislewhen she got married in October.
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Earlier this year, Codyspoke to TMZand commended Diesel for keeping his brother’s legacy alive in theFast and Furiousfranchise years after his death.
“I think Vin and the whole family have done a good job tastefully letting the character ride off into the sunset. I think Paul would get a real kick out of where it’s gone. It’s gotten so crazy. It’s a wild, wild ride at this point,” Cody, who briefly appeared inFurious 7while helping the franchise write off Walker’s character, said in June.
“I can’t speculate what he would think, I just know that Vin always takes a very serious approach to keeping Paul’s legacy in mind and has always done a really nice job paying tribute to his character,” he continued. “They worked together and were brothers for years. They were all so young when this thing first started.”
source: people.com
