Meadow Walker spotted out for the first time amid furor over her late father Paul Walker appearing in final Fast & Furious film
The 26-year-old daughter of Walker and his childhood friend Rebecca Soteros was spotted out with friends in the Soho area of Manhattan on Monday.
While the model has yet to speak about Diesel's dramatic announcement, many fans have chided the decision to bring the beloved character back for the final Fast & Furious film.
Walker was spotted wearing a white crop top that exposed her toned midriff with her dark hair pulled up in a bun.
She also had a small handbag dangling from her right shoulder while accessorizing with small silver hoop earrings and a silver bracelet for the outing.
Walker completed her look with dark blue Daisy Dukes short shorts and black flat shoes as she walked with friends.
Meadow grew up in Hawaii with her mother, but back in 2011 at 13 years of age, she moved to Los Angeles to live with her father Paul.
Just two years later, her father passed away in a tragic car accident at just 40 years of age, in November 2013.
The crash resulted in multiple lawsuits, including a wrongful death lawsuit Meadow filed against Porsche, the manufacturer of the car Paul was riding in during the crash.
Walker's father - Paul Walker III - and Meadow both received out-of-court settlements from Porsche, and Meadow received a $10.6 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit Paul III filed against the estate of Roger Rodas, the driver of the Porsche in the fatal crash who also died.
Meadow launched her career as a model in 2017 when she signed with DNA Models, and she also made a cameo appearance as a flight attendant in 2023's Fast X.
Earlier this month, she shared a poignant Father's Day tribute to her late dad in an Instagram post.
'Happy Father's Day to my guardian angel. Thank you for your love, guidance, and for truly being the most incredible dad and my best friend. I miss you every day, my sunshine. I love you,' she said.
As for her father's posthumous return in the Fast & Furious franchise, star-producer Vin Diesel made the announcement to a raucous crowd at Fuel Fest in Pomona on Saturday.
Earlier this month, she shared a poignant Father's Day tribute to her late dad in an Instagram post.
He was wearing a shirt that read, 'Fast X Part 2 Los Angeles Production 2025' while revealing his three demands to Universal Pictures for the final film.
'The studio said to me, "Vin, can we please have the finale of Fast and Furious [in] April 2027?"' Diesel said, confirming the release date.
He continued, 'I said, "Under three conditions." First, is to bring the franchise back to L.A.! The second thing was to return to the car culture, to the street racing!'
Diesel concluded, 'The third thing was reuniting Dom and Brian O'Conner,' referring to the late Paul Walker 's beloved character.
Diesel didn't say how Walker's Brian O'Conner would return, though it would likely require the help of Paul's brothers Cody and Caleb, who were used as stand-ins for footage filmed for 2015's Furious 7 after Walker's death, with Walker's face later digitally inserted through visual effects.
Fans did not hesitate to roast Diesel on social media, including X user @sharon_riley35, who said, 'I watched them turn grief into a cash grab and now they're dragging Paul Walker's legacy back like it's a prop.'
Another fan dubbed @HdRozay said, 'Let Paul Walker's character in the Fast series stay retired. He got a good send off, don't bring him back,' referring to Walker's character Brian O'Conner retiring from the criminal life to raise a family at the end of Furious 7.
Jason Delgado (@JasonDelgado78) said, 'Let Paul Walker Rest in Peace instead of CGIing him into a crappy movie.'
Fans did not hesitate to roast Diesel on social media, including X user @sharon_riley35, who said, 'I watched them turn grief into a cash grab and now they're dragging Paul Walker's legacy back like it's a prop.'
Another fan dubbed @HdRozay said, 'Let Paul Walker's character in the Fast series stay retired. He got a good send off, don't bring him back,' referring to Walker's character Brian O'Conner retiring from the criminal life to raise a family at the end of Furious 7.
Others like @rainbow_astoria was ready for the whole franchise to end, tweeting, 'Can't we just let this franchise go. It's WAY past its prime & its only disrespectful to Paul Walker to continue to have Brian there. Idc if it's Paul's brother playing him, its still disrespectful and stretching out a franchise that should've ended like ten years ago.'
Some weren't quite as furious, like @She_DreadzMe, who said, 'Listen, if Paul Walker's family is cool with them resurrecting him via CGI for Fast & The Furious I can't be mad. I will never understand people being mad with creative choices that directors/writers make if the family is cool with it. Conversation should be over.'
Others like @rainbow_astoria was ready for the whole franchise to end, tweeting, 'Can't we just let this franchise go. It's WAY past its prime & its only disrespectful to Paul Walker to continue to have Brian there. Idc if it's Paul's brother playing him, its still disrespectful and stretching out a franchise that should've ended like ten years ago.'
Kaida (@khaliltooshort) said, 'Bringing back Paul Walker as a CGI character is as disgusting as bringing back Chadwick as Black Panther.'
Universal Pictures has already set an April 2027 release date for Fast X: Part 2, with production believed to begin later this year in Los Angeles.
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