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"Vin Diesel tried not to get too emotional while accepting the People&amp;#x2019;s Choice Awards for Favorite Movie and Favorite Action Movie on Wednesday, January 6, but the action star finally gave in to his feelings by the end of his speech &amp;#x2014; by bursting into song.The Furious 7 star, 48, hopped onstage at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on behalf of the star-studded cast and almost immediately began to tear up.&amp;#x201C;You know, as I was coming up here, and I always do this, I said, &amp;#x2018;I&amp;#x2019;m not gonna get emotional about winning these awards,&amp;#x2019;&amp;#x201D; he said. &amp;#x201C;And I was cool while I was sitting in my seat, and then they handed me two awards &amp;#x2014; one for favorite action movie and one for favorite film. You all thought that this was your favorite film.&amp;#x201D;The actor noted that his thoughts then naturally turned to his late pal and costar&amp;#xA0;Paul Walker, who died in a tragic car accident in November 2013 at the age of 40.&amp;#x201C;They say to make [the speech] short and sweet, so I will try to make this short and sweet,&amp;#x201D; he continued. &amp;#x201C;You would be amazed with what you can do with love. You would be amazed with what a powerful force that is.&amp;#x201D;Diesel recalled how the cast &amp;#x2014; which includes Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Dwayne Johnson&amp;#xA0;and Ludacris, among others &amp;#x2014; was initially stunned by Walker&amp;#x2019;s sudden death and didn&amp;#x2019;t know whether they should continue with the series, but &amp;#x201C;love&amp;#x201D; ultimately made them a stronger team.&amp;#x201C;These are real people who are voting,&amp;#x201D; the actor noted, thanking fans for choosing his film. &amp;#x201C;It&amp;#x2019;s real fans who are saying how much they appreciate our work and the only thing I can say now is &amp;#x2026;&amp;#x201D;And then the action star burst into a rendition of Wiz Khalifa&amp;#x2019;s &amp;#x201C;See You Again.&amp;#x201D;&amp;#x201C;It&amp;#x2019;s been a long day without you, my friend,&amp;#x201D; he crooned. &amp;#x201C;And I&amp;#x2019;ll tell you all about it when I see you again.&amp;#x201D;Twitter exploded with reactions to Diesel&amp;#x2019;s emotional singing."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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