Vin Diesel broke down in tears as he paid tribute to his late co-star Paul Walker's daughter Meadow at a special Cannes Film Festival screening on Wednesday.
Oil prices - which have a significant effect on the cost of wholesale fuel - have soared in response to Iran's stranglehold on tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Increases at the pump mean filling a typical 55-litre family car with petrol has become £2 more expensive, with a rise of about £3.30 for diesel vehicles.
The Fast and the Furious actor for the last two years had denied an ex-assistant claim that he 'forced himself on her' in Atlanta's St. Regis hotel during production of Fast 5 in 2010.