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Tyrese Gibson, Vin Diesel remember Paul Walker on second anniversary of his death

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On Nov. 30 2013, actor Paul Walker died in a car crash in California at 40 years old, sending shock-waves throughout Hollywood.

Now two years later, Walker's "Fast and Furious" co-star Tyrese Gibson is paying tribute to his late friend in a touching post on Instagram. He shared a photo of the two of them, along with the caption: "It's still not easy.....2 years ago today...We lost our brother ... Today I'm just gonna lay low and process.....Clarity through Prayers and perspective is what I always seek and pray for....With a heavy heart I post this...Please continue to pray for the Walker family and his real friends who was with him every single day....They're some of the best and strongest people I know......I know you're in heaven smiling and rooting for us all.....#RIH (Rest in heaven)."

Earlier this year, Gibson opened up about Walker in an interview with CBS News, on the heels of the successful "Furious 7" film: "Paul is the nicest guy and will forever be the nicest guy any of us have ever met. The whole world loved him and the whole world obviously didn't meet him on a personal level. So for the whole world to show up....We can't believe it. None of us. We understand that everyone wanted to come out and experience Paul with this beautiful art that he left the world. And we tried our best to stay in tune to the sensitivities to it all. We didn't want to exploit or make anyone feel like we were exploiting. We were always thinking about his daughter, Meadow Walker. We were thinking about his parents, his brothers. It's one of the movies I think we were able to check off all the boxes...We were very proud that throughout all of the challenges and the emotional roller coasters that went down we as a family -- we're not just employees or co-stars -- we as a family pulled together. We were able to rebuild each other."

Vin Diesel also remembered Walker on the anniversary of his death, posting a photo alongside the words: "Brotherhood has no limits."

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Walker was on a break from filming "Furious 7" when the accident occurred. His two brothers helped complete action scenes in "Furious 7," which raked in $1.5 billion around the world after it was released in April.

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