When asked when he last spoke to Diamond, Gosselaar said in 2019, “1994…

It’s the truth!

I mean, I’m not making anything up” (viaTVWeb).

Dustin Diamond Mark-Paul Gosselaar

But it doesn’t seem like that’s really the case.

Gosselaar has shrugged off Diamond’s book as fiction and says he didn’t have hard feelings towards him.

Dustin is not one of those people."

Mark-Paul Gosselaar with full beard

Would we go grab a beer afterwards?

Probably not, but that doesn’t mean anything."

My sincere condolences to his family and friends.

A pie in your face, my comrade" (viaPeople).