Former &#8220;Baywatch&#8221; star Pamela Anderson has been busy promoting her newest projects — a memoir, &#8220;Love, Pamela,&#8221; and a Netflix documentary titled &#8220;Pamela: A Love Story&#8221; — and she has reportedly netted some backlash for claims she made in both.
In Anderson&#8217;s Netflix doc, for example, <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/01/23/pam-anderson-says-sylvester-stallone-offered-her-condo-porsche/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the actress claimed</a> that actor <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/what-an-idiot-sylvester-stallone-reveals-the-insane-amount-of-money-he-turned-down-for-another-rambo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sylvester Stallone</a> once propositioned her — allegedly offering a fancy car and a condo in exchange for her agreeing to be his &#8220;number one girl.&#8221; She says she turned down the offer — but Stallone says he never made an offer in the first place.
&#8220;He offered me a condo and a Porsche to be his &#8216;number one girl.&#8217; And I was like, ‘Does that mean there’s No. 2? Uh-uh,'&#8221; Anderson said in the upcoming documentary, which is scheduled to be released on January 31 along with her memoir.
&#8220;He goes, &#8216;That’s the best offer you’re gonna get, honey. You’re in Hollywood now,'&#8221; Anderson continued, going on to claim that she immediately turned him down.
&#8220;I wanted to be in love. I didn’t want anything less than that,&#8221; she explained.
But Stallone released a statement through a spokesperson, flatly denying her claim: &#8220;The statement from Pamela Anderson attributed to my client is false and fabricated. Mr. Stallone confirms that he never made any portion of that statement.&#8221;
Anderson <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/pamela-anderson-drops-bombshell-claim-on-tim-allen-he-says-it-never-happened/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">also claimed</a> in her upcoming memoir that actor and comedian Tim Allen once exposed himself to her on the set of &#8220;Home Improvement.&#8221; The actress was cast as a tool girl in &#8220;Tool Time&#8221; — &#8220;Home Improvement&#8217;s&#8221; show-within-a-show — and she claimed that he opened his robe and flashed her in what she said was an effort to even the score after seeing her naked in Playboy magazine.
&#8220;On the first day of filming, I walked out of my dressing room, and Tim was in the hallway in his robe. He opened his robe and flashed me quickly — completely naked underneath. He said it was only fair, because he had seen me naked. Now we’re even. I laughed uncomfortably,&#8221; Anderson claimed.
Allen&#8217;s denial was unequivocal: &#8220;No, it never happened. I would never do such a thing.&#8221;

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New Pamela Anderson Claim Targets Sylvester Stallone — He Says It's 'False And Fabricated'

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Sylvester Stallone admitted he was &#8220;an idiot&#8221; when he turned down an offer of $34 million back in the 1980s to make &#8220;Rambo IV&#8221; because he thought filmmakers were jumping the gun on the franchise&#8217;s success.
In a wide-ranging interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sylvester-stallone">76-year-old</a> actor <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/sylvester-stallone-interview-rocky-rambo-tulsa-king-1235254384/">explained</a> that back he was filming &#8220;Rambo III&#8221; he wasn&#8217;t convinced another sequel would do well.
The reporter asked Stallone, &#8220;What&#8217;s the most you were ever paid for a role?&#8221;
&#8220;We were doing Rambo III,&#8221; the superstar actor shared. &#8220;We thought it was going to be the biggest hit – this was before it came out. And I was paid a fortune for it.&#8221;
&#8220;Then they go, &#8216;We want Rambo IV. Here it is: Pay or play, 34 [million],'&#8221; Stallone shared. &#8220;I go, &#8216;Let&#8217;s not jump the gun here…'&#8221;
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The 76-year-old Hollywood icon gets candid about his career, regrets, family, aging, the future of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rocky?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Rocky</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rambo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Rambo</a> and his new TV projects: <a href="https://t.co/yzIuNgU1jx">https://t.co/yzIuNgU1jx</a> <a href="https://t.co/ptDZyLSCzw">pic.twitter.com/ptDZyLSCzw</a>
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The interviewer noted that $34 million back then would be about $85 million today. This knowledge hit the &#8220;First Blood&#8221; star hard.
&#8220;For real,&#8221; Stallone replied. &#8220;That&#8217;s not a joke. Oh boy, what an idiot. Now I think about that and … wow.&#8221;
At one point, the &#8220;Rocky&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sylvester-stallone-pleads-for-whats-left-of-my-rights-back-from-rocky-producer-after-decades-long-battle">star</a> talked about his latest headlines after his wife of 25 years, Jennifer Flavin, had filed for divorce. The two have since reconciled.
&#8220;Hopefully you&#8217;re involved with people who understand the foibles of life and the fragility of it and how rare a real good relationship is,&#8221; Stallone explained. &#8220;Sometimes I put the work ahead of [my family], and that is a tragic mistake which won&#8217;t happen again.&#8221;
Flavin, 22 years younger than Stallone, married the actor in 1997 following his second marriage to Brigitte Nielsen, the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11142185/Sylvester-Stallones-wife-Jennifer-Flavin-files-DIVORCE.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailceleb">Daily Mail</a> noted.
The couple went on to have three daughters together, Scarlet, 20; Sistine, 24; and Sophia, 26.
Stallone is also a father to son Seargeoh from his marriage to his first wife, Sasha Czack, and the former couple&#8217;s late-son Sage, who died in 2012.
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Sylvester Stallone Reveals The Amount Of Money He Turned Down For Another ‘Rambo’

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sylvester-stallone">Sylvester Stallone</a> is fresh off a marriage reconciliation and is reflecting on how he handled the balance of career and family responsibilities in the past.
The 76-year-old “Rocky” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">star</a> opened up to Sunday Times about the current state of his familial relationships during a recent <a href="https://archive.ph/swYku">interview</a>. He and his wife of 25 years, Jennifer Flavin, announced their split in August but called it off a month later.
&#8220;Let&#8217;s just say that it was a very tumultuous time,&#8221; Stallone told the publication. &#8220;There was a reawakening of what was more valuable than anything, which is my love for my family. It takes precedence over my work, and that was a hard lesson to learn.&#8221;
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/parents">father</a> of five mentioned how his focus on his career affected his children and their relationship even now. Stallone shares two sons with his previous wife and three daughters with Flavin.
&#8220;I didn&#8217;t pay enough attention when they were growing up,&#8221; the Golden Globe award winner admitted. &#8220;I was so career-oriented, and now I go, &#8216;OK, I don&#8217;t have that much runway up ahead, and I want to start asking them about their lives.'&#8221;
While he regrets the mistakes he made in the past, Stallone told The Times he&#8217;s working on those relationships now, especially the ties with his daughters.
&#8220;I ask them about their day, and they started at first a little monosyllabic,&#8221; he continued.&#8221;Then I heard one say, &#8216;I was just thinking about you.&#8217; Oh, my God. I&#8217;ve never heard that before in my life. When a daughter knows you care, she&#8217;s there forever.&#8221;
Elsewhere in the interview, the action star shared some advice for up-and-comers, urging them to prioritize physical safety.
Stallone said that the action film genre has &#8220;changed radically when it became possible to Velcro your muscles on,&#8221; and that current actors should use these changes to their advantage.
&#8220;Don&#8217;t do your own stunts, that&#8217;s the moral of that,” he advised. “But the special effects became more important than the person. Life is a matter of managing your ass-whipping,&#8221; he said. &#8220;That&#8217;s why I&#8217;ve always been a fan of defeated fighters. The undefeated boxer? I&#8217;m not interested.&#8221;
The actor also said he never expected Rocky and Rambo to be associated with politics. 
“I didn’t even know what a Republican or a Democrat was until I was 30 years old. I really didn’t until I went to Hollywood,” he explained. “I didn’t know wrapping myself in a flag in Rocky would throw down the gauntlet.”

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Sylvester Stallone Reflects On Prioritizing Career Over Fatherhood

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Earnie Shavers, the hard-punching heavyweight who lost title fights to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/muhammad-alis-son-my-dad-wouldnt-have-supported-racist-black-lives-matter-wouldve-supported-trump/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Muhammad Ali</a> and Larry Holmes in the 1970s and once showed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sylvester-stallones-wife-files-for-divorce-from-rocky-star-after-25-years/">Sylvester Stallone</a> what a real punch felt like, died Thursday, one day after turning 78.
An Alabama native who grew up in Cleveland and turned pro in 1969, Shavers was known as “The Black Destroyer” during a career that spanned 26 years. Although he never won a championship belt, he compiled a 74-14-1 record, with 68 of his victories by knockout. More than anything, Shavers was known for his devastating punching power.
“Earnie hit me so hard, it shook my kinfolk in Africa,” Ali said after winning a 1977 title fight at Madison Square Garden.
The loss to Ali came in a 15-round unanimous decision that some thought Shavers had won. Shavers had come alive late in the bout and by the start of the 15th round, had Ali noticeably wobbling.
“You don&#8217;t look so good,” Ali’s legendary trainer, Angelo Dundee, told him as the heavyweight great prepared to finish the fight. “You better go out and take this round.”
Ali staggered Shavers in the round and came away with the victory. Although some in his camp urged Ali to retire after his narrow escape, he fought four more times, losing three.
Two years after losing to Ali, Shavers lost to Larry Holmes in Las Vegas’s Caesar’s Palace in his only other title shot. Although Shavers knocked Holmes down in the seventh round with a punch Holmes called the hardest he’d ever absorbed, the fight was stopped four rounds later after a Holmes barrage left Shavers dazed.
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Another person who felt Shavers’ punching power was Stallone, who considered casting a real boxer in the role of his “Rocky III” opponent. Stallone invited Shavers to spar with him, and when the pro declined to hit him, reportedly said, “C&#8217;mon Earnie, show me something real.”
Shavers hit the actor in the midsection and the session ended immediately. The role of Clubber Lang went to Mr. T.
“That nearly killed me,” Stallone would say later. “I went straight to the men&#8217;s room and threw up.”
Shavers retired in 1983 and became a preacher, but attempted multiple comebacks, the last of which came in 1995 and ended after two fights, including a second-round knockout loss to journeyman Brian Yates.
Because the 1970s is widely viewed as the golden age of heavyweights, with Ali, Holmes, George Foreman, Joe Frazier and other all-time greats passing around the championship belt, Shavers is often overlooked. But those who fought him remember his thunderous right hand and devastating left hook.
“He can get you out of there with any kind of shot,” Dundee told Sports Illustrated in an interview.
Ron Lyle, who defeated Shavers with a 12-round technical knockout in 1975, said he had never been hit with the force Shavers brought.
“Hey man, that’s the hardest I’ve ever been hit in my life,” Lyle said later. “And George Foreman could punch, but none of them could hit like Earnie Shavers did. When he hit you, the lights went out. I can laugh about it now, but at the time, it wasn’t funny.”

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Superstar Sylvester Stallone&#8217;s wife, Jennifer Flavin, reportedly filed court documents for “dissolution of marriage and other relief” from the “Rocky” star after 25 years of marriage.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sylvester-stallone">76-year-old actor</a> released a statement in response to reports that Flavin had filed for divorce in a Palm Beach County, Florida, courthouse, <a href="https://people.com/movies/sylvester-stallone-wife-jennifer-flavin-break-up-after-25-years-of-marriage/">People</a> magazine reported in a piece published Wednesday.
“I love my family,” Stallone&#8217;s statement read. “We are amicably and privately addressing these personal issues.”
Flavin reportedly claimed Stallone “has engaged in the intentional dissipation, depletion and/or waste of marital assets which has had an adverse economic impact on the marital estate,” according to documents obtained by <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11142185/Sylvester-Stallones-wife-Jennifer-Flavin-files-DIVORCE.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailceleb">the Daily Mail.</a>
“Moreover, the Husband should be enjoined from, selling, transferring, assigning, encumbering, or dissipating any assets during the pendency of proceedings,” it added, reportedly citing that Flavin said their marriage had been “irretrievably broken.”
Flavin, 22 years younger than Stallone, and the “First Blood” star tied the knot in 1997 after they first started dating in 1988, following his second marriage to Brigitte Nielsen, the Daily Mail noted.
The couple went on to have three daughters together, Scarlet, 20, Sistine, 24, and Sophia, 25.
Stallone is also a father to son Seargeoh from his marriage to his first wife Sasha Czack and the former couple&#8217;s late-son Sage, who died in 2012.
News of the star&#8217;s divorce followed several recent telling <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/ChFw15yvCtF/">Instagram posts,</a> one from Flavin dated on August 10 and the other from Stallone.
Sylvester&#8217;s wife&#8217;s post on social media included a photo of her and their three daughters standing close together in a group embrace. The caption with the photo read, “These girls are my priority nothing else matters. The 4 of us forever #truth #family #forever.”
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The “Creed” star reportedly also shared an eye-raising post on his social media that didn&#8217;t escape some eagle-eyed followers. In the since-deleted post Stallone shared a snap showing off his upper arm tattoo now — which featured the face of his onscreen dog from “Rocky,” Butkus. What got fans talking, however, was the fact that it covered space that had previously been occupied by Flavin&#8217;s face, the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11142185/Sylvester-Stallones-wife-Jennifer-Flavin-files-DIVORCE.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailceleb">Daily Mail</a> reported.
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Sylvester Stallone's Wife Files For Divorce From ‘Rocky’ Star After 25 Years

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Sylvester Stallone</a> is still unhappy with his cut from the cult classic <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/watch/movies">drama</a> “Rocky” and he’s making that clear on social media.
The 76-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/entertainment">Hollywood</a> legend wrote and starred in the 1976 film. Stallone has also had a hand in all the sequels and spinoffs up until now, but will not be part of the third “Creed” movie, according to <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/07/sylvester-stallone-calls-for-my-rights-back-from-rocky-producer-irwin-winkler-1235071269/">Deadline</a>.
The actor has long been at odds with “Rocky” producer Irwin Winkler for what he believes is unfair treatment. Per Deadline, the Golden Globe award winner was paid approximately $75,000 for the movie plus 10% of the film&#8217;s net profit, for a total of around $2.5 million. The film earned $225 million worldwide and was the highest-grossing movie of 1976, per <a href="https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?year=1976,1976&amp;sort=boxoffice_gross_us,desc">IMDb</a>. 
“A VERY Flattering portrait of The Great Rocky/ Creed Producer , IRWIN WINKLER, from one of the country‘s greatest artist …,” Stallone shared on his official <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CgHbvakuHX2/">Instagram</a> account. The accompanying photo shows Winkler with the body of a serpent and a blade in his mouth. 
“ALSO after IRWIN controlling ROCKY for over 47 years , and now CREED, , I really would like have at least a little WHAT’s LEFT of my RIGHTS back, before passing it on to ONLY YOUR CHILDREN &#8211; I believe That would be a FAIR gesture from this 93 year old gentleman ?,” Stallone’s caption continues.
“This is a painful subject That eats at my soul , because I wanted to leave something of Rocky for my children, but it’s always great hearing from the loyal fans… Keep Punching.” 
In a 2019 interview with <a href="https://variety.com/2019/film/features/sylvester-stallone-rocky-ownership-stake-1203275639/">Variety</a>, Stallone candidly shared how he feels cheated by the industry. 
“I have zero ownership of ‘Rocky,’” he told the publication. “Every word, every syllable, every grammatical error was all my fault. It was shocking that it never came to be, but I was told, ‘Hey, you got paid, so what are you complaining about?’ I was furious.” 
Stallone said he didn’t know enough to fight for ownership at the time. “You don’t want to ruffle the feathers of the golden goose,” he explained. 
Elsewhere in the interview, Stallone discusses how he came up with the idea for “Rocky” when he was toiling as a broke actor in Manhattan. He wrote the script in three days.
“It is really a metaphor for life,” Stallone said of the story. “This was a love story. [Rocky] happens to box for a living, but the story is about his love for [his wife, Adrian Balboa, played by Talia Shire]. You root for the underdog, and he had something to fight for — her.”

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Sylvester Stallone Pleads For 'What’s Left Of My Rights Back' From 'Rocky' Producer After Decades Long Battle

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sylvester-stallone">Sylvester Stallone</a> is about to play a hero named neither Rocky nor John Rambo.
This time, the tough-guy actor stars in “Samaritan,” a superhero flick set to air on August 26 on Amazon Prime. On Monday, the studio released stills from the film, and the 76-year-old legend looks to be in top form.
“I love action films that also have heart,” Stallone said in a statement released by the studio. “I wanted to be involved with &#8216;Samaritan&#8217; because this story has many layers that I think people can relate to. It’s something of a morality tale that is also very exciting to watch.&#8221;
Stallone naturally plays the superhero who provides the movie with its name and who has been hiding in retirement as &#8220;Joe Smith&#8221; for 20 years since a battle with his rival, Nemesis. His teenage neighbor tempts him to go back to fighting crime in order to save Granite City.
Stallone’s co-stars in the Julius Avery-directed movie include Javon Walton, comedian Martin Starr, and Pilou Asbaek, who fans know from “Game of Thrones.”
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It’s the star’s first live-action role since 2019&#8217;s “Rambo: Last Blood.” He has a fourth installment of his lucrative “The Expendables” franchise in the works, in which he will bring back his role of Barney Ross alongside Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, and Randy Couture. Megan Fox and 50 Cent are also set to star in the film.
Later this year, Stallone will star in the TV series &#8220;Tulsa King,&#8221; playing a Mafia boss fresh out of prison and seeking to build an empire in Oklahoma.
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Stallone, a longtime Hollywood conservative, has starred in dozens of films since his first breakthrough role in 1974&#8217;s &#8220;The Lords of Flatbush.&#8221; At the Academy Awards, he was nominated twice for &#8220;Rocky,&#8221; one for Best Original Screenplay and one for Best Actor. He also drew a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his role in 2016&#8217;s &#8220;Creed.&#8221;

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A sexual assault allegation against actor Sylvester Stallone dating back decades is being reviewed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney&#8217;s sex crimes task force.
&#8220;The Santa Monica Police Department presented the case to the DA&#8217;s office,&#8221; Los Angeles&#8217; <a href="http://abc7.com/entertainment/los-angeles-da-reviewing-sexual-assault-case-against-sylvester-stallone/3599331/">KABC</a> reports. &#8220;SMPD says the initial complaint was filed with police in November 2017 relating to an allegation of sexual misconduct from the 1990s.&#8221;
The DA did not release any additional details of the case or provide an estimation of how long it would take to review. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/sexual-misconduct/sylvester-stallone-under-investigation-los-angeles-sex-crimes-task-force-n883046">NBC News</a> reports that officials &#8220;would not comment on whether [the case] would be disqualified for filing because the statute of limitations has since passed.&#8221;
Stallone&#8217;s lawyer Martin Singer has denied any allegations of wrongdoing. In December, Singer confirmed that a woman had &#8220;filed a police report alleging a rape that occurred 27 years ago,&#8221; but dismissed the charges as &#8220;a complete fabrication.&#8221;
&#8220;It is a false claim. It is a complete fabrication,&#8221; <a href="http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-stallone-sex-assault-da-20180613-story.html">said</a> Singer. Stallone and the accuser, said the lawyer, had a consensual dating relationship years ago &#8220;[T]he woman here filed a police report to get a story published,&#8221; said Singer.
This is not the first allegation recently leveled against Stallone. Amid a series of #MeToo allegations against celebrities and Hollywood power players last fall, a <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/news/23670/sylvester-stallone-now-accused-sexual-assaulting-emily-zanotti">police report</a> filed in the 1980s came to light alleging that Stallone and his bodyguard, Michael De Luca, forced a 16-year-old girl into having group sex with them in a Las Vegas hotel room, where the actor was staying during the filming of the arm-wrestling film &#8220;<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093692/">Over the Top</a>.&#8221;
Stallone vehemently denies the allegation, a spokeswoman for Stallone calling the woman&#8217;s claims &#8220;ridiculous.&#8221;
&#8220;This is a ridiculous, categorically false story,&#8221; spokeswoman Michelle Bega said in a statement. &#8220;No one was ever aware of this story until it was published today, including Mr. Stallone. At no time was Mr. Stallone ever contacted by authorities or anyone else regarding this matter.&#8221;
As The Daily Wire previously reported, the girl told police that she met Stallone in the hotel&#8217;s arcade. When she approached him the next day for an autograph, De Luca allegedly gave her the keys to a room on the 27th floor:
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She then says she had sex with Stallone, who &#8220;encouraged De Luca to join them.&#8221; The teen told police that she became &#8220;very uncomfortable&#8221; with the addition of the bodyguard, who, she claims, forced her to perform oral sex on him, then penetrated her as she performed oral sex on Stallone.
The Daily Mail reports that Stallone did not physically threaten the girl, but that she had &#8220;no choice&#8221; but to engage in the threesome.
According to the report, a Las Vegas Hilton employee eventually contacted Las Vegas police after one of the girl&#8217;s friends approached the employee with the story, asking for advice to pass along to the teen. Las Vegas Police tracked the girl, who was staying at the hotel with a group of friends and family, and helped her file a police report.
The teen did not pursue charges, the Mail claims, because she felt &#8220;&#8216;humiliated and ashamed&#8221; and because she was &#8220;scared&#8221; of potential fallout; Stallone, she says, told her that both he and DeLuca were &#8220;married men,&#8221; so she shouldn&#8217;t reveal that they&#8217;d engaged in sexual intercourse.
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De Luca was tragically <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/news/23684/bodyguard-named-sylvester-stallone-allegation-was-james-barrett">shot dead by police in 2013</a> after he wrecked his vehicle and appeared to be aiming something at officers who arrived on the scene.

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On Friday, President Trump announced that <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/08/politics/trump-nfl-athletes-kneeling-pardons/index.html">he would meet athletes</a> who kneel during the National Anthem to ask them for recommendations on presidential pardons. &#8220;I&#8217;m going to ask them to recommend to me people who were unfairly treated,&#8221; Trump stated. This follows hard on Trump&#8217;s decision to commute the sentence for convicted drug-dealer Alice Johnson at the behest of Kim Kardashian, and to posthumously pardon boxing legend Jack Johnson at the behest of Sylvester Stallone.
Trump also mentioned the idea of posthumously pardoning boxer Muhammed Ali. Ali&#8217;s attorney responded icily, &#8220;We appreciate President Trump&#8217;s sentiment, but a pardon is unnecessary. The US Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Muhammed Ali in a unanimous decision in 1971. There is no conviction from which a pardon is needed.&#8221;
Now, it makes perfect sense for Trump to reach across the aisle to the players he has been bashing in order to attempt to bridge gaps. In fact, that&#8217;s precisely how he should have handled the Philadelphia Eagles debacle &#8212; he should have invited all the players to come to talk about the issues bothering them, and if they refused, they&#8217;d look petty and vindictive.
But there&#8217;s something disquieting about the president using the pardon power as a sort of Celebrity Apprentice redux. Why should celebrities be lobbying the President of the Untied States for pardons of particular people? If Trump wants to change policy, he should pursue changing policy with his Republican Congress. He shouldn&#8217;t be using his office to gain photo ops with satisfied celebrities seeking specific treatment for specific people. This cuts against the very nature of the rule of law rather than the rule of men.
As a publicity tactic, Trump&#8217;s new proposal is likely a winner &#8212; somebody gets pardoned, everybody is happy, he gets the photo op. As government policy, this is foolishness and would be no matter who the president is.

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The woman who accused actor Sylvester Stallone of raping her in the early &#8217;90s has filed a police report.
According to <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2017/12/20/sylvester-stallone-rape-accuser-police-report-filed-district-attorney/">TMZ</a>, the Santa Monica Police Department has confirmed that they will be investigating the case of alleged misconduct, despite the statute of limitations being expired.
No details of the alleged incident has been provided other than the woman&#8217;s claim that it happened in the 1990s during a meeting in Stallone&#8217;s office. The 71-year-old actor denies the incident ever took place.
&#8220;We&#8217;re told police will investigate, and present it to the D.A.&#8217;s Office to decide whether there&#8217;s enough to prosecute,&#8221; reports TMZ. &#8220;The statute of limitations for sexual assault or battery in California is 10 years &#8212; but in the current environment &#8230; our sources say police are looking into all allegations of sexual misconduct.&#8221;
&#8220;We got a complaint that was made in November of alleged sexual misconduct in the 1990s,&#8221; SMPD spokesman Saul Rodriguez said. &#8220;We are looking into it and will gather information and whatever we discover will be passed to the district attorney.&#8221;
Stallone claims that he will file a complaint, alleging that<a href="http://www.tmz.com/2017/12/20/sylvester-stallone-false-police-report-filed-by-rape-accuser/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> the woman filed a false police report</a>. Police told TMZ they will only be pursuing her claims as of the moment.
According to Stallone&#8217;s lawyer, Marty Singer, he admits to spending three days with the woman while shooting a film in Israel in 1987. After that, he claims he never saw her again.
&#8220;My client categorically disputes the claim,&#8221; Singer said in an emailed statement.
This accusation against Stallone follows a recently obtained police report filed in Las Vegas in 1986 where the actor was accused of pressuring a 16-year-old girl into a threesome with his body guard. A representative for Stallone also denied that accusation, calling it a &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/23701/sylvester-stallone-responds-teen-girl-report-never-james-barrett">ridiculous, categorically false story</a>.&#8221;

Stallone’s Rape Accuser Files Police Report

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On Thursday, <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5081605/Sylvester-Stallone-accused-forcing-teen-threesome.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailceleb#ixzz4ycTJyYcv&#8203;">The Daily Mail</a> claimed to have obtained a copy of a police report from 1986 in which &#8220;Sylvester Stallone was accused of sexual assault by a 16-year-old girl.&#8221;
According to the report, the teenage girl said that while she was having sex with Stallone in the Las Vegas Hilton hotel, he invited his bodyguard, Michael De Luca, to join them in the bedroom. She also claimed that De Luca and Stallone forced the her to perform oral sex on them, and that they both penetrated her.
She then allegedly claimed that Stallone and De Luca threatened to &#8220;beat her head in&#8221; if she told anyone.
The Daily Mail added that the anonymous teenage girl said she was introduced to Stallone by his &#8220;Over the Top&#8221; co-star, David Mendenhall.
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Retired Las Vegas metro police department detective sergeant John Samolovitch, who was head of the sexual assault unit at the time, confirmed to DailyMail.com &#8220;the copy of the police report is in fact a true copy of the original report.&#8221;
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Stallone vociferously denied the allegation via a spokesperson, who said: &#8220;This is a ridiculous, categorically false story. No one was ever aware of this story until it was published today, including Mr. Stallone. At no time was Mr. Stallone ever contacted by any authorities or anyone else regarding this matter.&#8221;
Now, Stallone&#8217;s ex-wife of 30 years, Brigitte Nielsen, has come forward to refute the allegations.
Speaking with <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2017/11/20/sylvester-stallone-brigitte-nielsen-sexual-assault-rape/">TMZ</a>, Nielsen said:
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During the summer of 1986 we were newlyweds. I was inseparable with Sylvester when &#8220;Over the Top&#8221; was being shot in Las Vegas. The story claims that at approximately 8:30 in the evening during the shoot of the movie the person claims she was in our suite at the Hilton Hotel. &#8230;
This incident did not occur. Most of the day, I would watch him film, then we&#8217;d have dinner and go to our room. No other person was in the room with him, but me. &#8230;
I can say for certain that it is impossible for this incident to have occurred. &#8230; It&#8217;s unbelievable that Sylvester and his family have to suffer through this over something that never happened.
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Moreover, not only does TMZ claim that &#8220;Vegas police have no record of the report,&#8221; but they quote Stallone&#8217;s &#8220;Over the Top&#8221; co-star, David Mendenhall, who said that &#8220;it&#8217;s completely false that I introduced a 16-year-old female stranger to Mr. Stallone near an elevator in the Hilton.&#8221;

Sylvester Stallone’s Ex-Wife Says Sexual Assault Claim Is ‘Impossible’

Sexual Assault

Sylvester Stallone has responded to the allegations against him and his former bodyguard about a sexual encounter with a 16-year-old girl in 1986. A representative for Stallone said in a statement on Thursday that the alleged incident, first reported by the Daily Mail, &#8220;never happened.&#8221;
&#8220;This is a ridiculous, categorically false story,&#8221; Stallone&#8217;s spokeswoman Michelle Bega said in a statement to the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5081605/Sylvester-Stallone-accused-forcing-teen-threesome.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailceleb#ixzz4ycTJyYcv">Daily Mail</a>. &#8220;No one was ever aware of this story until it was published today, including Mr. Stallone. At no time was Mr. Stallone ever contacted by authorities or anyone else regarding this matter.&#8221;
&#8220;It never happened,&#8221; Bega told <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2017/11/16/sylvester-stallone-denies-sexual-assault-allegations/">TMZ</a>.
On Thursday, the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5081605/Sylvester-Stallone-accused-forcing-teen-threesome.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailceleb#ixzz4ycTJyYcv">Daily Mail</a> published a 1986 police report of the allegations made by a 16-year-old girl who claims that she felt pressured into participating in a threesome with Stallone and his former bodyguard Mike De Luca, who died in 2013 after being fatally <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/news/23684/bodyguard-named-sylvester-stallone-allegation-was-james-barrett">shot by police</a> during a traffic stop.
The girl, whom the police described as very emotional when she spoke with them, alleged that she willingly went up to Stallone&#8217;s hotel room in Vegas and had intercourse with him. During the encounter, she claimed Stallone invited in his bodyguard for a &#8220;threesome,&#8221; with which the girl said she was &#8220;very uncomfortable&#8221; but felt intimidated into participating in.
While she said that she was not physically forced to have sex with Stallone, she at one point described the bodyguard as having &#8220;forced her head down&#8221; to perform oral sex on him and claimed that Stallone threatened to &#8220;beat her head in&#8221; if she told anyone about the encounter.
One of the girl&#8217;s friends told a Las Vegas Hilton employee about the alleged incident; the employee then contacted police who tracked down the teen for her testimony. The teen told the police that while she was &#8220;humiliated and ashamed&#8221; by the incident, she did not want to pursue charges.
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