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Rocky … Again?

At some point this month, you’ll no doubt be seeing paparazzi photos of Sylvester Stallone in and around Philadelphia. The mega-rich star is coming to […]

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Director John G. Avildsen Told Stallone to Lose Weight Before Filming Rocky

The success of Rocky isn’t just due to Sylvester Stallone. Sure, he wrote the scripts and starred in the films — and the character’s enduring […]

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Rocky Broadway Review: Rocky Wins

On Thursday, February 13th, the new musical version of Rocky premiered on Broadway in New York City, and some 1,500 effusively enthused Rocky fans–including Sylvester […]

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Sylvester Stallone Accused of Calling Paparazzi the N-Word

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDH2wsNT1to On Friday afternoon, TMZ published this video of Sylvester Stallone supposedly directing the N-word toward a paparazzi in Beverly Hills.

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6 Burning Questions About the Rocky II Training Run

A few weeks ago I was at the Art Museum steps. As I churned out repeats of the stairs, I spotted him: Grey sweatsuit, black […]

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How Far Did Rocky Go in His Training Run in Rocky II?

Ed. note, Jan. 28, 2026: Dan McQuade died today at the age of 43. In his honor we’ll be sharing some of our favorite stories […]

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(A) Stallone to Play (A) Rizzo in New Biopic

It’s a veritable family affair! Playboy Harry Jay Katz has bought the rights to Sal Paolantonio’s Rizzo biography, and his son David Bar Katz, whose […]