The July 24, 2000 issue of US Weekly contains the following item in the US Hot Stuff column by Marcus Baram and Marc S. Malkin:
Maybe Sly’s Shy?
SYLVESTER STALLONE hasn’t had a hit in years, but he still acts like a superstar. Extras on his upcoming movie, Get Carter, complain they were instructed not to make eye contact with him, a source tells Hot Stuff. “We were told by [assistant directors] never to look at him or in his direction,” one bit player gripes. This isn’t the first time that we’ve heard about STALLONE‘s less-than-democratic tendencies. Five ex-employees sued the actor and his wife, JENNIFER FLAVIN, in November, alleging they were unjustly fired for violating the couple’s rules, which apparently required staffers to back silently out of a room as soon as STALLONE entered. SLY and FLAVIN countersued, accusing the workers of slander and false-light invasion of privacy. (The cases are still pending.) STALLONE‘s rep insists the actor has never had a no-look policy.
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While the picture that appears with this item is pretty cool, I’d file the rest of it as “tabloid news.” One un-named source identified as a griping bit player? Puh-lease.
-Craig Zablo