When Sly was at ComicCon he spoke about filming in Brazil and some of his comments were taken out of context and upset Brazilian fans. Sly later apologized for his choice of words. Later in the week I heard from two Brazilian fans who asked me to share their thoughts about the incident:
“Hi Craig,
I am the website owner Sylvester Stallone Brazil( www.stallonebrasil.com) largest Brazilian site about the actor and in these last few days my site received record visits never even seen before. Besides my Orkut and my e-mail received many messages about the statement reports stallone to Brazil during the Comic-Con.
Many messages are not fans of stallone and all show anger and heartbreak. Stallone offend people because of their words and offend me too because it owns the site but also some fans were unhappy with Sly and several said it was already unforgiving.
But I’m sending this message to you publicly reveal the fans and critics around the world. My support and members of the fan club to the Brazilian Sly squad Stallone. We as true fans, we understand his words and accept the apology from Sylvester Stallone. I still and always will continue being a fan of Stallone, because he will always be a way of life, regardless of the mistakes that he committed or may commit, after all, to err is human, and only the wise recognize this and apologize.
So I’m in charge of the website owner Sylvester Stallone will continue to be spreading to those who for fans or not the positive image that conveys stallone and his brilliant career and winning a lot of people here in Brazil admire and love .
Graciously,
Edmundo “Falcão” de França Pinto.”
Hello Craig,
My name is Betty Joukoski, Brazilian fan and member number 1 fan club Sly Squad. Just over a month, Edmund, owner of the site “Sylvester Stallone Brazil” (www.stallonebrasil.com), sent an email to you talking about the tattoo that I did in tribute to Sly and my plans to participate in the premiere of The Expendables.
Well, now I contact you to tell you about the premiere. On the 11th I’ll be in Las Vegas at Planet Hollywood, next to two fans (Patrick, Canada, and Monika, from Germany) I met through StalloneZone and “Sylvester Stallone Brazil.” Our goal is to see Sly, get pictures and autographs. In particular, I deliver to Sly, a document that talks about the history and achievements attained by the Brazilian fan club Sly Squad and show the world that Stallone did not lose the affection and admiration of your fans in the same way as Edmund told him in email that he sent and asked to publish.
I’d like you to publish this report in StalloneZone because for me it is very important to portray to you and to the fans, my saga with that of the Brazilian fans, and now also with Patrick and Monika. I’m a fan of Stallone for over 20 years and access the StalloneZone over 10.
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Thanks to both SZoners for taking the time to write and for continuing to support Sly!