Jay Leno’s Harley Auction Raised $360,200 for 9/11 Victims!

Craig / / 2001, Celebs, TV

The Harley Davidson celebrity-autographed motorcycle (and matching truck) put up for auction by Jay Leno raised $360,200.00! All proceeds will benefit 9/11 victims from the attacks on the World Trade Center. The winning bidder will appear on ”The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” to collect his Harley.

The Harley contains celebrity autographs by Sly Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Denzel Washington, Nicole Kidman, Nicolas Cage, Salma Hayek, John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Cruise, Angelina Jolie, Heather Graham, Kevin Spacey, Ellen DeGeneres, Tim Allen and, of course, Jay Leno.

  • Craig Zablo (October 20, 2001)

SLY QUINELLA

Craig / / 2001, Celebs, Family, Jennifer Flavin-Stallone
The October 22nd issue of The National Enquirer contains an article entitled Stupid Cupid which looks at celebrity mismatchs. It says this about Sly:

Sylvester Stallone & … Several Loves: When action flick stud-muffin Sly met statuesque Brigitte Nielsen while filming “Rocky IV” in 1985, he declared: “This gorgeous blonde is a towering monument to womanhood.” It was a temporary monument though, because the two hastily divorced in 1988. Afterward, Stallone summed it up: “Love makes you do stupid things like marrying people you shouldn’t.”
 Sly became engaged just a few weeks after meeting model Angie Everhart in 1995. “She’s gorgeous, she’s bright, and she’s my soul mate. I finally found someone I know is the right woman,” he crowed. “I haven’t known her very long, but I want to spend the rest of my life with her.” After breaking off the engagement less than two months later and taking up with Jennifer Flavin, Sly beat a retreat that Rambo would have been ashamed of: “Engagement? What engagement?” he asked.

Baby Makes Three for SLY and JENNIFER is the headline of an item in Mike Walker‘s All the Gossip column in the same issue. It goes on to say: Yo! It’s Da Stork! Sly Stallone and his wife Jennifer just found out their third bundle of joy will arrive around May 28! The couple has two daughters, but Sly says he loves girls and wants ANOTHER one!

– Craig Zablo (October 20, 2001)

Sly Signs for Charity

Craig / / 2001, Celebs

Jay Leno has decided to auction one of his Harley-Davidson motorcycles with all proceeds going to the victims of the attacks on 9/11. To make the Harley even more valuable, Leno is getting it autographed by stars of movies, television, sports, and music!

Celebs who have signed include: Sly Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Nicole Kidman, Nicholas Cage, Cuba Gooding Jr., Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Terry Bradshaw and many others.

The auction runs through October 17th.

  • Craig Zablo (October 13, 2001)

Stars Pull Out All the Stops

Craig / / 2001, Celebs


The October 9, 2001, issue of The National Enquirer features and article titled “Stars Pull Out All Stops” written by Michael Glynn and Beverly Williston. The article discusses all of the efforts celebrities have made to provide financial relief to victims of the 9-11 terrorist acts. A much smaller version of the pic above appears with the article.

– Craig Zablo

How Hollywood Helped

Craig / / 2001, Celebs

The October 9, 2001 issue of US is a “special issue” titled “How Hollywood Helped.”

There are 3 different pics of SLY in the mag, along with coverage of many of the charity events, donations, and rememberances from throughout the entertainment industry.


The pic to the left features the caption: “NICHOLSON and STALLONE bantered to keep the mood light.”

– Craig Zablo

SYLVESTER STALLONE’S “THE PRIEST” in DEVELOPMENT

Craig / / 2001, TV, Unmade Films

“Stallone, Glenn Catch CBS’ Eye with ’02 Dramas” was the headline of Nellie Andreeva’s article in The Hollywood Reporter.  Here’s what Andreeva had to say about Sly’s project…

The network is finalizing a deal with Brad Grey Television for a project tentatively titled “The Priest,” which is based on an idea by Sylvester Stallone.

“The Priest” centers on a nonconformist priest in a big city, who helps both homeless and rich people with their problems, while struggling with personal problems of his own, including fidelity. The project is expected to get a premium script deal from CBS.

Brad Grey is in conversations with writer Cynthia Cidre (“The Mambo Kings”) to come on board and co-create the show with Stallone. Stallone will executive produce the project, and Jimmy Veres, who runs the television division of the actor’s Sylvester Stallone Co., will produce.

Stallone has been very active in television lately. He recently sold a NASCAR-themed pitch to NBC.

Stallone, who most recently co-starred in “Driven,” and his company are repped by ICM and Brillstein-Grey. Cidre is repped by WMA.

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Craig Zablo (October 6, 2001)