February 26, 2007, - 10:10 am
Rocky VII: Stallone Raided, Caught With Steroids?
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Well, now we know why, at the age of 60, Sylvester Stallone was in such great shape when I met him at the Detroit premiere of “Rocky Balboa”:
STEROIDS.
And, since we know that steroid use often affects mental faculties, as well, maybe that explains his absurd support for illegal aliens and opposition to a security fence at the border.
While we can’t say for sure if we know that Stallone uses steroids, but since Australian Customs agents raided his room and caught him throwing them out the window, I’d say it’s a pretty safe bet.
Too bad he repeatedly lied about why he was in such great shape, telling a number of interviewers about his strict exercise regimen (which also apparently included a strict injection regimen).
More:
Customs officials raided actor Sylvester Stallone’s harbourside room at Sydney’s Park Hyatt Hotel yesterday, as members of his party were seen throwing objects out of the window.
Stallone had already denied bringing steroids into Australia after he was questioned at Sydney Airport on Friday.
It is believed customs officers visited Stallone, 60, about 3pm, and gave him a summons relating to prohibited substances. A summons normally requires him or his lawyer to appear in court.
Here to promote his new film, Rocky Balboa, Stallone flew out of Australia last night but not before customs officers searched his private jet.
“We are aware that he has left the country,” a customs spokesman said.
On Friday, Stallone and five attendants were held until after midnight after X-rays of his luggage found suspicious items, believed to be a body building drug outlawed in Australia.
Laboratory tests will identify the material before any further action is taken.
Stallone’s minders warned yesterday that if the subject was raised, interviews would be terminated. But the actor-director insisted the items were not steroids. He would not identify them other than to say it was something that he had taken for years and was not dangerous.
Believe me, when I met Stallone, he was in better shape than your average 40-year-old. And he’s 60. This explains it. There are some, though–like Jack LaLanne (whom I’ve also met–and he is, indeed, in fantastic shape)–who are in great shape and got there–ostensibly–the natural way.
Yo, Adrian. It’s gonna be a Rocky road ahead.
Tags: actor, actor-director, Australia, customs spokesman, Debbie Schlussel Well, Detroit, Jack LaLanne, lawyer, Park Hyatt Hotel, Rocky Balboa, Rocky road, Sydney, Sydney Airport, Sylvester Stallone
I never understood what the big deal about steroids is. If someone wants to use them to become a better athelete or whatever, then let them, they’re the ones who have to deal with the negative side-effects.
I remember there was a big scandal in the WWE in the early 90’s about Vince McMahon giving his wrestlers steroids. What is the big shocker? People are paying money to see these guys specifically because they’re big and buff. The same goes for someone like Stallone.
It’s a free-market, and steroids have many trade-offs. For example, steroids has allowed many baseball players to shatter homerun records. The trade-off is that they suck on the field.
Does it give the people who use them an unfair advantage? Well, the only way you can guarantee a fair sport is if you select people from a specific outbred genepool. Otherwise, things such as money or genes or whatever will always give some people a greater advantage.
I AGREE THAT STEROID USE SHOULD BE UP TO THE PERSON AND IT’S A FREE MARKET, ETC. I’VE WRITTEN AN ENTIRE COLUMN ESPOUSING THAT POINT OF VIEW. BUT, DON’T LIE ABOUT WHY YOU’RE IN THE SHAPE YOU’RE IN–WHICH IS WHAT STALLONE DID. HE’S A PHONY.
DEBBIE SCHLUSSEL
Jose on February 26, 2007 at 2:09 pm