Action hero Sylvester Stallone dined in Rome on a warm autumn night last Tuesday, accompanied by friends and a mysterious woman in a black dress.
As the group exited their SUV, surrounded by bodyguards, and headed to their restaurant, the woman approached the Rocky star, 76, and lovingly placed an arm on his back.
It’s not clear who the mystery woman is or if Stallone has started dating again since splitting from his wife of 25 years, Jennifer Flavin, 56.
Stallone has been hanging around the Italian capital for the past few days. On Wednesday evening he performed at the opening of the Italian version of the Paramount+ streaming service.
Stallone appeared in high spirits as he walked the red carpet and was joking with the studio’s CEO, Pamela Kaufman, when she jokingly landed a punch on the star’s jaw.
The Rambo star cut a dapper figure for the performance in a navy suit, which he wore over a black shirt. He wore his salt-and-pepper locks slicked back and sported a neatly trimmed goatee.
As the group exited their SUV, surrounded by bodyguards, and headed to their restaurant, the woman approached the Rocky star, 76, and lovingly placed an arm on his back
It’s not clear who the mystery woman is or if Stallone has started dating again since splitting from his wife of 25 years, Jennifer Flavin, 56
The gentle armrest came as the group disembarked their 4×4 en route to dinner in the Italian capital of Rome
As they approached the restaurant undisturbed by the onlookers, the two remained in an intense conversation
The muscle-bound star is also in the country to promote his new show Tulsa King, which marks his scripted TV debut
The muscle-bound star is also in the country to promote his new show Tulsa King, which marks his scripted TV debut.
He plays Dwight “The General” Manfredi, who, after serving a 25-year sentence, is sent by his boss to Tulsa to start criminal activities there.
It comes after the Rambo actor covered up a second tattoo of his wife after she shockedly filed divorce papers that surprised even her own brother.
Last month, revealed that Sylvester had covered a tattoo of his wife’s face on his right arm with a depiction of a dog – suggesting all was not well in the Stallones’ relationship.
Days later it was announced that Jennifer Stallone, 54, had filed for divorce after 25 years of marriage in Florida. The couple had three daughters together, Sistine, Scarlet and Sophia.
Sly has since doubled down, covering a tattoo of Jennifer’s sparkling green eyes on his left tricep with a leopard’s face.
As they exited the restaurant surrounded by a group of security guards, diners in the area waved at the Rocky Star
The Rambo star left without his new lover as he waved back at guests
In his latest role, Stallone plays Dwight “The General” Manfredi, who, after serving a 25-year sentence, is sent to Tulsa by his boss to start a criminal operation
Last month, revealed that Sylvester had covered a tattoo of his wife’s face on his right arm with a depiction of a dog – suggesting all was not well in the Stallones’ relationship
In August, it was announced that Jennifer Stallone, 54, had filed for divorce in Florida after 25 years of marriage
During his time in Italy, Stallone spent some time at the recent Formula 1 race at Monza
Oklahoma City tattoo artist Zach Perez, who did both of Stallone’s cover-ups, posted a video of the ink reveal to his Instagram account on Sunday.
‘Round 2!!!’ he wrote. “Here’s the other arm that I covered up and reworked the existing horse. It’s an honor to know he can pick anyone, but he likes my work enough to come back and do another project! I will be posting the 1st session of the dog cover up soon! As always, thank you for the trust.”
The second cover-up threatens to mock Sly’s publicist explanation for removing his wife’s face from his arms.
Stallone appeared in high spirits as he walked the red carpet and was joking with the studio’s CEO, Pamela Kaufman, when she jokingly landed a punch on the star’s jaw
Stallone has been hanging around the Italian capital for the past few days. On Wednesday night he performed at the opening of the Italian version of Paramount+
Stallone and Jennifer Flavin were married for 25 years. In August, a spokesman for the couple told : “Mr. Stallone loves his family. The Stallones are currently filming a reality show together that will debut on Paramount.
Before news broke of the Stallones’ divorce, his rep Michelle Bega claimed in a statement to that the cover-up of his wife’s face was the result of a botched touch-up.
‘Mister. Stallone intended to refresh his wife Jennifer’s tattoo image, but the results were unsatisfactory and unfortunately irreparable,” she said.
“As a result, he had to cover the original image with a tattoo of his dog by Rocky, Butkus.
‘Mister. Stallone loves his family. The Stallones are currently filming a reality show together that will debut on Paramount+,” added Bega.
Before news broke of the Stallones’ divorce, his rep Michelle Bega claimed in a statement to that the cover-up of his wife’s face was the result of a botched touch-up
Jennifer filed papers for the dissolution of the marriage in Palm Beach County on August 29.
The documents alleged that Sly was “engaged in the willful squandering, depletion and/or squandering of marital property which has had adverse economic effects on the marital property.”
“In addition, the husband should be prohibited from selling, transferring, assigning, encumbering or distributing any property while the case is pending.”
Jennifer, who has taken her husband’s surname, is also attempting to recreate her maiden name, Flavin.
‘I love my family. We address these personal issues amicably and privately,” Sly told in a statement through his publicist.
However, Flavin said in divorce documents, “The marriage between the parties is irretrievably fractured.”
The former couple wed at the posh Dorchester Hotel in London on May 17, 1997, and with Stallone’s reputation as a playboy few predicted they would last.
“I’m not naïve about what can happen when I’m not around — he’s a 45-year-old man — I can’t change who he is,” Flavin told People at the time.
“Even so, he’s not a cheating dog every day of the week,” she added. “We spend five nights out of seven together, so I don’t know where he would get the time from.”
But in the end it did and it wasn’t until May that they celebrated their silver wedding anniversary. The marriage produced three daughters, Sophia, now 25, Sixtine, 24, and Scarlet, 20.
He also had two sons with his first wife Sasha Czack, Sage, who died of coronary artery disease in 2012 at the age of 36, and Seargeoh, 43.