Sylvester Stallone Sexual Assault Allegations

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Overview

Sylvester Stallone Sexual Assault Allegations refers to an alleged forced sexual act perpetrated by actor and director Sylvester Stallone and his body guard on a 16-year-old female in 1986. Though the Daily Mail reported that there is a police report from the incident, Stallone has denied the event took place.

Background

On November 16th, 2017, The Daily Mail^[1] published a report stating that they had obtained a police report detailing an alleged sexual assault by Sylvester Stallone and his bodyguard on a 16-year-old female in a Las Vegas, Nevada hotel, while filming Over the Top in July 1986. The female claimed that the bodyguard, Michael 'Mike' De Luca, forced her to perform oral sex on him and was also forced to perform oral sex on Stallone. She was told that if she went public "they would have to beat her head in." During a subsequent interview with police, she stated:

"I’m humiliated and ashamed, but I don’t want to prosecute. I don’t want anybody else to have that happen to them, but I don’t want to prosecute. I cannot talk about this anymore. Please leave me alone.”

The police report had previously been reported on by the Baltimore Post Examiner.^[2]

Developments

Stallone's Statement

On November 16th, Stallone's representation gave a statement to Us Weekly magazine denying the accusation.^[3] He said:

"This is a ridiculous, categorically false story. No one was ever aware of this story until it was published today, including Mr. Stallone. At no time was Mr. Stallone ever contacted by authorities or anyone else regarding this matter.”

Media Coverage

Several news outlets covered the accusation, including The AV Club,^[4] Fox,^[5] BBC,^[6] The Guardian^[7] and more.

Online Reaction

That day, Twitter ^[8] published a Moments page, archiving the story and the timeline of events.

Additionally, Redditor ^[9] sctider posted about the accusation in the /r/news subreddit, where it received more than 8,900 points (84% upvoted) and 1,400 comments in less than 24 hours. Redditor^[10] girafa started a megathread in the /r/Movies subreddit, receiving more than 3,400 points (86% upvoted) and 1,300 comments in less than 24 hours.