Sylvester Stallone's ties to Palm Beach County: 5 things to know about celebrity
Word came Wednesday that Sylvester Stallone's wife Jennifer Flavin had filed for divorce.
The Academy Award-nominated Hollywood icon is a Palm Beach resident, thanks to an estate he and Flavin bought in December 2020. The Palm Beach Daily News broke the story of the Stallone's $35.38 million purchase, which they made through the Southpaw Trust, a name that likely nods at Stallone — and Rocky — being left-handed.
Flavin, an entrepreneur and former model, is seeking exclusive use of the Palm Beach estate while the divorce proceedings are pending, court records show.
With estate is owned by a trust, it is unclear how things will be divvied up once the divorce is final.
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Exterior renovations at the 1?-acre, Caribbean-style property last year earned a thumbs-up from town officials, including privacy gates to help keep peering eyes out of the compound. The estate features loggias, a swimming pool, a whirlpool spa and a sandy beach, all facing 254 feet of frontage on the Intracoastal Waterway.
Here are a few fast facts about Sly Stallone, 76, and his longtime ties to the Sunshine State.
Sly Stallone is a University of Miami Hurricane, with a BFA
During his student years, Stallone took classes at Miami Dade College before enrolling in the University of Miami’s acting school, where he received his bachelor’s of fine arts degree in 1998. Yo, go Hurricanes!
The celebrity's Miami connection
In the 1990s, Stallone owned a waterfront home on Miami’s Biscayne Bay, joining the likes, at the time, of pop superstar Madonna, singer Julio Iglesias, the Bee Gees’ Barry Gibb and even Oprah. Stallone sold the estate near Coconut Grove for a recorded $16.2 million in 1999.
Stallone's family ties to Palm Beach County
His late father and polo enthusiast, Frank Stallone Sr., had a longtime home in the equestrian village of Wellington, about 30 miles west of Palm Beach.
Is Sly Stallone a member of Mar-a-Lago?
In 2016, the Palm Beach Daily News reported that Stallone was among the guests at then-President-Elect Donald Trump's annual New Year's Eve bash at The Mar-a-Lago Club, soon to become President Trump's winter White House.
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In April 2021, after Stallone was spotted at a fundraiser at the cub, social media outlets apparently jumped to the conclusion he had become a member. A Stallone representative soon issued a statement denying the rumor: “He did not join the organization, he did not pay initiation dues,” his representative Michelle Bega said, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Who are Stallone's celebrity neighbors in Palm Beach?
The Stallones declared themselves residents of Palm Beach County via courthouse documents recorded in January 2021.
Stallone is only the latest star to join the constellation of celebrities who own homes in Palm Beach. That list includes singers rockers Jon Bon Jovi and Rod Stewart, Margaritaville icon Jimmy Buffet; television host and radio shock jock Howard Stern; celebrity heart surgeon and U.S. Senate candidate (in Pennsylvania) Dr. Mehmet Oz; and conservative firebrands Sean Hannity and Ann Coulter.
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