Sylvester Stallone, in a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal, confessed that there was a specific piece of garden decor at his former estate that he wanted to take with him. However, singer Adele, who bought the villa from him, said she would then have to give up the business altogether.
Adele did not allow the Rocky sculpture to be taken from the property
The topic of the famous Beverly Hills estate was started by WSJ journalist Lauren Florsheim, who directly asked the actor about this situation: “I read that Adele is renovating the house she bought from you, but she kept the statue of Rocky overlooking the pool. You did not want it Take?”. Stallone briefly explained that he wanted to, but the singer said at the time, “No way. I’m not buying a house without it.” The actor did not hide that he liked the determination of the artist.
The ‘Someone Like You’ hitmaker bought Stallone’s Beverly Hills mansion in early 2022 for ‘only’ $58 million. This is significantly lower than what was previously proposed, as the asking price for the entire 3.47-acre property was initially between $80 million and $100 million.
According to TMZ, the British singer is currently undergoing a major renovation of the entire property, but the statue of Rocky is still in the backyard swimming pool. However, this is not the only sculpture that was located on the property. Opposite the Rocky statue, there used to be another smaller statue that depicted a stout man riding a small pony. However, the American portal reported that Adele got rid of the smaller sculpture in order to strengthen the statue of Rocky.
Sylvester Stallone owes his great career to the films of the “Rocky” series. The first part appeared in 1976 and he was also its co-author. The last time he played the role of boxer Rocky Balboa was in the movie “Creed II” in 2018, which he also had the opportunity to co-create. Adele, on the other hand, currently resides permanently in the United States, because her residency in Las Vegas lasts until the end of November.
Source: Gazeta
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