Like cheesesteaks, the Eagles, and perennial mismanagement of city services, "Rocky" has long been a part of Philadelphia’s DNA. But the man behind the Italian Stallion, Sylvester Stallone, doesn’t have any control over the franchise — and he appears to have had about enough.
Recently, Stallone has posted impassioned messages on his social channels about the "Rocky" ownership situation, targeting producer Irwin Winkler and his family. Winkler, 91, won a best picture in 1977 as a producer for the original "Rocky," and has since been involved in producing each of the film franchise’s entries.
Stallone has since deleted many of the messages, but they’ve been captured by a number of news outlets. And to give you an idea of where he’s at, in one, he depicted Winkler as a vampire sucking the blood from Rocky Balboa’s neck and referred to the producer as the “most hated, untalented, decrepited [sic] producer in Hollywood.”
