Actor Sylvester Stallone was slammed on social media after reports surfaced that he joined former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club.
“Today’s Hollywood scoring: Will Smith is a hero and Sylvester Stallone is a zero. Smith and Apple Studios pull out of film project in Georgia. Stallone supports criminal ex-president by joining Mar-a-Lago. Thank you Will. Shameful Sly. Let’s spread the word,” MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner tweeted on Monday.
Today’s Hollywood scoring: Will Smith is a hero and Sylvester Stallone is a zero. Smith and Apple Studios pull out of film project in Georgia. Stallone supports criminal ex-president by joining Mar-a-Lago. Thank you Will. Shameful Sly. Let’s spread the word.
— Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner2) April 12, 2021
It was reported this weekend that the actor of Rocky fame joined Trump’s club, according to area insiders. Stallone bought a home in Palm Beach in December and had been spotted at the club in 2016 and again at a Super Bowl party in February.
He’s previously been described as a Republican in the media due to his support of Sen. John McCain in his 2008 presidential run, and in 2016, he said, “I love Donald Trump.” But he has also said he is not a member of the GOP.
Stallone was met with a swath of criticisms for his alleged membership to the club, where Trump currently resides, with some accusing him of supporting a “terrorist attack,” referring to the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol building.
Sylvester Stallone watches Donald Trump incite a terrorist attack upon our nation and now wants to support Trump even more. https://t.co/NB2OS3MdP8
— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) April 12, 2021
And so, this “comeback” era for Stallone ends; and the cycle begineth anew. May the decade of bad films betwixt now and whichever “CREED” sequel has the Rocky’s Ghost scene at least be entertainingly bad, and may we keep in mind they likely did that King Shark ADR a year ago ?? https://t.co/CIVci8IQ5q
— MovieBob Productions (@the_moviebob) April 12, 2021
That settles it. Arnold wins. https://t.co/qglBY5Ckoa
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) April 12, 2021
Like going for tea at Hitler’s Kehlsteinhaus after the Nuremberg trials. Gross. https://t.co/7xC7qkl1wE
— Lesley Abravanel (@lesleyabravanel) April 12, 2021
Never been a fan. https://t.co/MckRet3Bjf
— Jeff Howard (@jeffreyhoward33) April 12, 2021
Stallone’s representative denied reports he joined the club in a statement Tuesday.
“Contrary to media reports and rumors, Sylvester Stallone is officially not a member of the Mar-a-Lago Club,” Michelle Bega said in a statement. “He did not join the organization, he did not pay initiation dues.”
The pushback comes as fellow actor Will Smith pulled the production of his movie Emancipation from Georgia because of the state’s new voting integrity law.
“At this moment in time, the Nation is coming to terms with its history and is attempting to eliminate vestiges of institutional racism to achieve true racial justice,” Smith said in a joint statement with director Antoine Fuqua.
“We cannot in good conscience provide economic support to a government that enacts regressive voting laws that are designed to restrict voter access,” they added. “The new Georgia voting laws are reminiscent of voting impediments that were passed at the end of Reconstruction to prevent many Americans from voting. Regrettably, we feel compelled to move our film production work from Georgia to another state.”
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The announcement was met with lauding on Twitter, as well as some warning that more productions will likely follow.
Dear @GovKemp
This is just the beginning…
Apple’s Will Smith-Antoine Fuqua Runaway Slave Thriller ‘Emancipation’ To Exit Georgia Over Recent Election Law.
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) April 12, 2021
What is the point of power and platform if you don’t leverage them for higher purposes? Well done @TeamWillDaily & @fuquafilms. Will Smith’s Production Pulls Film Out of Georgia, Citing Voting Laws – The New York Times https://t.co/IUc6gr7eRL
— Janai Nelson (@JNelsonLDF) April 12, 2021
