Entertainment | Sylvester Stallone Stallone: Rocky Statue a Deal-Breaker for Adele Singer bought his LA mansion and insisted on keeping the movie statue in place By John Johnson Posted Jun 20, 2023 12:47 PM CDT Copied Sylvester Stallone appears on "Fox & Friends" on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) Adele bought Sylvester Stallone's Los Angeles mansion for a cool $58 million last year, and TMZ reported earlier this month that she was in the midst of an extensive renovation indoors and out. However, one signature piece was staying in place: a statue of Rocky from the movie franchise that made Stallone. In a new interview with the Wall Street Journal, Stallone confirms that the poolside statue was part of the deal. The 76-year-old says he actually wanted to bring the statue with him. "But she said, 'That’s a no deal. That’s gonna blow the whole deal.' She wanted the statue." The wide-ranging interview also covers the original movie itself: Stallone says he tried his hand at writing because he wasn't making it as an actor. “Let me take my journey and put it into the metaphor of a boxer, because that’s what life is," he said. "It’s a struggle, it’s a battle." Read These Next Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Rubio says the fate of Iran's conversion facility is what matters. Some of the most explosive Diddy allegations are dropped. Fan who taunted Ketel Marte's mom has been banned by MLB. Report an error