The actor said that the tumultuous time reawakened his love for the family, added that it was a" hard lesson to learn."
Sylvester Stallone, 76, and his wife, Jennifer Flavin, 54, announced in August that they are getting divorced. In a month's time, they called it off. Stallone called it a "tumultuous time" in his life. It was his wife Flavin who filed for divorce. The actor spoke about the split in an interview. "Let's just say that it was a very tumultuous time," Stallone said. "There was a reawakening of what was more valuable than anything, which is my love for my family. It takes precedence over my work, and that was a hard lesson to learn," as reported by PEOPLE.
Stallone and Favin have been married for the past 25 years. Stallone said in a statement in August that they were "amicably and privately addressing these personal issues." After they reconciled, they were seen once on October 7 in New York, walking around the city. They reportedly also met Leonardo Di Caprio and his father and were spotted wearing their wedding rings. Stallone has three daughters with Flavin: Sophia, 26, Sistine, 24, and Scarlet, 20. He has one son from his previous marriage with Sasha Czack.
He shared that he has learned to prioritize his family. "I didn't pay enough attention when they were growing up," he shared. "I was so career-oriented, and now I go, 'OK, I don't have that much runway up ahead, and I want to start asking them about their lives," he said. "I ask them about their day, and they started at first a little monosyllabic," he said. "Then I heard one say, 'I was just thinking about you.' Oh, my God. I've never heard that before in my life. When a daughter knows you care, she's there forever."
Stallone started his acting career in the early 1970s and it was only in the late 1970s that he had a breakthrough in acting. His film Rocky which was released in 1976 brought him fame and a huge fan following. He has been nominated for 10 Oscars for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay. However, the movie went on to win Best Picture, Best Directing, and Best Film Editing in 1977. He has upcoming projects such as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, The Expandables 4.
He will also be debuting in TV with his series, Tulsa King, which he produces and also stars as Dwight "The General" Manfredi, a man who spent 25 years in jail for a murder his boss committed.
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