After a brief split last summer, Sylvester Stallone has opened up about what drove him and his wife, Jennifer Flavin, to get back together.
In an interview with The Sunday Times, Stallone recalled how he saved his twenty-five-year marriage.
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Stallone and Flavin have been one of Hollywood’s most iconic couples.
But throughout the years, their relationships have had some ups and downs.
It wasn’t long ago that Flavin filed a divorce.
However, news has since emerged that the 2 are reconciling their twenty-five-year marriage.
But before we get into that, let’s have a look at the history of the couple…
Jennifer Flavin…
She’s an entrepreneur who runs several successful businesses across the US.
Flavin started her career as a model at the age of nineteen and has been the face of many brands over the years.
She appeared as herself in several documentary-style programs and has also starred in a few films and TV shows.
As of now, she is the co-owner of a beauty and cosmetic company named Serious Skin Care.
The company is known for selling its products via the Home Shopping Network.
Sylvester Stallone…
It may be difficult to believe that a man who once struggled to find roles in movies, went on to become one of the most legendary actors in Hollywood history.
From taking on small roles to writing screenplays, Stallone is considered the virile man of Hollywood.
He is perhaps best known for creating and starring in the Rocky and Rambo film series, which made him an icon in the action genre.
Currently, Stallone holds the title of an actor, writer, director, and producer and is best known for his trademark garbled speech and his lob side smile.
Both Stallone and Flavin have had one heck of a career, but there was one thing missing in their life — love.
In 1988, Stallone and Flavin began dating…
But the pair briefly broke up in 1994 after Stallone admitted to having an affair with model Janice Dickinson.
However, things took a different turn when the couple reconciled in 1995…
And were married 2 years later.
They now share 3 beautiful daughters together, Scarlet, Sistine, and Sophia.
Rumors of a split began to circulate when the actor covered up a tattoo of Flavin with an image of a dog.
While the speculations spiraled, Stallone’s publicist released a statement on the matter.
“Mr. Stallone intended to refresh the tattoo image of his wife Jennifer however, the results were unsatisfactory and, unfortunately, unfixable.
“As a result, he had to cover the original image with a tattoo of his dog from Rocky, Butkus,” the statement read.
“Mr. Stallone loves his family. The Stallones are presently filming a reality show together which will debut on Paramount+,” the statement concluded.
The rumors were fuelled further when Flavin took to Instagram to post a photo with her 3 girls, and from then onwards, fans started to speculate their marriage was on rocky rivers.
“These girls are my priority. Nothing else matters. The 4 of us forever,” she captioned the post.
And they were right…
On August 19, Jennifer filed for divorce.
She alleged that Stallone “engaged in the intentional dissipation.”
“Upon information and belief, the Husband has engaged in the intentional dissipation, depletion and/or waste of marital assets, which has had an adverse economic impact on the marital estate,” the divorce statement, obtained by TMZ read.
“Equity dictates that the Wife be compensated and made whole by receiving an unequal distribution of the marital assets in her favor. Moreover, the Husband should be enjoined from, selling, transferring, assigning, encumbering, or dissipating any assets during the pendency of proceedings,” it stated.
However, the actor denied any of her allegations at the time, with his legal team responding that he had “not engaged” in that behavior.
Following the divorce filing, Flavin told PEOPLE: “I’m sad to announce that after 25 years of marriage, I have filed for divorce from my husband Sylvester Stallone.
“While we will no longer be married, I will always cherish the more than thirty-year relationship that we shared, and I know we are both committed to our beautiful daughters.”
She added: “I ask for privacy for our family as we amicably move forward.”
Just when fans thought it was all over for these 2…
Stallone has explained what caused him to save his twenty-five-year marriage with Flavin.
“There was a reawakening of what was more valuable than anything, which is my love for my family,” he told The Sunday Times.
“It takes precedence over my work, and that was a hard lesson to learn.”
Stallone admitted that there were times when he put his primary focus on his career rather than his family.
“I didn’t pay enough attention when they were growing up,” he said.
“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.’
“I ask them about their day and they started at first a little monosyllabic,” Stallone added.
“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 said.
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