Sylvester Stallone gets tattoo of wife Jennifer Flavin covered, fuels rumours of split
Sylvester Stallone has reportedly covered up an iconic colour tattoo of his wife Jennifer Flavin, leaving fans speculating about the status of their marriage.
The Rocky star, 76, has chosen to transform the tattoo of Flavin, 54, into a picture of his late pup, Butkus. But according to his publicist Michelle Bega, it's not due to bad blood between the two.
"Mr Stallone intended to refresh the tattoo image of his wife Jennifer however the results were unsatisfactory and, unfortunately, unfixable," Bega told the Daily Mail.
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Stallone posted this image on August 9, where the tattoo of his wife on his right shoulder is easy to spot. Instagram / @officialslystallone
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"As a result, he had to cover the original image with a tattoo of his dog from Rocky, Butkus.
"Mr. Stallone loves his family. The Stallones are presently filming a reality show together which will debut on Paramount+."
Nevertheless, speculation has flared in the wake of a particularly biting post Flavin shared recently, in which she appeared to snub her husband.
Sharing a photo of herself with her three look-alike daughters, Flavin wrote: "These girls are my priority ❤️ nothing else matters. The 4 of us forever 🤍🙏🏻 #truth #family #forever."
Flavin and Stallone share their daughters Sophia, 25, Sistine, 24, and Scarlet, 20.
Photos of Stallone and the old tattoo feature on his Instagram account from as recently as August 9, where he smiles with his new four-legged friend, Dwight.
But according to the Mail, tattoo artist Zach Perez shared photos of him re-working the tattoo on August 16.
Perez reportedly shared a picture of his final work online but took it down when fans started asking why Stallone had covered up the image of his wife.
Stallone and Flavin together on Christmas Day in 1988, the year they started dating. Instagram
Stallone and Flavin, who was a model and is a current co-owner of Serious Skin Care, first met in 1988. They dated happily for a few years until Stallone met model Janice Dickinson.
He famously broke up with Flavin by sending her a letter via fax, after learning that he was the father of Dickinson's daughter.
Yet, in a stunning turn of events, Stallone and Dickinson's relationship soon deteriorated, and DNA tests later proved her was not actually the father.
Stallone and Flavin soon rekindled their relationship and married in May, 1997. They have been together ever since.
9Honey has reached out to Stallone and Flavin's publicists for comment.
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