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Sylvester Stallone's Rocky-era health disclosures, carefully attributed

Source: 20 Minutes Entertainment··Gossip Max quick take
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In an interview summarized by 20 Minutes, Sylvester Stallone says his pursuit of an extremely lean physique during Rocky III became obsessive, involved bulimia and steroid use, and contributed to long-term physical consequences. These are Stallone's retrospective disclosures, not an independent medical diagnosis.

Sylvester Stallone at a public appearance

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What Stallone said

Stallone describes lowering his body fat during Rocky III and says the effort became an obsessive body regimen that included bulimia. He also acknowledges using steroids and says he overused them.

The consequences he describes

The actor links decades of stunts and body demands with multiple back, shoulder and neck operations. He says he remains focused on fitness but would tell his younger self not to perform every stunt.

How to read the report

20 Minutes is relaying Stallone's statements from a New York Times interview tied to his memoir The Steps. The briefing therefore treats the account as his own retrospective disclosure and does not extend it into medical claims about cause or diagnosis.

Update note: Original source-read briefing preserving attribution and separating personal recollection from medical verification.

Original headline: Sylvester Stallone révèle avoir été boulimique et accro aux stéroïdes à l’époque de « Rocky »

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September 28 French account quoting Stallone's comments about body image, steroid use and later operations.

Read the original at 20 Minutes Entertainment

Full dated French report summarizing Stallone's own interview read. Attribution does not mean independent verification. The original publisher may require a subscription.

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