Alive And Punching, Sylvester Stallone Denies Death Rumours

Sylvester Stallone (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

Rumours of the death of American movie star, Sylvester Stallone, hit the internet yesterday, with encomiums and sympathy already flooding timelines on various social media.

However, it was soon revealed that the message about his death is the same one that appeared about 18 months ago which was discovered to be a hoax.

With some claiming that Stallone died from prostate cancer, the rumour spread like wild fire, many started asking if the movie star was truly dead, even as commiseration messages were pouring in.

The action movie star was however quick to dispel the rumour, as he shared a post on his twitter account.

Please ignore this stupidity… Alive and well and happy and healthy… Still punching! https://t.co/sgRhOguHhs

— Sylvester Stallone (@TheSlyStallone) February 19, 2018

Sylvester Stallone, aged 71, has starred in several action movies including the Rocky series and more recently, the Expendables.