Sylvester Stallone Told Trump Hollywood Ambassadorship Was "Impossible"
Deadline • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Sylvester Stallone revealed he never agreed to the "special ambassador" role to Hollywood appointed by Donald Trump nearly two years ago.
- Stallone told Trump the ambassadorship was "impossible" and would have declined the position if asked initially.
- He explained that Hollywood operates like "feudal states" with studios acting as independent "kingdoms," making such a role ineffective.
- Stallone was surprised when Trump announced the ambassadorship publicly, along with Mel Gibson and Jon Voight, without prior consultation.
- He emphasized that Hollywood's corporate nature means industry leaders are unlikely to take advice from an outsider on finance or governance.
