Sylvester Stallone reveals neck break x-ray
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 10:44 pm
Sylvester Stallone has hit back at critics who accused the actor of using a minor neck injury to promote his upcoming film.
Stallone revealed to FHM magazine he suffered a hairline fracture and needed to have a metal plate inserted in his neck after a "vicious" fight between him and wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin for the new film The Expendables.
Critics claimed it was a minor injury that the 63-year-old was using to hype up the release of his film.
But Stallone has hit back, posting x-ray photos of his neck injury clearly showing six screws and a metal plate inserted in his neck and revealing details of the break on the website Stallonezone.com.
"For the doubters and the haters, a picture is worth a thousand words. You walk the walk, you pay a price. But, as bad as it was at least we have it on film," Stallone said.
"To the haters, I don’t need to invent pain, there’s enough of it out there to go around ... The reason I was never seen in a neck brace is because I stayed home for three weeks to heal."
The Expendables is due for release in June. No word on when Stallone is going to quit doing action flicks.
Stallone revealed to FHM magazine he suffered a hairline fracture and needed to have a metal plate inserted in his neck after a "vicious" fight between him and wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin for the new film The Expendables.
Critics claimed it was a minor injury that the 63-year-old was using to hype up the release of his film.
But Stallone has hit back, posting x-ray photos of his neck injury clearly showing six screws and a metal plate inserted in his neck and revealing details of the break on the website Stallonezone.com.
"For the doubters and the haters, a picture is worth a thousand words. You walk the walk, you pay a price. But, as bad as it was at least we have it on film," Stallone said.
"To the haters, I don’t need to invent pain, there’s enough of it out there to go around ... The reason I was never seen in a neck brace is because I stayed home for three weeks to heal."
The Expendables is due for release in June. No word on when Stallone is going to quit doing action flicks.