Sylvester Stallone was one of the biggest movie stars in the world for decades.
He has some Florida residents thinking he brought his Hollywood behavior with him.
And Sylvester Stallone’s neighbors were mad as hell after he made this strange request.
Sylvester Stallone tries to make an unusual addition to his home
Legendary actor Sylvester Stallone and his wife Jennifer Flavin left Hollywood behind in 2021.
They moved from Los Angeles, California to a $35 million mansion on the North End of Palm Beach, Florida.
Stallone’s Florida property has 262 feet of private beachfront on the Intracoastal Waterway that leads to the Atlantic Ocean.
The 78-year-old actor upset some Palm Beach residents by filing a request for a new addition to his home.
He wants to build a floating seaweed barrier in the Intracoastal Waterway.
An “L-shaped” barrier would be built in the water according to documents from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The barrier jutting out into the Intracoastal would be 191 feet long by 50 feet with 10 inches submerged to allow wildlife to travel underneath.
Stallone’s permit says the barrier is to prevent seaweed and debris from accumulating on his private beach.
But there’s an ulterior reason why the Rocky actor wants to build the barrier.
The Army Corps of Engineers’ public notice on the project says its main purpose is “to exclude boaters” from approaching the beach while block seaweed is listed as a secondary reason.
Palm Beach’s North End is an area that is popular with paddleboarders, boaters, and kayakers.
Stallone’s neighbors outraged by his demand
Bradford Gary and his wife Susan are residents of the Palm Beach neighborhood where Stallone lives.
They said that neighbors are upset over the floating barrier the Hollywood star wants to build.
“A lot of neighbors are concerned,” Bradford told the Palm Beach Daily News. “Usually when your neighbors are gonna do something, we’ve found in Palm Beach, usually they call.”
He called Stallone’s mansion “one of the nicest West Indies houses” in Palm Beach.
“I can see why you’d want to protect it,” Bradford explained. “But you can’t just kind of stake your claim and think you own the water.”
The Bradfords sent letters to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Representative Lois Frankel (D-FL) asking them to block Stallone’s project.
Local residents claimed that seaweed is not a big issue in the area.
Susan Gary added that Stallone’s float barrier could be a safety issue for people in the Intracoastal Waterway.
An area near Stallone’s estate serves as a refuge from the strong currents in the area.
She said that her husband had to tow her kayak to shore when she was overpowered by the currents.
“From that experience, I would say it was a safety issue, particularly for people who are new to the area and don’t realize how strong the current can be,” Susan explained.
It is not known if the Army Corps of Engineers and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection will approve Stallone’s barrier.
But it has left the Rocky star in a bitter fight with his neighbors over his Hollywood behavior.
DeSantis Daily will keep you up-to-date on any new developments in this ongoing story.
