Sylvester Stallone has lambasted comedian Jack Whitehall, kicking off what must be the most unlikely celebrity feud so far this year.
It all started a couple of days ago, when Jack discussed how excited he was to attend the Governors’ Ball - the Academy Awards after-party where actors are given their Oscars statuettes - last month.
Speaking to The Mirror, he remarked: “ I walked straight into Sylvester Stallone afterwards at the Governors Ball. I had to console him about missing out on his Oscar, telling him there was always next year. Or maybe if he did 'Creed 2' he might get a nod. I think it reassured him.
“Also, because he knew I was English, I had to tell him who Mark Rylance [who won in Sylvester’s category] was. I talked him through all of Mark’s performances at the Globe theatre.”
Now, given that Jack is a professional comedian and given that Sylvester Stallone probably isn’t in the habit of crying on people’s shoulders at fancy dos (particularly when his fabulous mother Jackie Stallone is just a phone call away), we think this might have been a joke.
Unfortunately, due to a sense of humour failure, several media outlets went on to repeat the story as straight news.
Oh dear.
Cut to Wednesday afternoon, and a very frustrated Sylvester has taken to social media to blast the reports, accusing Jack of making up the story.
Sharing a screengrab of the Daily Mail’s story, he wrote: “I was very proud of my nomination, worked hard for it , so why would anybody create insulting lies that only distort wonderful memories. Why do it?”
Over to you, Jack…
Last year, we were similarly surprised when a feud erupted between rapper Azealia Banks and ‘EastEnders’ actress Alison Newman, while who could forget the bust-up that broke out on ‘Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit On The Side’ last year, which involved a host of unlikely characters such as Janice Dickinson, ‘Allo Allo’ actress Vicki Michelle and Aisleyne from ‘Big Brother’.
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