Sylvester Stallone is described as \u201cdevastated\u201d by the death of his 36-year-old son Sage, who was also an actor.\nSage Moonblood Stallone, who appeared in the 1990s as Rocky Balboa Jr, the son of his father\u2019s title character, was found dead at his Hollywood home on Friday, media reports say.
\n\u201cSylvester Stallone is devastated and grief-stricken over the sudden loss of his son, Sage Stallone .. His loss will be felt forever,\u201d said a statement issued by his publicist, Michelle Bega.
\n\u201cHis compassion and thoughts are with Sage\u2019s mother, Sasha,\u201d the statement added, referring to the Rocky star\u2019s first wife.
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\n\u201cSage was a very talented and wonderful young man.\u201d
\nThe 36-year-old was found in his Los Angeles home and pronounced dead at the scene, TMZ has reported.
\nHe was Sylvester Stallone\u2019s eldest child with first wife, Sasha Czack and made his film debut beside Stallone in the 1990 Rocky movie. He went on to direct and act in several films.
\nHis Hollywood A-list father, who had been promoting his latest movie Expendables 2, was a \u201cwreck\u201d, according to TMZ.
\nTMZ cited unidentified sources as saying that he had died of an overdose of pills, adding that authorities were trying to establish whether the death was intentional or accidental.
\nSage Stallone\u2019s lawyer George Braunstein said the young actor was not known to be depressed.
\n\u201cI got a terrible call a few hours ago … when the housekeeper opened the door and they found what had happened,\u201d he told NBC 4 television, adding: \u201cI\u2019m personally devastated. It\u2019s just a tragic, tragic loss\u201d.
\n\u201cHe was an extremely good actor, a good writer\/director, really one of those people who was extremely respectful of Hollywood\u201d.
\n\u201cHe loved his mum and dad. He was a talented, talented person.\u201d
\nHe told the New York Post: \u201cHe was in good spirits, and working on all kinds of projects… He was planning on getting married. I am just devastated. He was an extremely wonderful, loving guy. This is a tragedy.\u201d
\nA spokesman for the Los Angeles County Coroner\u2019s office, reported to be handling the case, said they were \u201cin the initial stages of our investigation\u201d but gave no further details.
\nA spokesman for the LA Police Department said he could not confirm the death, adding: \u201cThere\u2019s a death investigation, they\u2019re waiting for the coroner to identify the body.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"