Sylvester Stallone is the latest in a fleet of celebrities who are packing up and moving out of their California mansions.
The iconic American actor and filmmaker announced his decision to leave the Golden State on an episode of his family’s realty TV show.
Stallone, 77, decided that after decades of living in California with his wife, Jennifer Flavin Stallone, and their three daughters, it was time to relocate .
The couple, who nearly divorced in 2022 after 25 years of marriage, have picked Florida as the location for their new home.
All of their daughters have moved out, making the pair ’empty nesters’ and allowing them to start fresh.
What He Said
‘It’s an empty nest. I need to change it up,’ Jennifer Flavin Stallone, 55, explained during the Season Two premier of The Family Stallone on Wednesday.
‘We have a lot of roots in California, so it’s not an easy transition to Florida,’ Sylvester Stallone, 77, said. ‘But Jennifer really had her heart set on it. I gave in.’
The Self-Protection Technique He Employed
Stallone recently took the title of overprotective father to the next level by hiring Navy SEALs to provide self-defense training for his eldest daughters before they moved to the crime-plagued New York City.
‘Sophia and I got our asses whooped by these guys. They were the real deal,’ she continued, adding that the training was filmed for the family’s reality show.
Concerned for the safety of his daughters, Sophia, 27, and Sistine, 25, the movie star had to take extra measures by arranging a lesson in ‘military-esque self-defense training’ for them.
‘It was the hardest. It was about six hours we were in those woods,’ Sistine told the New York Post ahead of the season two premiere of ‘The Family Stallone’.
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Massive Migration in California
Their move comes amidst a widespread migration out of the West Coast state as Californians are ditching their LA mansions and flocking to states where you can get more bang for your buck and avoid extortionate taxes, rampant crime and the Golden State’s homelessness crisis.
His Family Are Met With a Warm Welcome
Casey DeSantis, wife of Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis, gave a warm welcome to the state’s newest residents.
‘Welcome to the Free State of Florida!’ the first lady said on social media.
‘In addition to respecting and protecting your God-given, constitutional right to be free, you can also buy toothpaste without having an armed guard in CVS unlock it for you.’
