Police looking into Stallone abuse claim

Sylvester Stallone is being investigated by police in Santa Monica who say they have received an allegation of sexual misconduct.

The Santa Monica Police Department said an accuser came forward last month to allege an incident took place in the city in the 1990s.

The Rocky actor, 71, had previously issued a denial over reports that a 16-year-old fan had accused him of sexually assaulting her in Las Vegas in the previous decade.

The Santa Monica force’s spokesman, Lieutenant Saul Rodriguez, said: “I can confirm we received an allegation of sexual misconduct involving Mr Stallone . . . in the early 1990s”.

The claim is believed to fall outside California’s statute of limitations, which has since been scrapped, but the spokesman said a “thorough investigation” would be made before the case goes to the district attorney.

TMZ reported that Stallone’s lawyer, Marty Singer, had denied an allegation of rape against his client, made by a woman who said it took place in the actor’s office.

Previously, Stallone’s spokeswoman Michelle Bega described the Las Vegas allegation as a “ridiculous”.

The Mail Online had reported Las Vegas Metropolitan Police documents detailed a fan alleging she was assaulted by Stallone and a bodyguard in a hotel room in 1986.

The girl did not want to prosecute so the force dropped the case, according to the report.