Why did Sylvester Stallone cover his wife’s tattoo with a dog? Meet Jennifer Flavin, the Rocky star’s partner of 25 years, who once modelled for MCM and Revlon and now has her own skincare line
- Sly Stallone just inked over a tattoo of his wife, leading netizens to wonder whether their relationship is on the rocks ahead of their family’s new Paramount+ reality show
- Jennifer Flavin is a millionaire entrepreneur, having founded a skincare line so successful it could probably give Hidden Hills neighbour Kim Kardashian’s SKKN a run for its money
Update on August 25: Jennifer Flavin filed for dissolution of marriage in Palm Beach County on August 19, according to records. She confirmed the news in a statement: “I’m sad to announce that after 25 years of marriage I have filed for divorce from my husband Sylvester Stallone.”
Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin have been married for over two decades but recently, it seemed like there might be trouble in paradise. Why? The Expendables star had his giant tattoo of his wife replaced with a picture of Butkus, the bull mastiff dog from the Rocky films.
It didn’t help when Flavin updated her Instagram on August 11 with a picture of her hugging her three daughters, captioning it, “These girls are my priority. The 4 of us forever.” It also appears that she has unfollowed her husband on the social media platform.
The two incidents together made netizens and media outlets believe that the couple could be having marriage problems, but Stallone’s representative shot down the idea, saying, “Mr Stallone intended to refresh the tattoo image of his wife Jennifer, however, the results were unsatisfactory and, unfortunately, unfixable.
“As a result, he had to cover the original image with a tattoo of his dog from Rocky, Butkus. Mr Stallone loves his family. The Stallones are presently filming a reality show together, which will debut on Paramount+.”
In fact, the couple had just celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary and Stallone hailed his wife as an “incredible, selfless woman”, according to aceshowbiz.com.
But what else should you know about the lady who stole playboy Sly’s heart?