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Celebrity news site TMZ reported on Wednesday,
citing law enforcement sources, that a woman had recently
reported the allegation dating back to the 1990s against
Stallone to Santa Monica police.
Stallone's attorney Martin Singer said on Thursday that a woman
had "filed a police report alleging a rape that occurred 27
years ago."
"My client categorically disputes the claim," Singer said in a
statement emailed to media outlets. He said Stallone planned to
file a claim that the accuser had filed a false police report.
Police in the California beach city of Santa Monica said on
Thursday that they were investigating a complaint that was made
in November against the "Rocky" actor.
"We got a complaint that was made in November of alleged sexual
misconduct in the 1990s," Santa Monica Police Department
spokesman Saul Rodriguez told Reuters by telephone. "We are
looking into it and will gather information and whatever we
discover will be passed to the district attorney."
Rodriguez did not provide details. Reuters could not
independently verify the accusation.
Rodriguez said the accusation could fall within California's
complex statute of limitations for criminal prosecutions of
sexual abuse. Offenses must generally be prosecuted within 10
years.
Stallone, 71, skyrocketed to fame in 1976 with his Oscar-winning
boxing movie "Rocky" and went on to become one of Hollywood's
biggest action stars through the "Rambo" and "Rocky" film
franchises.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant)
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