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Sylvester Stallone 'categorically disputes' claim of 1990s sexual assault

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LOS ANGELES - Actor Sylvester Stallone on Thursday denied an accusation that he raped a woman in the 1990s and said the allegation was &quot;completely fabricated.&quot;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&#x27;s attorney Martin Singer said on Thursday that a woman had &quot;filed a police report alleging a rape that occurred 27 years ago.&quot;&quot;My client categorically disputes the claim,&quot; 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 &quot;Rocky&quot; actor.&quot;We got a complaint that was made in November of alleged sexual misconduct in the 1990s,&quot; Santa Monica Police Department spokesman Saul Rodriguez told Reuters by telephone. &quot;We are looking into it and will gather information and whatever we discover will be passed to the district attorney.&quot;Rodriguez did not provide details. Reuters could not independently verify the accusation.Rodriguez said the accusation could fall within California&#x27;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 &quot;Rocky&quot; and went on to become one of Hollywood&#x27;s biggest action stars through the &quot;Rambo&quot; and &quot;Rocky&quot; film franchises.

Actor Sylvester Stallone on Thursday denied an accusation that he raped a woman in the 1990s and said the allegation was "completely fabricated."

Actor Sylvester Stallone on Thursday denied an accusation that he raped a woman in the 1990s and said the allegation was "completely fabricated."