- Sylvester Stallone said Adele would only buy his former home if he let her have his "Rocky" statue.
- He told The Wall Street Journal that Adele insisted and said: "That's gonna blow the whole deal."
Sylvester Stallone spoke about the deal-breaker Adele had when she purchased his Los Angeles mansion last year.
The legendary action-movie actor told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published Monday that Adele insisted on keeping the "Rocky" statue that overlooked the home's pool during negotiations to sell the house that he and his family had lived in for nearly three decades.
When asked if he wanted to take the bronze statue of his iconic character, Rocky Balboa, in his signature fist-pumping pose with him when he sold the house, the actor responded, "I did."
However, he said that the "Easy On Me" singer also "wanted the statue" and told him: "That's a no deal. That's gonna blow the whole deal."
The 76-year-old star, who is currently starring in the reality series "The Family Stallone," acquiesced and left the statue in place when he packed up and left the property last year.
Despite her insistence on keeping the statue, Adele is reportedly completely transforming the rest of the home. TMZ reported that renovations began in May and that the entire second floor of the property had since been taken down.
Stallone doesn't seem to mind and told the Journal: "I like what she's doing, she's making it gorgeous."
Adele confirmed she had bought the home in May 2022 when she shared a photograph of herself and her boyfriend, the sports agent Rich Paul, outside the property on Instagram.
The "Rambo" star originally listed the 3 ½-acre estate — which featured eight bedrooms and 12 bathrooms before renovations took place — for $110 million in early 2021, according to the Los Angeles Times. He slashed the price to $80 million in October of that year before the British singer expressed interest in buying.
Adele paid almost half the original price tag, purchasing the property for just $58 million.
The "Hello" singer told Vogue in a 2021 cover story that she was quite the fan of the "Rocky" film franchise and spent many of her pandemic home workouts in 2020 watching the movies on her gym television.