Frank Stallone claims LA is scary: Batten down…
Frank Stallone is not a fan of the City of Angels.
The 74-year-old actor, who hails from NYC, mentioned Los Angeles, Calif., was as soon as “sunny” with little crime — nevertheless it has since develop into a “scary” and “filthy” place.
Stallone, who is the youthful brother of “Rocky” star Sylvester Stallone, mentioned the Golden State seemed very totally different when he set up camp there in 1979.
Frank Stallone, who hails from NYC, mentioned Los Angeles has develop into a “scary” and “filthy” place. Fox News
“I came to California in ‘79 and it was totally — it was California Dreamin’, and I wasn’t even in the best time,” Stallone informed Fox News.
“No, it was a lot better earlier…but it was real California sunny, you know? Cool. Not much crime.”
After just lately driving by means of downtown Los Angeles, Stallone mentioned what he noticed was “filth.”
“The graffiti and the homelessness is almost like that movie ‘Escape from New York,’” he mentioned, referencing the 1981 movie starring Kurt Russell.
Stallone, who is the youthful brother of “Rocky” star Sylvester Stallone, mentioned the Golden State seemed very totally different when he set up camp in LA in 1979. Getty Images
Stallone blamed California’s chaotic state on Gavin Newsom’s “really bad” management. Mike Lang / USA TODAY NETWORK by way of Imagn Images
“I mean, it’s that scary. I mean, I batten down the window, locks…You’re talking trash piled four feet high. Just filth,” Stallone went on.
“You’ve just got to move them out,” he mentioned of the rising quantity of people sleeping tough. “No more of these Winnebagos parked for months on the curb. You know, we got to move. No more pitching tents on sidewalks where people can’t walk.”
“No more pitching tents in front of people’s houses. I mean, when I was going down to the gym, it was so compacted with homeless people. The stench — also that that type of unsanitariness breeds you know… All kinds of bad stuff… There’s a lot of human excrement. It’s just terrible,” he added.
Stallone blamed California’s chaotic state on Gavin Newsom’s “really bad” management.
“I think this guy is so transparent. He’s so phony. He’s a terrible speaker. The hands and the hair and everything. He’s just set up to be made fun of, you know what I mean? And he’s a bad governor,” he mentioned of the California gov and potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender.
After just lately driving by means of downtown Los Angeles, Stallone mentioned what he noticed was “filth.” Getty Images
“I mean, this is such a beautiful state. Beautiful. We got the mountains, we got snow, we got the ocean. We’ve got everything. It’s just run wrong…. I mean, the crime. It’s just ridiculous.”
“You know, $900 you can steal and nothing happens. But that, to me, is I’m lost on that one. You know, when I was a kid, you stole a candy bar, you get a kick in the butt,” Stallone added.
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