Sylvester Stallone Reveals Fight With Richard Gere Led to 50-Year Feud

Sylvester Stallone writes in his memoir that a physical fight with Richard Gere during a 1974 audition for The Lords of Flatbush led to a 50-year feud. Gere scratched Stallone's skin and spilled chicken grease on him, prompting Stallone to elbow and pull him from a car. Stallone got the role; Gere was replaced by Perry King.

Source: Sylvester Stallone Reveals Fight With Richard Gere Led to 50-Year Feud — E! News

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