Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone has spoken publicly for the first time about spending a week and a half in a New York jail in his youth — an experience he says cured him of any desire to break the law, infohub.kz reports.
According to People, the incident took place in the early 1970s, when the future movie star was working at a grocery store. At his boss's request, Stallone passed on a message to the owner of a garbage-hauling company that their services were being terminated. The conversation escalated into a conflict, and the man later showed up at the store making threats.
Acting in his own defense, Stallone grabbed a meat tenderizer and a fish knife. Police officers who arrived on the scene arrested the actor despite his claims of self-defense.
Stallone was sent to an overcrowded Manhattan jail complex known as the Tombs. The actor recalled finding himself in unsanitary conditions among dangerous inmates, with about 15 people packed into one cell built for six.
A week and a half later, a judge ordered his release, but the experience left a deep mark on Stallone. In his memoir, he wrote that the fear of losing his freedom forever became his main motivation never to get into trouble again.