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Actor Sylvester Stallone under probe for sexual assault
Actor Sylvester Stallone. US prosecutors have launched a probe to determine whether he should be charged in connection with a sexual assault reported last year. PHOTO | FILE | AFP
What you need to know:
- The case involves a woman who reported last November that Sylvester assaulted her in 1990.
- The allegation against the star comes in the wake of the #MeToo movement that has focused attention on sexual harassment in Hollywood and beyond.
- Stallone's lawyer last December told US media when the allegation first surfaced that his client "categorically disputes the claim."
- He acknowledged that Stallone had a relationship with the alleged victim while shooting a movie in Israel in 1987 while he was single.
LOS ANGELES
US prosecutors have launched a probe to determine whether film star Sylvester Stallone should be charged in connection with a sexual assault reported last year, a spokesman said Wednesday.
