Why Sylvester Stallone hides his son Sergio from journalists

Everyone knows Sylvester Stallone's three daughters well. Sofia, Sistin and Scarlet is a public figure and often appears at various events with and without her father. They also actively maintain accounts in social networks, telling about their lives. But few people know that Sly also has a son from his first marriage, whom he loves very much, but carefully protects from the attention of journalists.

Sylvester Stallone is a father of many children. Everyone knows about his daughters, but few have heard of his two sons from his first marriage. Stallone's firstborn son named Sage starred in his movie Rocky 5. After a successful debut, the guy decided to continue his career in cinema and played several roles, though not too noticeable. It is possible that he had good prospects, but fate decreed cruelly. At the age of 36, he died suddenly of a heart attack.

The second son from the same marriage, Sergio, was born in 1979. He also appeared in his famous father's movie Rocky 2. He was just a baby, and then no one knew that the child had serious problems. The boy grew up, but at the same time refused to talk and almost did not express emotions. Stallone turned to the best specialists, but for a long time no one could make an accurate diagnosis.

When the cause of the lag in development was determined, the verdict of the doctors was disappointing. Sergio suffered from autism and lived in his own closed world. Stallone and his wife did not immediately come to terms with this. They continued to show the child to the luminaries of psychiatry. My father believed that something could be fixed, because he himself was born with a lesion of the facial nerve and in childhood he was considered strange. But years passed and nothing changed.

Stallone shielded the sick child from the attention of the press, but did not hide the truth. He spoke in an interview about Sergio with love and tenderness. The actor emphasized that autism is not a stigma for life, but simply a feature of the psyche. He said Sergio just needed a special approach and a little more attention.

Sly was not unfounded — he spent a lot of time with his special son. In between filming, they almost never parted. Sergio's father became not just a caring parent, but also a psychologist, as well as the only partner in children's games. To make the child feel comfortable, the actor equipped the courtyard of the house. Knowing that his son does not like faceless walls, he laid out a small garden with an artificial stream for him. There, the younger Stallone was doing what he loved — drawing and sculpting from plasticine.

Alas, Stallone's marriage broke up and Sergio stayed to live with his mother. His father did not leave him and still shows touching care for his son. He often visits him, makes gifts and pays insurance and medical bills. Sergio is now 44 years old, but he is still closed in his world. Sergio lives with his mother, who is completely devoted to her son. Stallone says his son is happy in his own way.

The father made sure that no one invaded his son's cozy world. Sergio is looked after by experienced nurses and a personal doctor. His peace is protected by professional security guards, whose main task is to prevent Sergio from meeting with paparazzi. Therefore, pictures with Stallone's adult son from his first marriage are very rare.