Stallone Pleads Guilty to Hormone-Import Charge

Posted May 15th 2007 8:33AM by TMZ Staff

Sylvester StalloneSylvester Stallone pleaded guilty this morning in a Sydney court to bringing banned muscle-building hormones into Australia, and will be sentenced next week.

The actor didn't appear in court, but said in a letter to Sydney's Downing Center Local Court that he had "made a terrible mistake" because he was "ignorant" about local laws, according to the AP. Stallone was accused of bringing the restricted growth hormones into Oz when a customs search in February turned up 48 vials of Jintropin, a human growth hormone. Then, said a prosecutor yesterday, Stallone threw four vials of the male hormone testosterone out of his hotel room when customs officials searched it.

The maximum penalty for Stallone's offense could be 5 years in prison and $91,500 in fines, but Stallone will face up to $18,500 for each charge because his case is being heard in local (not federal) court.


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1. All the celebs will want to go to prison now that Sly and Paris are doing it. :)

Posted at 7:13AM on May 15th 2007 by Prison is the new Rehab :)

2. You know, he could be considered a hero of sorts -- smuggling growth hormone into Oz.

Perhaps he could petition a pardon from the Great Oz himself! Or, better yet, could use his miracle muscles to lift a house over the wicked witch's head and save all in Oz from her evil ways.

Five years is a long time. Maybe Paris' trainer is about through with her so he can show Sly how to build some real guns before he hits the slammer.

It must have been the pleas from all the 'lil' impersonators in the land of Wee that urged him to push the boundaries of the law. Now and forevermore we will have to wait for time to grow our celebrities 100% natural, just like Florida Orange Juice and that canned concentrate I buy with the pop off lid.

Posted at 7:19AM on May 15th 2007 by JL

3. Stall-owned!

Posted at 7:53AM on May 15th 2007 by Barf Upchuck

4. Oh come now. You knew very well that it was illegal. That's why you threw some out of your hotel room, you idiot. Now be a good boy and serve your time when it comes. I just ask of one thing of you before you do. Please do not start a petition to get yourself out of it. We can not handle another mess like the one Paris created.

Posted at 7:54AM on May 15th 2007 by Geeeezzzzz

5. So this is the Barry Bond's of Hollywood. Wow, I've worked out for years had just a little bit of muscle gain. I guess it true what they say if you want fast growth cheat!!!!

Posted at 7:58AM on May 15th 2007 by Lenn K

6. Drug trafficking at it's finest. Sly is so old I can not see or understand why he is still taking that mess. Unless money is low and he needs to doe!

Posted at 8:03AM on May 15th 2007 by sick of all the bull

7. This shows how stupid he and anyone else is who continues to do the same type of thing, whether it's using growth hormones or trying to smuggle them for others. Perhaps the use of these impaired his logic and cognitive capabilities? Perhaps he should've checked with local laws to see what the real scored was? It's obvious that all he cared about was himself and certainly not his wife and children. What a filthy pig!

Posted at 8:24AM on May 15th 2007 by TH

8. Why can't these stars just age gracefully? All the hormones, exercise, plastic surgery and vitamins will not stop or reverse the aging process. You have to be happy on the inside in order to radiate from the outside.

Posted at 8:34AM on May 15th 2007 by Sandy

9. Who would of ever known. LOSER!

Posted at 8:49AM on May 15th 2007 by Mr. Paris Hilton

10. Wow, he sure is ugly. What a loser. It's time to grow old gracefully. To much ego.

Posted at 9:14AM on May 15th 2007 by Barbara C

11. LMAO @ THAT PICTURE....

LOOKS LIKE OL' MAN STALLONES TAKEN TOO MANY HAYMAKERS FROM APOLLO CREED TO THE SCNOZE !!

UUUGHHHH!

Posted at 9:16AM on May 15th 2007 by Ricky Rockhardo

12. Note to Sly,

The HGH is not working...........

Posted at 9:16AM on May 15th 2007 by ranish

13. he should go to jail.

Posted at 9:29AM on May 15th 2007 by joe rizzo

14. YO! Just say NO!

Posted at 9:32AM on May 15th 2007 by Seriously

15. He had 48 vials of this.........

http://www.jintropin.net/

Crazy A$$hole


Posted at 9:33AM on May 15th 2007 by Barbara C

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