The son of action movie star Sylvester Stallone has been found dead at his home in Hollywood.
Police and a lawyer for Sage Stallone (36), the younger of two sons from his father's first marriage, gave conflicting accounts of how he was found, but police said there was no sign of forced entry or foul play.
A Los Angeles police spokesman said police found the body in the home while responding to a call asking authorities to check on his well-being. He said the case was turned over to the county coroner's office.
Attorney George Braunstein said he was found by a housekeeper.
"There was some concern that his family and friends hadn't heard from him in the past day, and that's why the housekeeper went over there and opened up the house," the lawyer said. "It's a tragedy. He was a young, talented extremely good filmmaker and a lovely person."
Sage Stallone had appeared in a number of films, most notably with his father in 1990's Rocky V, playing the title character's son, Rocky Balboa Jr, and in the 1996 disaster movie Daylight, in which Sylvester Stallone starred as a hero leading an escape from a New York tunnel collapse. His son played a prison inmate.
Sage Stallone was the second of two sons fathered by Sylvester Stallone (66) with his first wife, Sasha Czack, whom he divorced in 1985 after about 10 years of marriage. He has three other children by his third and current wife, Jennifer Flavin.
A statement issued by the elder actor's publicist said: "Sylvester Stallone is devastated and grief-stricken over the sudden loss of his son, Sage Stallone. His compassion and thoughts are with Sage's mother, Sasha. Sage was a very talented and wonderful young man. His loss will be felt forever."
Sylvester Stallone is understood to be returning to Los Angeles from the Comic-Con pop culture convention in San Diego.
Reuters