Sylvester Stallone is 'permanently' leaving California behind for Florida: 'It's a done deal'

Sylvester Stallone is "permanently" leaving California and is being welcomed with open arms in Florida. The "Rocky" icon made the announcement on the season two premiere of the reality show, "The Family Stallone."

"After long, hard consideration, your mother and I have decided, time to move on and leave the state of California permanently, and we’re going to go to Florida," Sylvester told his three daughters: Scarlet, 21, Sistine, 25, and Sophia, 27 – referring to his wife of 26 years, Jennifer Flavin.

He added, "We're gonna sell this house. We already have the place."

(Sylvester Stallone is "permanently" leaving California for Florida.)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' wife, Casey DeSantis, welcomed the Stallone family to Florida in a message on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday.

"Welcome to the Free State of Florida!" Casey wrote alongside a clip of Stallone's conversation with his daughters.

"In addition to respecting and protecting your God-given, constitutional right to be free, you can also buy toothpaste without having an armed guard in CVS unlock it for you," she added.

In 2021, the Rambo actor purchased a sprawling $35.4 million home in Palm Beach, according to the Palm Beach Daily News.

Sly’s new Palm Beach home sits on approximately 1.5 lakefront acres, facing over 250 feet of beach with a dock, per the outlet.

(Sylvester Stallone is photographed on the red carpet with his daughters (L-R) Sistine, Scarlet, and Sophia, and his wife Jennifer.)

(Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin)

(Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin have been married for 26 years.)

(Sylvester's wife, Jennifer Flavin, said she didn't leave California over crime concerns.)

"I think California is probably the most beautiful state in the United States, I absolutely love it, but I just needed a change," she added. "I felt like I’ve been there long enough, and life is short, so I wanted to make a change and not just be sitting in one house the rest of my life."

Ref: Sylvester Stallone is 'permanently' leaving California behind for Florida: 'It's a done deal' (Yahoo)

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