Sly Bulks Up Hormone Defense
Sylvester Stallone is one round closer to ending his bout with authorities Down Under.
According to his lawyer, the aging action star has turned over his medical records to Aussie customs officials following recent charges for importing 48 vials of banned human growth hormone.
Stallone hasn’t yet entered a plea in the case, but attorney John Chicken told a Sydney court Tuesday that this recent move shows that his client is “certainly seeking to move to a resolution.”
In February, Stallone jetted to Australia to promote Rocky Balboa. When her arrived at the airport for the three-day tour, customs officials muscled into his luggage and discovered the vials of injectable hormone.
At the time, the 60-year-old actor told reporters that it was all a big misunderstanding and that the hormones were "something that I've taken for years" and "not dangerous."
Australian authorities eventually determined the substance recovered from the luggage was Jintropin, the brand name for a drug whose active ingredient is somatropin, a hormone known to help bodybuilders bulk up. Aussie law prohibits the importation of natural and manufactured growth hormones without a permit, which resulted in a charge of importing a prohibited import. If convicted, Stallone could face a fine of almost $92,000.
Following Tuesday’s court appearance by Chicken, the case has been adjourned until May 15 to allow officials to examine the medical records.
In the meantime, Stallone is keeping busy in Thailand filming Rambo 4.





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