The Contender star detonates on ‘scumbag’ Sylvester Stallone

Former star of The Contender collection Ishe Smith launched an astonishing declare towards Sylvester Stallone, having frolicked with the Hollywood star whereas filming.

Smith, who appeared on the extremely profitable first season of the present alongside Stallone and Sugar Ray Leonard, didn’t hesitate to specific his views on the Oscar winner.

The ex-IBF tremendous welterweight champion, who Floyd Mayweather promoted throughout his profession, believes the ‘Rocky’ actor deserved a verbal tongue-lashing. Smith’s assault got here after Stallone posted a video clip on himself bemoaning individuals who don’t need to work onerous in life.

Stallone’s submit, uploaded final 12 months, gained blended responses, with some labeling his views as ‘old style’ because the 78-year-old defined in regards to the gloves he used to movie his breakout film the place he starred as Rocky Balboa.

He mentioned, “They don’t even enable these [gloves] immediately as a result of they’re so harmful. However that’s what they used after I did the movie … and so they’re actually deadly. So, I nonetheless have them as a result of it’s a time when folks had been more durable. Sorry, they had been.”

“Life is simply getting a bit of simpler and simpler and simpler,” he added. “And, oh, ‘that’s nice,’ ‘it’s fantastic,’ but it surely’s not. Once we drive ourselves into robust conditions, the human creature is meant to do this. They’re not speculated to have wheels on their suitcases. They’re not speculated to have lawnmowers with engines that pull them alongside. It’s a comfort, no query, but it surely simply makes issues simpler.”

On the brand new AI craze, Stallone continued, “Now, with AI, you possibly can actually put your mind within the pickle jar and have that machine do it. So, I cherish these moments; I cherish onerous work, and despite the fact that I hate it, I do know it’s like sturdy medication. It tastes horrible happening, but it surely makes you’re feeling higher.”

Appears to overlook I used to be round this scumbag for months on The Contender. I mentioned what I mentioned.

— Ishé Oluwa Kamau Ali Smith (@IsheSugarShay) January 24, 2025

Nonetheless, in his alternative of remark to the Stallone clip regurgitated on social media this week, Smith took issues to a different stage by starting with, “Racist piece of s***.’”

He added, “How would he know although? From starring in a f***ing film?”

Followers of the actor jumped to his protection and requested why Smith felt that means when Stallone had labored with quite a few black actors up to now, ‘Sugar Shay’ pointed to an previous clip of the boxing icon that polarizes audiences.

A portion of those that watched the brief video of an interplay between Stallone and paparazzi state that the New Yorker used a triggering racial slur in response. Others imagine the clip is inaudible, however Smith is clearly on the aspect of those that say the previous. He then reminded a Stallone supporter that he had expertise with the ‘Tulsa King’ star.

“Appears to overlook I used to be round this scumbag for months on The Contender. I mentioned what I mentioned,” concluded Smith.

Responses to Smith’s accusations had been additionally blended, with many leaping to Stallone’s protection.

One requested, “Calling him racist with zero plausibility is kinda ugly. When or the place has he been seen or come throughout that means?”

A second quizzed, “Why Ishe?? He gave many black males many alternatives. He gave the highlight to many as effectively.”

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