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On the morning of September 15, 1979, paparazzo extraordinaire Ron Galella was lurking outside the picturesque Malibu home of Sylvester Stallone, who was enjoying the height of stardom three months after the release of Rocky II, his second directorial feature and sequel to the classic film that made him a household name.
Though not a boxer like the Italian Stallion, the notoriously persistent Galella knew a thing or two about taking punches — in 1973, he’d had his jaw broken and teeth knocked out by Marlon Brando while trying to photograph the brooding actor in New York, and had been beaten by Richard Burton’s security guards. Read more…
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