Sylvester Stallone moving from California to Florida, sends daughters to Navy SEAL boot camp in fear of New York City crime



After living in California for decades, Sylvester Stallone has revealed that he is leaving the Golden State and moving to Florida.

Stallone and his wife, Jennifer Flavin Stallone, made the announcement during the Season 2 premiere of "The Family Stallone" reality TV show that aired on Wednesday.

“After long, hard consideration, your mother and I have decided it's time to move on and leave the state of California permanently, and we’re going to go to Florida,” Sylvester announced.

Stallone declared that it's already a "done deal."

Jennifer, 55, explained to her daughters, “It’s an empty nest. I need to change it up.”

The parents became empty nesters after Sophia and Sistine moved in together in New York City and Scarlet began attending the University of Miami.

"I don't feel like this is home anymore," Jennifer said.

"I raised all three of our daughters in California. Everything’s a memory to me, memories of them not being there anymore," Jennifer added. "So I needed a big change, and Sly went along with it."

The "Rocky" actor noted that he has lived in California since 1973.

"We have a lot of roots in California, so it’s not an easy transition to Florida," said the iconic Hollywood actor. "But Jennifer really had her heart set on it. I gave in."

Later in the episode, Stallone met up with his celebrity friends, Jon Lovitz and Henry Winkler, for what he called "my true farewell."

Stallone, 77, and Jennifer have been married for more than 25 years and have three adult daughters — Sophia, Sistine, and Scarlet. Jennifer, 55, filed for divorce in August 2022, but the celebrity couple have since resolved their marital issues.

Other Hollywood celebrities have recently moved out of California, including prolific podcaster Joe Rogan.

Rogan said he left California to move to Texas to get "a little bit more freedom."

"When you look at the traffic, when you look at the economic despair, when you look at the homelessness problem that's accelerated radically over the last six, seven, 10 years, I think there's too many people here," Rogan said of the Los Angeles area.

"I think it's not tenable; I don't think that it's manageable," he continued. "And every mayor does a s**t job of doing it because I don't think anybody could do a great job of it. I think there's certain things you're gonna have to deal with when you have a population of whatever the f*** L.A. is, it's like 20-million-plus people."

Actor Mark Wahlberg moved from California to Nevada to "give my kids a better life" and because it "made a lot more sense for us."

Actor Scott Baio ditched California for Florida after living there for more than 45 years.

"Between the homeless defecating on the sidewalk, doing drugs on the sidewalk in the middle of the day, illegal aliens all over the place, laws means nothing, crime is out of control, graffiti on everything, and all my tax dollars I don't know what they go for," Baio stated.

Comedian Rob Schneider explained why he moved out of California, "I really feel like I don’t want the Democratic Party trying to run my life. And there’s not one aspect of your life that they don’t want to interfere with."

Also in the episode, Stallone was concerned about his two daughters living in New York City because of the high crime rate. The actor took Sophia, 27, and Sistine, 25, to a self-defense training class taught by an ex-Navy SEAL.

The Stallone sisters moved to New York City last year, which has caused the "Rambo" actor to stay awake all night worrying about the safety of his daughters.

"My daughters have moved to New York, which is kind of traumatic because I spent many, many years in New York," said Stallone — who lived on the streets in the early 1970s. "Everyday robbery, physical attacking. Cars were coming over curbs. People throwing acid on you. You had to keep your head on a swivel, and I never gotten over that."

You can watch the entire episode of "The Family Stallone" below.

The Family Stallone | Season 2 Premiere | Full Episode | Paramount+ www.youtube.com

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Angelina Jolie says she's moving from California: 'Hollywood is not a healthy place'



Actress Angelina Jolie said that she plans to move away from California because Hollywood was "not a healthy place."

She made the comments in an interview with the Wall Street Journal Magazine published on Tuesday. Jolie explained that her divorce with movie star Brad Pitt prevented her from leaving the state.

“It’s part of what happened after my divorce. I lost the ability to live and travel as freely," said Jolie.

"I will move when I can. I grew up in quite a shallow place," she added. "Of all the places in the world, Hollywood is not a healthy place. So you seek authenticity.”

Elsewhere in the interview, she explained that she didn't care much about the celebrity culture in Hollywood because she was raised in it.

“Because I grew up around Hollywood, I was never very impressed with it," said Jolie. "I never bought into it as significant or important.”

She said she does not have much of a social life, doesn't date, and says her closest friends are her six children.

“We’re seven very different people, which is our strength," she explained.

Jolie made headlines in November when she posted a message on Instagram criticizing Israel for its lethal military response to the terrorist attack from Hamas militants.

Jon Voight, her father, publicly berated her for the statement.

“I am very disappointed that my daughter, like so many, has no understanding of God's honor, God's truths," Voight said in a video posted to social media. “This is about destroying the history of God's land, the holy land, the land of the Jews. This is justice for God's children of the holy land, Israel."

Here's more about Jolie's interview:

Angelina Jolie Reveals Plans to LEAVE Hollywood After Divorce Battle | E! News www.youtube.com

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Longtime California family business folds up tents over recent spike in crime, moves to Alabama where they've found 'hard-working people just living their life'



A longtime California family business grew so tired of the spike in break-ins, thefts, vandalism, and other crimes against their Bay Area laundromats that they folded up their tents recently and moved to Alabama — which is refreshingly full of "hard-working people just living their life," Derek Drake told KGO-TV.

What are the details?

Drake and his family have owned laundromats in the East Bay for decades, KGO said, adding that Drake's father Art Thoms — a former Oakland Raiders football player — told Drake "my teammates laughed at me when I started buying laundromats 45 years ago."

However, the well-documented spike in crime in the Bay Area of late changed the business perspective of Drake's family.

Image source: KGO-TV video screenshot

"This is my sixth year of ownership [at his Lake Merritt laundromat], and I can't remember a time in the first five years where anybody ever tried to break in," Drake told KGO during a Zoom interview.

Image source: KGO-TV video screenshot

"Three out of past four nights people have tried to get into my laundromat — out of four nights ... that's crazy!" he added to the station.

Drake shared numerous surveillance videos with KGO, including one that shows a driver ramming a truck through another laundromat's front window and stealing the ATM.

Image source: KGO-TV video screenshot

"That was about a $30,000 bill on that one," Drake told the station.

In another clip just days later, crooks are seen prying open the change machine, KGO noted.

"I got hit for $5,000 in just cash," he recalled to the station while recalling one of the thieves struggling to hold a newly heavy backpack — a moment that sometimes elicits a chuckle: "It's pretty comical to watch them run across the street with a bag of quarters."

Image source: KGO-TV video screenshot

Drake told KGO he tried going cashless — but to no avail, as more videos showed break-ins continuing unabated, including one that captured a crowbar-wielding woman trying to pry open an office door.

Image source: KGO-TV video screenshot

Alabama getaway

So Drake and his whole family left for Alabama in June, the station said.

Image source: KGO-TV video screenshot

The difference was noticeable, he added to KGO: "It's just hard-working people just living their life."

More from KGO:

Derek's family isn't alone. California's population fell by more than 180,000 in 2020 and has declined two years in a row. While the numbers of people who left the state are still a tiny percentage of the total population, Derek says many of his friends have plans to leave too, citing similar difficulties.
There are more people leaving California than those moving in. Many are wondering if the California Dream is still alive.

Drake's family just sold their Berkeley laundromat, and they're thinking about doing the same with their Oakland location, the station said, as they try to build up their business in Alabama.