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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Business is booming for openly conservative moving company helping blue-state refugees flee to Florida



There is no denying that a massive migration occurred in the United States during the pandemic. A factor for some Americans moving out of their states is to flee blue states with draconian pandemic restrictions for red states that allow more freedom. One openly conservative Florida moving company has capitalized on the shifting population trends.

"Between 2020 and 2021, 33 states saw population increases and 17 states and the District of Columbia lost population, 11 of which had losses of over 10,000 people," the Census Bureau noted. "This is a historically large number of states to lose population in year [sic]."

According to U.S. Census Bureau data, the South had a positive net domestic migration of 657,682 between 2020 and 2021 and now has 38.3% of the total U.S. population.

The states with the largest net domestic migration gains were Florida (220,890), Texas (170,307), and Arizona (93,026) – all of which are red states.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, New York suffered a negative domestic migration of -352,185.

A study released earlier this month found that the states with the largest percent of outbound moves in 2021 were New Jersey (71%), Illinois (67%), New York (63%), Connecticut (60%), and California (59%) – all deep blue states.

The states with the highest percentage of inbound moves were Vermont (74%), South Dakota (69%), South Carolina (63%), West Virginia (63%), and Florida (62%) — all red states except for Vermont.

Another study revealed that Florida was the No. 1 state people moved to in 2021.

The Blue Line Moving company is reaping the rewards of the massive population changes across the country. The Florida-based moving company is owned by John Rourke — a supporter of law enforcement, hence the name "Blue Line Moving."

Rourke, a 16-year Army veteran, told the New York Post, "I want to angle my business to be the mover of the Conservative party."

Blue Line Moving organizes an annual cleanup event, and last year, Rourke and others conducted a cleanup of Del Rio, Texas, near the U.S. southern border. The area was where a large group of illegal immigrants was amassed near the international bridge in Del Rio in September.

Rourke made headlines in September for an appearance on "Tucker Carlson Tonight," where he talked about what he saw at the southern border.

Rourke told the New York Post that business has been booming ever since he appeared on Fox News, "People call and say I saw you on 'Tucker,' I want to use you if you are in my price range."

Blue Line Moving has had some high-profile customers, including Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), cable news talk show host Sean Hannity, art gallery president Carl David, Kimberly Guilfoyle, and Donald Trump Jr.

Because Rourke is openly conservative, Blue Line Moving is regularly a target for prank calls and one-star reviews from people who have never used his company.

"I am good with it. If it’s that important for you to call me an a**hole, that’s fine. I will still ask if you want me to move you. I don’t care," Rourke, who moved from California to Texas, said.

Rourke's Blue Line Moving company was an inspiration to realtor Rob Saake, who opened a realty that caters to conservatives.

"I was disheartened by the fact that I was being instructed to put my personal and political views aside because it was bad for business," Saake told the New York Post.

“It’s about transparency, not division," Saake explained.

"If you are a liberal, you might hire me to sell your home and I might use that commission to make a donation to the NRA. You probably aren’t going to like that. ... If I am not your guy, I encourage you to find someone who is," Saake, who donates a portion of each commission to a law enforcement charity, said.

Saake recently launched Conservative Move, a realty that helps Americans move to "conservative regions."