How Schwarzenegger Ended Feud With Stallone

‘We
hated
each
other,’
Arnold
Schwarzenegger,
77,
said
about
Sylvester
Stallone
to
Andy
Cohen
on
SiriusXM’s
Radio
Andy,
reported

People.

Schwarzenegger
and
Stallone,
78,
famously
butted
heads
throughout
the
1980s
as
they
emerged
as
action
movie
stars.

They’ve
since
become
friends,
starring
together
in
2013’s

Escape
Plan
and
several
instalments
of

The
Expendables
franchise,
as
per
the
outlet.

‘We
were
kind
of
attacking
each
other
and
doing
nasty
things
and
saying
nasty
things
about
each
other
and
all
these
stupid
things,’
Schwarzenegger
said.

‘All
of
a
sudden,
I
started
working
with
Robert
Earl
and
Keith
Parish
to
create
the
Planet
Hollywood
franchise,
those
restaurants.
The
next
thing
I
know
is
I
get
a
phone
call
from
my
lawyer,
who
was
also
Sly’s
lawyer,
he
said,
‘Arnold,
is
there
any
kind
of
room
for
Sly
in
Planet
Hollywood?’,’
reported

People.

The
Planet
Hollywood
restaurant
chain
was
launched
in
New
York
City
in
1991
with
the
backing
of
Schwarzenegger,
Stallone
and
several
other
A-listers.

‘Sure
enough,
we
made
it
work,’
said
the

Terminator
star
of
collaborating
with
Stallone.

‘And
Bruce
Willis
became
part
of
Planet
Hollywood,
Whoopi
Goldberg
became
part
of
Planet
Hollywood,
Chuck
Norris…
It
really
was
kind
of
an
international
cast.’

In
the
years
since
the
action
stars’
infamous
feud,
both
have
looked
back
on
the
experience
with
new
eyes.

In
a
joint
interview
for

TMZ
Presents:
Arnold
&
Sly:
Rivals,
Friends,
Icons
that
aired
in
April
2024,
Stallone
admitted
that
when
Schwarzenegger
burst
onto
the
scene,
he
reacted
by
thinking,
‘Finally,
something
to
motivate
me.
Because
he
is,
dare
I
say
it,
competition,
a
threat,
whatever
word
you
want
to
use.
As
soon
as
I
saw
him,
it
was
like
bang,
two
alphas
hitting,’
reported

People
magazine.

‘There’s
no
two
ways
about
that:
He
was
very
helpful
in
my
career
because
I
had
something
that
I
could
chase,’
agreed
Schwarzenegger.

Photograph
curated
by
Satish
Bodas/Rediff