Actor Sylvester Stallone says he finds out about Donald Trump’s appointment of him as a Hollywood “special ambassador” after seeing the news on television. Stallone says he had rejected an earlier offer from Trump, and he portrays the ambassadorship as unlikely to work.
Both outlets report that Trump previously named Stallone alongside Jon Voight and Mel Gibson as “special ambassadors” for Hollywood. Trump describes the role as one where the figures serve as his “eyes and ears” in the industry. The differing emphasis is on Stallone’s personal reaction and process—The Independent highlights that he learned of the appointment on TV after rejecting Trump’s offer—while the Hollywood Reporter focuses more directly on Stallone’s comments about why the arrangement “won’t work.”
