Sylvester Stallone says he did not explicitly agree to President Donald Trump’s “special ambassador” role for Hollywood, but that he later discovered the appointment through television and was told by Trump that the work was “impossible” for him to take on. Multiple outlets report Stallone describes the ambassadorship as something he would have refused if he had been asked upfront.
According to accounts, Trump had announced plans to strengthen Hollywood and named Stallone, along with Mel Gibson and Jon Voight, as special ambassadors. Stallone’s remarks, reported from recent interviews, indicate he learned about the appointment the same way the public did, and then later discussed the role with Trump, saying it would not work. While outlets largely agree on the surprise nature of the appointment and Stallone’s “impossible” framing, they differ in emphasis—some foreground Stallone’s “turned down” language, while others focus on the surprise appointment and the specific phrase he used to Trump.
