# Sylvester Stallone health and personal disclosures > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/sylvester-stallone-health-disclosures > Updated: 2026-10-05T17:36:30.000Z. Sources: 209. Developments: 9. Actor Sylvester Stallone has released his memoir, ‘The Steps’ (also titled ‘Los escalones’), coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the US release of ‘Rocky’. The book explores his period of vulnerability and struggle prior to his cinematic success, including his arrival in New York in 1969 with minimal funds and his persistence as a writer and actor. He recalls early hardships, such as working at the Central Park Zoo and in a fish market, and details a childhood marked by emotional neglect and a facial nerve injury caused by medical forceps during birth. Stallone uses the memoir to disclose long-term physical and mental health challenges, including bulimia and steroid use driven by an ‘obsessive body-worship’ to maintain extreme physiques for film roles. He noted his body fat peaked at 2.6% during the 1982 filming of ‘Rocky III’ and admitted that achieving a ‘jaguar-like’ appearance for characters like Rambo required ‘additives and drugs.’ He also detailed a decades-long battle with debilitating anxiety. Regarding his professional relationships, Stallone provides specific details on a decades-long feud with Richard Gere that originated on the set of the 1974 film ‘The Lords of Flatbush’. He describes tensions during auditions and a physical confrontation following an incident where chicken grease spilled on him. Stallone claims that during an improvisation, Gere dug his fingernails into Stallone’s skin, and later, after a lunch break altercation, director Stephen Verona removed Gere from the production while Stallone remained in the cast. He also expressed regret over declining a 1976 invitation from Elvis Presley due to intimidation. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-05: Sylvester Stallone reveals 1974 feud with Richard Gere Sylvester Stallone’s new memoir, ‘The Steps’, reveals the 1974 origins of his feud with Richard Gere, involving physical altercations and tension on the set of ‘The Lords of Flatbush’. 15 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/sylvester-stallone-details-decades-long-feud-with-richard-gere ### 2026-10-05: Sylvester Stallone releases memoir detailing rise to fame Sylvester Stallone is releasing a new memoir, ‘The Steps,’ detailing his rise from poverty and childhood medical struggles to Hollywood stardom, alongside reflections on his career and missed encounters. 7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/sylvester-stallone-to-release-memoirs-titled-los-escalones ### 2026-10-03: Sylvester Stallone releases memoir detailing career and health struggles In his new memoir ‘The Steps,’ 80-year-old Sylvester Stallone reflects on his rise to fame, childhood trauma, and the physical and mental toll of maintaining his iconic action-star physique. 21 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/sylvester-stallone-releases-memoir-the-steps ### 2026-10-03: Sylvester Stallone reveals struggles with bulimia and career isolation Sylvester Stallone has opened up about his past struggle with bulimia and the emotional isolation he felt during his career's major successes, such as the ‘Rocky’ Oscar win. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/sylvester-stallone-reveals-struggles-with-bulimia-and-career-isolation ### 2026-10-01: Sylvester Stallone reflects on childhood trauma and parental abandonment Sylvester Stallone discusses his traumatic childhood, medical complications from birth, and the emotional abandonment by his parents in a recent interview. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/sylvester-stallone-reflects-on-childhood-trauma-and-parental-abandonment ### 2026-09-30: Sylvester Stallone reflects on career and health in new memoir In his memoir ‘The Steps’, Sylvester Stallone reflects on his career, revealing how his pursuit of an extreme physique led to bulimia and steroid use, alongside details of a traumatic childhood. 8 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/sylvester-stallone-reflects-on-career-and-physical-toll-at-age-80 ### 2026-09-28: Sylvester Stallone reveals personal struggles in new memoir Sylvester Stallone discusses his new memoir ‘The Steps’, revealing past struggles with bulimia, steroid use, and personal tragedies, while critiquing the modern Hollywood landscape. 67 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/sylvester-stallone-discusses-the-death-of-his-son-sage ### 2026-09-27: Sylvester Stallone reveals decades-long struggle with anxiety Actor Sylvester Stallone has opened up about his decades-long struggle with sudden, debilitating anxiety and panic-like episodes. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/sylvester-stallone-reveals-decades-long-struggle-with-anxiety ### 2026-09-26: Sylvester Stallone reveals bulimia and steroid use during career peak Sylvester Stallone has revealed he struggled with bulimia and used steroids to maintain the extreme physiques required for his ‘Rocky’ and ‘Rambo’ roles, describing it as an obsessive body-worship. 112 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/sylvester-stallone-pays-tribute-to-dolly-parton --- Cite as: Sylvester Stallone health and personal disclosures. 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