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Frank Grillo‘s standing up for Sylvester Stallone … expressing Sly in no way insulted any extras on the “Tulsa King” set — and the casting supervisor’s lying since she did not do her profession.
We caught up with Grillo — who’s starring in ‘TK’ season two — at LAX and he says he was on established the day Stallone allegedly introduced a string of insults at the extras — he claims it under no circumstances occurred.
Frank says he thinks casting sup., Rose Locke, obtained caught not executing her perform appropriately … adding we’re dwelling in a time exactly where anyone can declare their feelings are hurt, and ya gotta deal with it.
Stallone’s a gentleman and an absolute seasoned, in accordance to Grillo … and suggests it is unhappy to see him compelled to respond to to these sorts of allegations.
Grillo states he’s also caught up with Sly in new days … and, you have to get pleasure from the clip to listen to his update on how Stallone’s processing these statements.
As we reported … Rose Locke, former casting supervisor for “Tulsa King,” took to Facebook to assert Stallone identified as extras names with each other with “tub of lard’ and “added fat man with a cane” — and demanding really young ladies be brought in to act all about him.
Director and Government Producer of the Paramount+ series, Craig Zisk, advised TMZ these claims ended up phony … declaring they preferred to shoot a scene in a hip, younger bar — and the extras did not meet up with the specifications.
Zisk suggests they employed the extras ahead of he texted Locke and demanded she send headshots of lengthy term extras to him to appear them extra than. Correct just after a fast back and forth, Zisk claims Locke cease.
Grillo’s story’s lockstep with Zisk … standing by his gentleman Sly.