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BLOG: L.A. Now: Sylvester Stallone hires PI to investigate sons’s death

Andrew Blankstein and Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times –

Sylvester Stallone has hired a private investigator to examine the circumstances surrounding the death of his son Sage Stallone, according to sources familiar with the case.

The source said the investigator will primarily guide the Stallone family through the death investigation and work as a liaison with authorities. The investigator, Scott Ross, who has long known the family, has worked on other high-profile case including the Michael Jackson molestation case and the Robert Blake murder investigation.

Authorities probing the death of Stallone will attempt to determine who prescribed the pain killers found at his home and whether the pills found corresponded to the prescription, according to law enforcement sources.

The sources stressed detectives don’t know whether pills played any role in his death but said the amount of pill bottles found at Stallone’s Studio City home was enough to warrant investigation. Some of the containers were empty, they said.

Officials made similar prescription checks earlier this year in the wake of the death of Whitney Houston. Some prescription drugs were found in the hotel room where she died. In that case, they went to pharmacies who filled the prescriptions and collected records.

An autopsy was performed on Stallone, 36, on Sunday but no details have been released about the findings. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office is now awaiting results of toxicology tests, which is common in such cases.

The Los Angeles Police Department is helping in the probe, but officials have said there is no evidence of foul play.

Sage Stallone’s attorney said his death came as a total shock.

“Sage didn’t even drink,” George Braunstein told People magazine in an interview. “There has been no indication that there was anything wrong in his life.”

On his website, Sylvester Stallone added: “Sage was a very talented and wonderful young man. His loss will be felt forever.”

The LAPD’s North Hollywood Division responded to Stallone’s residence, where he was found dead. But department officials said robbery-homicide can be brought into investigations when they are high-profile or demand resources not available to divisional detectives.

A housekeeper found the body of Sage Stallone, according to Braunstein.

Born May 5, 1976, in Los Angeles, Sage Moonblood Stallone was the first son of Stallone and actress Sasha Czack. He began his acting career in “Rocky V,” the 1990 installment of the “Rocky” movie franchise. As a 14-year-old, he played Rocky Balboa Jr., son of his father’s Rocky Balboa character.

Young Stallone again appeared with his father in “Daylight” in 1996 and had roles in nine other movies and short films. His most recent appearance was in a 2011 television documentary on the “Rocky” films.

In addition to acting, Stallone was a co-founder with film editor Bob Murawski of Grindhouse Releasing, which specializes in the theatrical and video release of restored B movies from the 1970s and ’80s. The company’s catalog includes “An American Hippie in Israel,” “I Drink Your Blood” and “Cannibal Holocaust.” Its latest release was 2010’s “Gone With the Pope.”

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