Sylvester Stallone In Steroid Scandal?.

21-02-2007 07:01

Sylvester Stallone In Steroid Scandal?.SYLVESTER STALLONE may be in trouble with Australia authorities over what is reported to be banned bodybuilding substances.The actor was in Sydney for the Australian opening of ROCKY BALBOA on Friday night (16FEB07), when he was stopped by customs officials after a routine X-ray detected something suspicious. The actor and his entourage were detained for several hours, causing them to miss the film's premiere, for packing what was believed to be a type of human growth hormone.On Monday (19DEC07) officials searched his hotel room and private jet for illegal substances, just three days after seizing the banned substances at the airport.Richard Janeczko, the national investigations manager for the Australian Customs Service, told Sydney's Daily Telegraph, contraband items were seized, but refused to reveal any details.Stallone, 60, initially told the newspaper the incident was a "misunderstanding" and that reports of him transporting steroids were "totally hot air".