After debate over whether Philadelphia should swap the original Rocky statue with a replica, Sylvester Stallone himself is now changing course.
A surprise twist came out of a Philadelphia Art Commission meeting Wednesday morning in the ongoing Rocky statue saga. After plans surfaced to swap out the original sculpture at the base of the Art Museum steps, Rocky himself had a change of heart.
City officials revealed they met with Stallone and said, based on “strong and heartfelt feedback from the public, Mr. Stallone has graciously decided that we will no longer move forward with the proposed statue swap.”…