Stallone fined over illegal hormone

Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone was fined €1,850 by an Australian court today for illegally bringing 48 vials of human growth…

Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone was fined €1,850 by an Australian court today for illegally bringing 48 vials of human growth hormone into the country in February.

The 60-year-old Ramboand Rockystar last week apologised to Australian authorities after he pleaded guilty to two charges of importing a prohibited substance.

His lawyer said Stallone was taking the hormone under doctors' supervision for an undisclosed medical condition.

Stallone was not in court as a magistrate imposed the fine and ordered him to pay court costs of about $8,300.

Stallone visited Sydney for three days in February to promote his film Rocky Balboa.

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