Nepotism? That’s my job, says Stallone after daughter hired as co-star

Sylvester Stallone has made light of nepotism accusations after his daughter was hired to the cast of his TV show Tulsa King.

The actor, who plays the lead role and serves as executive producer on the series, said that it was “of course nepotism”, adding it was incumbent on him to ensure his children “have every advantage” in life.

Scarlet Rose Stallone, 24, appears in the series as Spencer, who is hired as a bartender by Stallone’s character, Dwight.

Asked about criticism, Stallone, 80, told USA Today: “First they go, ‘Nepotism is terrible.’ I said, ‘Oh please, you’re not a good parent if you haven’t performed a little nepotism. Then obviously you don’t care about your kids, because they come first.’

“Of course it’s nepotism, you idiot. That’s why we’re parents. We want the best for our children. So we let them have every advantage.”