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Sylvester Stallone claims his groin was nearly ripped off in psych ward attack

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Sylvester Stallone discusses in an interview with The New York Times an incident from his teenage years detailed in his upcoming memoir, "The Steps." During his stay at a psychiatric ward called Park Lodge, also known as the Snake Pit, he was attacked by another patient named Jay Bird who attempted to harm him severely. According to Stallone, two guards intervened and physically punished Jay Bird. He credits this experience with strengthening his resolve and sense of resilience later in life.

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In his upcoming memoir "The Steps," Sylvester Stallone recounts a traumatic episode from his teenage years when he was placed in a psychiatric ward as punishment at school. In an interview with the New York Times, Stallone described the facility, located inside an old Tudor home, as filthy and chaotic, with patients running around naked and some restrained. During his two-week stay, Stallone was attacked by a patient named Jay Bird, who attempted to rip his groin off while he was in the bathroom on his way to get food. The incident left a lasting impact on Stallone, contributing to the narrative of trauma in his memoir set for release on September 29.

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Sylvester Stallone claims that he was once sequestered in a psychiatric ward, where a fellow patient attempted to rip his groin off. uncertain

patient → claim → groin

In his upcoming memoir, “The Steps,” out Sept. 29, Stallone recounted his traumatic childhood and teen years. asserted

Stallone → recount → childhood

The “Rocky” star told the New York Times in a profile published Saturday that he attended a high school that would punish teenaged students who misbehaved by putting them in “a place called Park Lodge or the Snake Pit.” asserted

who → tell → place

“On the outside it looked like a big, old Tudor home from the ’20s, and then you walked inside and you entered the heart of insanity,” he recalled. asserted

he → look → insanity

“The smell, the filth, people running around naked, clawing, hands tied, drooling. asserted

hands → run → ?

This is what they thought would impress you never to break the rules again.” asserted

they → think → rules

Stallone said he was left there for two weeks and was attacked by a “guy named Jay Bird.” asserted

he → say → guy

“He was big, had no hair, always naked, rotten teeth,” the actor explained. asserted

actor → explain → hair

“They called him Jay Bird because he was always naked as a jaybird. asserted

he → call → jaybird

And I go into the bathroom on the way to the food mess hall, and he comes in and comes around me and he’s like ripping on my throat and he is going into my pants and grabbing my groin.” asserted

he → go → groin

Stallone alleged that two guards ran in and began “beating the crap out of him [Bird] with razor straps.” When he returned to school, the “Rambo” star said the principal asked if he’d learned his lesson. ” asserted

he → allege → lesson

I said: ‘I learned a lot more than that lesson. asserted

I → say → lesson

A much better lesson: You can’t break me,'” he shared. asserted

he → break → me

“So when I got to the city [New York] and everything that came after that, I always felt I was unbreakable in that way. asserted

I → get → way

My heart could be broken, like every human being, but I’m talking about will.” uncertain

I → break → will

The NYT reached out to Stallone’s high school and a spokesperson responded that, while they hadn’t read the book, they respected the star’s “right to tell his story his own way” and apologized “for any trauma he remembers experiencing.” asserted

he → reach → trauma

Stallone also reveals in the wide-ranging profile that his mother was not a nurturing figure and his father was unpredictable and violent. asserted

father → reveal → profile

Sylvester Stallone claims his groin was nearly ripped off in psych ward attack

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