Who wrote and starred in the 1976 sports classic Rocky and its subsequent sequels is bringing his feud with the film's producer into the spotlight.
Stallone has been hitting Winkler hard with personal attacks, and shared an surreal portrait of Winkler to Instagram.
A VERY Flattering portrait of The Great Rocky/ Creed Producer, IRWIN WINKLER, from one of the country‘s greatest artist," Stallone wrote alongside the artwork.
Stallone then explained the backstory to his attack, claiming that he deserves to have the rights to the Rocky franchise, having created the character and story in the first place.
Stallone claimed that, if it weren't for Winkler owning the rights to the franchise, "there would’ve been at least another three Rocky’s , that would’ve been wonderful!
Stallone originated the role of Rocky Balboa in the 1976 film which went on to win three Oscars, including Best Picture.
"I have zero ownership of Rocky," he explained. "Every word, every syllable, every grammatical error was all my fault.