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Sylvester Stallone tells 'Rocky' producers he wants 'what's left of my rights back'

"Rocky" star Sylvester Stallone talks with reporters before the release of a new director's cut of "Rocky IV" in Philadelphia last year.

Sylvester Stallone's review of "Rocky Balboa" and "Creed" producer David Winkler's new memoir is a total knockout. And not in a good way.

The "Rocky" star and screenwriter, who does not have a producing credit on the films, is lobbying for his "rights" to the Oscar-winning franchise. He contends that he's owed a greater ownership stake in it after reading "The Arrangement: A Love Story."

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