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Tourists get photo of Stallone on ‘Rocky’ steps

PHILADELPHIA

A group of tourists who ran up the “Rocky” steps got a knockout photo at the top — a selfie with Rocky himself.

Peter Rowe said he and two friends had just finished racing up the staircase at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Saturday when they saw Sylvester Stallone.

“He said to us, ‘Man, you guys are fast. You’re making me look bad!’” Rowe said Tuesday.

Stallone then posed for a selfie with the trio, putting up one fist.

“Look tough, guys!” he said, according to Rowe.

Stallone made the art museum’s steps famous in his first turn as fictional boxer Rocky Balboa, who used them as part of his training regimen. Thousands of people visit the steps each year to re-create the run and to take pictures with a Rocky statue, which originally was a prop in “Rocky III.”

Chastain shocked by post-speech attacks

LONDON

Jessica Chastain said Tuesday she has received a barrage of abuse after her recent speech urging more diversity in Hollywood.

The American actress, who was honored as Most Valuable Player at last Thursday’s Critics’ Choice Awards ceremony, used her time onstage to make a plea to Hollywood executives and actors on the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.

The 37-year-old star of “Zero Dark Thirty” implored those in attendance to “stand together against homophobic, sexist, misogynistic, anti-Semitic and racist agendas,” leading Oprah Winfrey to mouth “wow” as Chastain concluded her speech.

Speaking to The Associated Press, Chastain acknowledged she was shocked by messages she’s received since the ceremony — calling the reaction “strange.”

Associated Press