Stallone and Gere Nearly Came to Blows Over Princess Diana, Elton John Memoir Claims

A 1990s dinner party got messier than anyone could’ve predicted, at least according to Elton John’s memoir. In the book, Elton describes an evening where Princess Diana, separated from Charles at the time, seemed more interested in Richard Gere than anyone else at the table. Sylvester Stallone, who was also there, reportedly didn’t take it well, confronting Gere in a hallway before storming out with a memorable, unprintable line about“Prince Charming.”David Furnish, Elton’s husband, was the one who found the two actors mid-confrontation.

What makes it wilder is that this wasn’t a fresh rivalry. Stallone’s new memoir“The Steps”details a fight on the 1974“Lords of Flatbush”set, including a chicken-grease incident that nearly turned physical. Stallone claims Gere was eventually replaced by Perry King because the two simply couldn’t work together. So the dinner party tension wasn’t random; it was the result of two decades of unresolved friction, all surfacing in front of one of the most famous women in the world.

Diana, for her part, apparently stayed completely unbothered while the room fell apart around her. That calm in the face of chaos is the detail everyone’s talking about now that the story is recirculating. Old Hollywood, royalty, and a brand new memoir add up to some genuinely great gossip. What’s the longest beef you’ve ever witnessed firsthand? Tell us on our socials.