sylvester stallone children, Sylvester Stallone speaks out on son Sage Stallone’s tragic death for the first time: 'It's a horrible situation'Time, hopefully, will heal, and you try to get through it,’ the 66-year-old action star says. Sylvester Stallone has returned to work for the first time since his son’t death in July, promoting his new action movie ‘The Expendables 2.’Sylvester Stallone broke his silence Tuesday about the death of his first-born son — one month after Sage Stallone was found dead of an apparent drug overdose in his Los Angeles home.Flanked by his “Expendables 2” co-stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Statham, Jean Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren, Stallone opened up on “Good Morning America” about his grief.
"It's tough. It's very tough … it's a horrible situation," the 66-year-old actor said in the pre-taped interview, taken at Monday’s London premiere of the film.Appearing on the red carpet at the London premire of “Expendables 2” was also a big step for Stallone. The film’s star had been MIA from all previous promotional events for the movie in the wake of Sage’s death.
Stallone though appeared poised at the event, with a fixed smile as he posed for photographs with his current wife Jennifer Flavin and their three daughters.Sylvester Stallone, with his wife Jennifer Flavin and children, attends the UK premiere of ‘The Expendables 2’ Monday in London.
He said he’s been trying to get back to work to take his mind off the grief since he buried his son.
"Time, hopefully, will heal, and you try to get through it, but it's just something. It's a reality of life," he said on “Good Morning America.” "I think it's important to get back and start reliving your life. Otherwise, you can go into a spiral."
A cause of death has still not been identified, though it was believed to be a drug overdose and investigators said they found giant empty bottles of prescription painkillers near Sage’s body, gossip site TMZ reported.