While reports have surfaced that Sage Moonblood Stallone may have been dead for several days before his body was discovered in his Hollywood Hills home Friday, his attorney and longtime friend George Braunstein dismisses such a suggestion.
George points to the fact that photos of him at home were posted to Stallone's Facebook page only 17 hours before he was found.
In addition, George tells PEOPLE magazine, although Stallone smoked cigarettes and consumed candy and soda, the 36-year-old never exhibited any signs of drug use or addiction.
"Sage didn't even drink," the attorney, who knew the son of Sylvester Stallone socially and professionally for more than 15 years, tells PEOPLE. "There was a report that his room was filled with liquor bottles. Actually, they were empty bottles of Dr. Brown's Cream Soda."
"Sage was a really young, very sensitive, and very talented kid," says Braunstein. "There has been no indication that there was anything wrong in his life."
In addition, George tells PEOPLE magazine, although Stallone smoked cigarettes and consumed candy and soda, the 36-year-old never exhibited any signs of drug use or addiction.
"Sage didn't even drink," the attorney, who knew the son of Sylvester Stallone socially and professionally for more than 15 years, tells PEOPLE. "There was a report that his room was filled with liquor bottles. Actually, they were empty bottles of Dr. Brown's Cream Soda."
"Sage was a really young, very sensitive, and very talented kid," says Braunstein. "There has been no indication that there was anything wrong in his life."
Things looked to be going well for Sage: He and his business partner Bob Murawsky recently signed a new contract acquiring a new film for their company Grindhouse Releasing, and Sage was also intending to marry his longtime girlfriend in Las Vegas this very weekend.
Also, despite some reports that paint Stallone as a recluse, a more accurate description would be that he was a grade-A film buff, known and respected among aficionados of exploitation cinema. Among the movies his company released, in conjunction with Quentin Tarantino, was Gone with the Pope.
Sage idolized his father, but was a very independent person and spent a lot of time on his own writing and researching and watching movies.
Also, despite some reports that paint Stallone as a recluse, a more accurate description would be that he was a grade-A film buff, known and respected among aficionados of exploitation cinema. Among the movies his company released, in conjunction with Quentin Tarantino, was Gone with the Pope.
Sage idolized his father, but was a very independent person and spent a lot of time on his own writing and researching and watching movies.
A rep for Sylvester Stallone, 66, said the Hollywood legend is "devastated and grief-stricken." Sage was the elder of Sylvester's children with his first wife, Sasha Czack.
