Sylvester Stallone’s family heartache in Florida

Sylvester Stallone is reeling over the brutal attack over the weekened on his teen half brother, Dante Stallone.

Dante is the son of Sly’s late father, Frank Stallone Sr. and his fourth wife, Kathy Stallone.

The Tallahassee Democrat reports that Dante was walking near Florida State University Saturday night in Tallahassee when he was jumped by two men. The 19-year-old biology major at the school was hospitalized with a broken jaw, knocked out teeth and split palate.

The “Rocky”star, 70, told TMZ: “This is a wonderful young man, a straight-A student who would not cause any trouble. It’s just so tragic and terribly sad.”

The suspects were still at large as of Tuesday.

This story was originally published October 11, 2016 at 1:27 PM with the headline "Sylvester Stallone’s family heartache in Florida."