Photos of Flavin Stallone’s bicep tattoo covered with a Butkus sketch were shared online. This led to split speculation. Rocky movies. His publicist however offered an explanation. 

Mr. Stallone wanted to update Jennifer’s tattoo, but the results weren’t satisfactory and were, unfortunately, not fixable. The result was that he needed to cover his original image with a dog tattoo. Rocky, Butkus,” the publicist told the Daily Mail on Aug. 22, just a few days before Flavin’s divorce filing went public. “Mr. Stallone loves and cherishes his family. The Stallones currently film a reality series together, which will premiere on Paramount+.

While the alterations to the bicep tattoo made waves, Stallone told TMZ he still has a design of Flavin on his back. But the ink wasn’t all that was causing internet buzz. Flavin also caught followers’ attention after she posted a picture of her with the three daughters she shares with Stallone—Sophia, 25, Sistine24 Scarlet, 20—to Instagram Aug. 10 and wrote, “These girls are my priority nothing else matters. We will be together forever.