Jennifer Flavin, wife of movie star Sylvester Stallone, discussed the couple’s recent move to Florida from the state of California, saying she just had nothing left in the Golden State.
“It’s an incredible move, I have to say I’m really happy with our move and our change,” she recently told Fox News.
“I was born and raised there, two of our kids were born there, but now everyone’s out, our daughters moved to the East Coast … so there wasn’t really anything left for me in California,” she continued. “A few of our best friends also moved, so I think it’s [a] good change, just making new friends, living a totally different lifestyle. I love it. I’m really happy.”
Flavin, however, made it clear she did not leave California due to crime and hailed it as a beautiful state.
“There’s crime everywhere, there’s crime in Florida, too, so I didn’t move because of crime. You can find it anywhere you look, even in small towns,” she said.
File/Actor Sylvester Stallone and wife Jennifer Flavin arrive at the 88th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Gregg DeGuire/WireImage)
“I think California is probably the most beautiful state in the United States, I absolutely love it, but I just needed a change,” she added. “I felt like I’ve been there long enough, and life is short, so I wanted to make a change and not just be sitting in one house the rest of my life.”
Stallone discussed the move in the Netflix documentary Sly where he said transitioning to Florida bettered his creativity.
“I wasn’t moving because ‘Oh, wow, I wanted another beautiful view.’ Any time changing that paradigm which you become used to, it’s literally to jump-start that process again,” he explained.
Though the Stallones’ motives were slightly different than others, they do join an ongoing list of celebrities that have left California for other states, including Dean Cain, Scott Baio, Sheryl Crow, Katy Perry, Kat Von D, and 50 Cent. Most recently, actor Taylor Kitsch announced his move to Montana to build a sober living facility for veterans.
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