Sylvester Stallone scoffs at nepotism critics over daughter’s ‘Tulsa King’ role: ‘You idiot’

Sylvester Stallone has defended casting his daughter, Scarlet Rose Stallone, in *Tulsa King*, responding bluntly to accusations of nepotism. He said parents naturally want their children to have advantages, while arguing that getting an opportunity and proving oneself are separate matters.

Scarlet, 24, plays Spencer and has a larger role in the show’s fourth season as her character becomes more involved in the family’s criminal operation. Stallone plays Dwight Manfredi, a mobster building a criminal empire in Tulsa after prison; he also said his stunt work on *The Expendables* led to nine back operations, three neck fusions and injuries to both shoulders.