Sly promotes flick in Tokyo

Sylvester Stallone has made his first public appearance since being charged with importing a banned human growth hormone into Australia.

The 60-year-old star was in Tokyo to promote the film Rocky Balboa.

At a news conference, he said of the film: "The first one and this one are the best emotionally because they are the most biographical.

The other ones were more just a sequel and more about the fighting."

The star also offered his condolences to people in central Japan hit by the recent earthquake.

While in Australia for similar promotion duties last week, Stallone was formally charged in an Australian court with importing 48 vials of the banned substance.

He claimed the charges were a result of a misunderstanding, but he faces a maximum fine of over $96,000 (£48,885).

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