Sylvester Stallone covers tattoo of wife Jennifer Flavin with ink of ‘Rocky’ dog

The Hollywood legend, 76, recently headed for a cover-up job of his huge bicep tattoo, replacing an image of his wife, Jennifer Flavin

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with one of a four-legged friend — but a rep for the star insists there’s no deeper meaning behind it

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Stallone, who is filming the upcoming Paramount+ series “Tulsa King” in Oklahoma City, entrusted local tattoo artist Zach Perez to do some work on his arm

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The original art — which was still visible in an Instagram photo the “Expendables” star posted earlier this month

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featured the model’s head surrounded by roses, and the new image shows Rocky’s pooch in its place.

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After followers started asking the artist why Stallone’s wife of 25 years was getting covered up, the photos disappeared.

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