Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- Sylvester Stallone has revealed he was caught off guard when Donald Trump named him a special ambassador to Hollywood, saying he never agreed to the role and privately told the president it would not work.

Trump announced in January 2025 that Stallone, Mel Gibson and Jon Voight would serve as special envoys to Hollywood, tasked with reviving an industry he claimed had lost business to foreign countries, reports Variety.

Stallone said he found out about the appointment while watching television.

"I was watching TV one night and they go, 'So Stallone and Mel Gibson and Jon Voight will be.' And I went, 'What?'" the Rocky star told The Sunday Times.

He added that had he been consulted beforehand, he would have declined....