Arnold Schwarzenegger to Sylvester Stallone: 'To me, you are the best. You are the winner.'

When life brings you disappointments, it's nice to have a good friend in your corner. Sylvester Stallone may have lost the Best Supporting Actor Oscar to Bridge of Spies' Mark Rylance, but he still has the backing of his onetime box-office rival Arnold Schwarzenegger, who posted a special message of support on his Facebook page:

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"Sly, just remember: No matter what they say, to me, you are the best. You were the winner," says Schwarzenegger. "I'm proud of you." Maybe it'll be enough encouragement to get Stallone back into the ring for Creed 2.

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