Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone made a plea during the Town Council meeting in Palm Beach as he fought to built an underwater barrier near his $35 million mansion.

The Hollywood icon abandoned his plan to erect an 18-inch sea barrier to protect his Florida mansion after a fierce backlash from neighbors.

"Rocky" star Sylvester Stallone has reportedly prompted outrage from his Palm Beach, FL, neighbors with his plans to build an underwater barrier next to his $35 million mansion, in an apparent bid to keep boaters away from his home.

During a hastily called special Town Council meeting in Palm Beach on Thursday, Stallone initially made a case for his barrier, citing concerns for marine life and water quality. "We wanted to bring back this, it’s almost a sanctuary," he said. His wife, Jennifer Flavin Stallone, also attended the meeting.

In his movies, Sylvester Stallone has taken on drug cartels, Soviet troops and boxer Apollo Creed. But in real life, he had to beat a retreat against the Palm Beach Town Council.

Sylvester Stallone is the talk of the town after pissing off his Palm Beach neighbors. The 78-year-old actor decamped from Hollywood to South Florida almost five years ago, snapping up a $35 million mansion with a private dock on the Intracoastal Waterway.

In a match of Rocky vs. Riviera, Sylvester Stallone's seaweed barrier application hit a snag when Palm Beach neighbors opposed it during a council meeting.