A prankster made sure Philadelphia's beloved Rocky Statue was in the Halloween spirit.
Early Tuesday an NBC10 photojournalist captured images of the bronze statue of the fictional boxer at the foot of the Philadelphia Museum of Art with a jack-o'-lantern crushed over Rocky's head. 🎃
That's right, Rocky on Halloween morning was a "Rock-y-lantern."
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What would Sylvester Stallone think? The actor who brought Rocky to life had some fun on his Instagram:
"Rocky just bought a new hat that’s edible! Happy Halloween," Stallone wrote.
Whoever was responsible for the prank spooked off into the night before our camera got there.
The City of Philadelphia's Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, which cares for the Rocky Statue, said it was addressing the latest incident of public artwork vandalism.
"Vandalism is unfortunately a common issue faced by public artwork on public property," OACCE spokesperson Morgan Nitz said in an email to NBC10. "The pumpkin has been removed and any necessary cleaning is being addressed."
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