Frank Stallone: When Sly Lost ... I Was Just an Italian Emotional Brother

Frank Stallone walked it back a mile Tuesday, when he explained his Twitter rant about brother Sly losing the Oscar was based on famiglia.

Frank was in Bev Hills when we asked about his tweets on the heels of Sly losing the Best Supporting Actor Oscar to Mark Rylance.

Come to think of it ... Frank does apologize, but just as quickly he throws shade at the Academy voters.