Article: MAD OVER MATT; He's tipped as the new Stallone, but Matt Damon's mum, is worried about the effects of his fame, says ANNETTE WITHERIDGE.(Features)

Hollywood's hottest new hunk, Matt Damon, is being dubbed the next Sylvester Stallone - and his mum is furious.

The wholesome looking 26-year-old dropped out of Harvard University, America's equivalent of Oxford, to try his hand at acting.

But when he got his first major role, his college professor mother hit the roof.

Matt, about to light up Scottish screens as the star of John Grisham's The Rainmaker, clearly dotes on Nancy Carlsson-Paige. But she is deeply disturbed by his sudden fame.

The protective mum said: "I'm not happy about it. ...

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