Veteran actor Mickey Rourke has launched an announcement following his eviction from a rental property. The Hollywood star addressed the scenario after a choose dominated in favor of his landlord, providing his facet of the scenario and justifying not paying hire.
Mickey Rourke Shared His Causes For Not Paying Lease
On March 11, Rourke launched an announcement that addressed his eviction from his LA rental, explaining his causes for withholding the hire he owed his landlord.
In keeping with the actor, per TMZ, the house, positioned on Drexel Avenue in Los Angeles, was in a state of disrepair and never match to reside in. He claimed he tried to have the problems fastened a number of instances, however the issues remained.
“There have been ongoing rodent points that required a number of visits however had been by no means totally resolved, and the lavatory and plumbing continuously didn’t work,” Rourke claimed, including that “fundamental upkeep” wasn’t finished within the house.
A Decide Dominated In His Landlord’s Favor
In December 2025, Rourke’s landlord, Eric T. Goldie, filed an eviction criticism towards the actor for failing to pay $59,100 in again hire.
As beforehand reported by The Blast, a California choose dominated in favor of Rourke’s landlord, Eric T. Goldie, on March 9. It was a default judgment, which doubtless means Rourke didn’t seem in court docket to defend himself or reply to the case in a well timed method.
The choose terminated Rourke’s rental settlement, and Goldie was granted possession of the property. In accordance with the ruling, Rourke not had a proper to remain on the property. Nonetheless, the order was just for possession of the house and didn’t embody monetary damages.
The Actor Moved Out Of His Rental Earlier than The Ruling
After Goldie’s court docket submitting in December, Rourke was given the choice to pay the hire he owed or vacate the premises inside three days.
In January, a U-Haul truck was noticed outdoors his house as he was on the brink of transfer out. In keeping with studies, Rourke, alongside along with his canine, have since been residing in a West Hollywood Resort whereas searching for a brand new residence.
Because the 73-year-old actor stated in his assertion, “Withholding hire was not a choice I made calmly. I merely couldn’t proceed paying for an residence that was in such poor situation after so many makes an attempt to have these points corrected.”
As of writing, Goldie has not responded to Rourke’s claims in regards to the “poor situation” of the property.
Mickey Rourke Rejected GoFundMe Cash
In January, a GoFundMe was launched with a objective of $100,000 for Rourke. The web page, which has since been taken down, famous it was for the actor’s “pressing scenario: the specter of eviction from his house.”
As famous by NBC News, it was created by Liya-Joelle Jones, who’s the assistant of Kimberly Hines, Rourke’s supervisor. The blurb famous that they’d the actor’s “full permission” for the fundraiser.
Nonetheless, Rourke denied the declare on Instagram, saying he was confused in regards to the GoFundMe. “I’d relatively, if I wanted cash, I wouldn’t ask for no f-cking charity. I’d relatively stick a gun up my a-s and pull the set off,” he exclaimed.
Rourke added that he wouldn’t use “outdoors sources” and stated the GoFundMe marketing campaign was embarrassing and one thing he wouldn’t do. He then urged his followers to not donate.
Mickey Rourke’s Supervisor Clarifies GoFundMe Problem
In January, Hines did an interview with The Hollywood Reporter to make clear Rourke’s response to the GoFundMe account.
As she instructed the outlet, they introduced the thought to the actor, saying some individuals needed to assist him, to which he responded, “OK, nice.” Nonetheless, Hines believes Rourke misunderstood how he could be helped. “I don’t suppose he understood, and now it’s taken on this media frenzy, and he flipped out,” Hines stated.
Hines additionally supplied her perception into the rental property, saying that it was “uninhabitable.” Rourke had been residing there for greater than a decade, and Goldie had solely purchased the property lower than two years in the past. Rourke’s supervisor additionally stated the owner raised the hire to $7,000 from $5,200.
As for why Rourke is financially strained, Hines defined that the actor doesn’t reside sparsely. “He both has loads or has nothing,” she stated, including that Rourke was a beneficiant one who has “given numerous his cash away to individuals, to associates.”
