Veteran actor Mickey Rourke has launched a press release following his eviction from a rental property. The Hollywood star addressed the state of affairs after a choose dominated in favor of his landlord, providing his facet of the state of affairs and justifying not paying hire.
Mickey Rourke Shared His Causes For Not Paying Lease
On March 11, Rourke launched a press release that addressed his eviction from his LA rental, explaining his causes for withholding the hire he owed his landlord.
In accordance with the actor, per TMZ, the house, situated on Drexel Avenue in Los Angeles, was in a state of disrepair and never match to stay in. He claimed he tried to have the problems mounted a number of occasions, however the issues remained.
“There have been ongoing rodent points that required a number of visits however had been by no means absolutely resolved, and the toilet and plumbing continuously didn’t work,” Rourke claimed, including that “fundamental upkeep” wasn’t accomplished within the house.
A Choose Dominated In His Landlord’s Favor
In December 2025, Rourke’s landlord, Eric T. Goldie, filed an eviction grievance in opposition to 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 possible 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 now not had a proper to remain on the property. Nevertheless, the order was just for possession of the house and didn’t embrace 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 point of transfer out. In accordance with experiences, Rourke, alongside together with his canine, have since been residing in a West Hollywood Lodge whereas searching for a brand new residence.
Because the 73-year-old actor mentioned in his assertion, “Withholding hire was not a choice I made flippantly. 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 state of affairs: the specter of eviction from his house.”
As famous by NBC Information, 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.
Nevertheless, Rourke denied the declare on Instagram, saying he was confused in regards to the GoFundMe. “I’d somewhat, if I wanted cash, I wouldn’t ask for no f-cking charity. I’d somewhat stick a gun up my a-s and pull the set off,” he exclaimed.
Rourke added that he wouldn’t use “outdoors sources” and mentioned 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 Challenge
In January, Hines did an interview with The Hollywood Reporter to make clear Rourke’s response to the GoFundMe account.
As she informed the outlet, they introduced the thought to the actor, saying some folks wished to assist him, to which he responded, “OK, nice.” Nevertheless, 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 mentioned.
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 mentioned 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 stay carefully. “He both has loads or has nothing,” she mentioned, including that Rourke was a beneficiant one who has “given numerous his cash away to folks, to pals.”
