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 decide dominated in favor of his landlord, providing his facet of the state of affairs and justifying not paying lease.
Mickey Rourke Shared His Causes For Not Paying Hire
On March 11, Rourke launched a press release that addressed his eviction from his LA rental, explaining his causes for withholding the lease he owed his landlord.
In response to the actor, per TMZ, the house, situated on Drexel Avenue in Los Angeles, was in a state of disrepair and never match to dwell in. He claimed he tried to have the problems mounted 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 toilet and plumbing regularly didn’t work,” Rourke claimed, including that “fundamental upkeep” wasn’t finished within the house.
A Choose 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 lease.
As beforehand reported by The Blast, a California decide dominated in favor of Rourke’s landlord, Eric T. Goldie, on March 9. It was a default judgment, which probably means Rourke didn’t seem in court docket to defend himself or reply to the case in a well timed method.
The decide 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 lease he owed or vacate the premises inside three days.
In January, a U-Haul truck was noticed exterior his house as he was on the point of transfer out. In response to reviews, Rourke, alongside along with his canine, have since been dwelling in a West Hollywood Lodge whereas searching for a brand new residence.
Because the 73-year-old actor stated in his assertion, “Withholding lease was not a call I made flippantly. I merely couldn’t proceed paying for an condo 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 concerning the “poor situation” of the property.
Mickey Rourke Rejected GoFundMe Cash
In January, a GoFundMe was launched with a aim 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 that they had the actor’s “full permission” for the fundraiser.
Nonetheless, Rourke denied the declare on Instagram, saying he was confused concerning the GoFundMe. “I’d slightly, if I wanted cash, I wouldn’t ask for no f-cking charity. I’d slightly stick a gun up my a-s and pull the set off,” he exclaimed.
Rourke added that he wouldn’t use “exterior 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 Concern
In January, Hines did an interview with The Hollywood Reporter to make clear Rourke’s response to the GoFundMe account.
As she advised the outlet, they offered the concept to the actor, saying some folks wished 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 provided her perception into the rental property, saying that it was “uninhabitable.” Rourke had been dwelling 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 lease to $7,000 from $5,200.
As for why Rourke is financially strained, Hines defined that the actor doesn’t dwell sparsely. “He both has so much or has nothing,” she stated, including that Rourke was a beneficiant one that has “given a whole lot of his cash away to folks, to buddies.”
