{"id":2223331,"date":"2026-01-05T20:26:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T20:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2223331"},"modified":"2026-01-05T20:26:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T20:26:27","slug":"mickey-rourkes-fans-step-up-with-donations-to-stop-eviction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mickey-rourkes-fans-step-up-with-donations-to-stop-eviction\/","title":{"rendered":"Mickey Rourke’s fans step up with donations to stop eviction"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fans of Mickey Rourke have come through on his behalf, donating almost $80,000 so far through an online fundraiser designed to keep the actor and boxer in his Beverly Grove-area rental home. <\/p>\n

The GoFundMe was launched Sunday morning by his manager\u2019s assistant, with Rourke\u2019s permission. By Monday morning it had reached almost 79% of its $100,000 goal via donations from almost 2,000 supporters.<\/p>\n

On Dec. 18, Rourke, 73, was served with a three-day notice to pay rent or vacate the three-bedroom, 2\u00bd-bath premises where he signed a lease through last April at $5,200 a month; rent was subsequently raised to $7,000 a month. The total amount owed for 2025 was $59,100, according to legal documents reviewed by The Times. <\/p>\n

\u201cMickey Rourke is an icon \u2014 but his trajectory, as painful as it is, is also a deeply human one,\u201d the GoFundMe says. \u201cIt is the story of someone who gave everything to his work, took real risks, and paid real costs. Fame does not protect against hardship, and talent does not guarantee stability. What remains is a person who deserves dignity, housing, and the chance to regain his footing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rourke\u2019s manager, Kimberly Hines, is named as the beneficiary of the fundraiser and according to the GoFundMe page is \u201cdirectly involved\u201d in overseeing Rourke\u2019s personal and professional affairs. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal is simple: to give Mickey stability and peace of mind during an extremely stressful time \u2014 so he can stay in his home and have the space to get back on his feet,\u201d the description says. Later, it adds, \u201cAll funds withdrawn from this campaign will be applied directly toward Mickey\u2019s immediate needs and expenses, with full transparency and care, and strictly on his behalf.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rourke shined in leading roles in mid-1980s movies including \u201cThe Pope of Greenwich Village,\u201d \u201c9\u00bd Weeks\u201d and \u201cBarfly.\u201d Then, after returning to boxing in 1991, there came a long stretch of \u201cnot so much\u201d in the area of acting success.<\/p>\n

Rourke\u2019s personal pain was on display when he talked about his \u201cWrestler\u201d role as Randy \u201cThe Ram\u201d Robinson at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. <\/p>\n

\u201cI lost everything. My house, my wife, my credibility, my career,\u201d he told The Times<\/a>. \u201cI even lost my entourage, which is when you know things are really bad. I just had all this anger from my childhood, which was really shame, not anger, and used it as armor and machismo to cover up my wounds. Unfortunately, the way I acted really frightened people, although it was really just me who was scared. But I was like this person who was short-circuited and I didn\u2019t know how to fix myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

He wound up getting help from a therapist, he said at the time. What he didn\u2019t know then was that the role would earn him a best actor Oscar nomination in 2009, before he got additional attention in 2010 for his performance as villain Ivan Vanko in \u201cIron Man 2.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s put it this way, Randy the Ram was somebody 20 years ago and so was Mickey Rourke,\u201d he said in Toronto. \u201cWhen you used to be somebody and you aren\u2019t anybody anymore, you live in what my doctor calls a state of shame. You don\u2019t want to go out of the house. You hate just going to the store and having to stand in line, because inevitably someone will stare at you and say, \u2018Hey, didn\u2019t you used to be someone in the movies?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Rourke\u2019s \u201creal and punishing\u201d boxing career, which happened before and during his acting career, \u201cleft lasting physical and emotional scars,\u201d the fundraiser says. During his down years, he had health challenges and financial strain, according to the GoFundMe. <\/p>\n

According to IMDb, the Internet Movie Database, Rourke has six upcoming films on his calendar, including two that are completed and one that is currently filming. <\/p>\n

Hines, Rourke\u2019s manager, did not respond immediately to a request for comment. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.latimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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