the Hollywood Reporter<\/a> about the GoFundMe in a call from Europe. She had spoken with Rourke a couple of times Sunday, she said, and she said it\u2019s not true that he has no idea who started the fundraising effort. <\/p>\n\u201cNobody\u2019s trying to grift Mickey. I want him working. I don\u2019t want him doing a GoFundMe,\u201d Hines told THR. \u201cThe good thing about this is that he got four movie offers since yesterday. People are emailing him movie offers now, which is great because nobody\u2019s been calling him for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n
She and her assistant ran the idea past Rourke\u2019s assistant, she said, and everyone thought the fundraiser might be helpful. Hines and her assistant arranged for movers and a U-Haul, got the \u201cIron Man 2\u201d villain and his three dogs out and into a nearby hotel and secured an apartment for him to move into soon in Koreatown, she said, before his landlords were to change the locks Tuesday on what she called an \u201cuninhabitable\u201d house. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere was black mold,\u201d in the house, Hines told THR. \u201cNo running water. So basically, we can\u2019t even move any of the furniture out. There was water damage. So he can\u2019t even take most of his belongings with him because all the furniture is completely destroyed.\u201d Someone recorded the damage on video, she said, while a couple of people \u201cwere at his house packing up all of his valuables that could be salvaged, and they were moved to this new apartment.\u201d <\/p>\n
Hines told THR that she plans to remain as Rourke\u2019s manager despite the chaos. She did not respond to The Times\u2019 request for comment Monday. <\/p>\n
\u201c[N]obody here has done anything wrong,\u201d she told the trade. \u201cIt was done with a good intention, with a good heart. … Right now, I\u2019m fronting the money for Mickey to get him out of this emergency situation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hines said Rourke should probably take the donated money, because she can finance him for only so long. The actor has never been great at managing his money, she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe doesn\u2019t really know the word moderation,\u201d she told THR. \u201cSo he either has a lot or has nothing. He lives check to check.\u201d She said Rourke\u2019s accountant was trying to get the actor\u2019s money situation in order and it was time for a reality check with the actor about living within his means off Social Security and income from any work that might come his way. <\/p>\n
In his video, Rourke admitted the business end of his business has never been his strong suit. <\/p>\n
\u201cListen, I\u2019ve done a really terrible job in managing my career. I wasn\u2019t very diplomatic. I had to go to over 20 years of therapy to get over the damage that was done to me years ago, and I worked very hard to get through that,\u201d the \u201c9\u00bd Weeks\u201d star said. \u201cI\u2019m not that person anymore. … You gotta talk to the last several people I\u2019ve worked with. Talk to Robert Rodriguez, talk to Francis Coppola, talk to Darren Aronofsky. You know, I\u2019m not that wild man I was 20-something years ago. But you pay the price for your past.\u201d<\/p>\n
That said, he was adamant that the fundraising effort was \u201creally embarrassing\u201d and that people who donated should get their money back. <\/p>\n
But, he said, \u201cLike all storms, this\u2019ll pass, and I\u2019ll go to work and things will get back to whatever normal is.\u201d <\/p>\n
Until then, Rourke said, don\u2019t worry about him. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m grateful for what I have. I\u2019ve got a roof over my head, I\u2019ve got food to eat. … Everything\u2019s OK. Just get your money back, please. I don\u2019t need anybody\u2019s money, and I wouldn\u2019t do it this way. I\u2019ve got too much pride. This ain\u2019t my style.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n