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Actor Mickey Rourke surrendered a shotgun to authorities this week, saying he would soon be leaving the area and no longer wanted the firearm, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department told NBC4 Investigates.<\/p>\n
Deputies responded to a call Wednesday afternoon from one of Rourke’s team members, who said he wanted to turn in the shotgun, the agency said. Deputies responded to a location where Rourke is staying and spoke with the Oscar-nominated actor, known for roles in “The Wrestler,” “Sin City,” “Barfly,” Diner” and other films.<\/p>\n
The firearm was legally registered to the 73-year-old Rourke, whose breakout role was in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1983 film \u201cRumble Fish.\u201d<\/p>\n
Deputies took possession of he shotgun for what’s called safekeeping<\/a>. If Rourke does not retrieve the gun after a year, it will be destroyed.<\/p>\n Earlier this week, Rourke addressed<\/a> what he called a “humiliating” GoFundMe effort<\/a> to help him pay back rent. The donation drive indicated it was launched to help Rourke “stay in his home.”<\/p>\n In a video posted Monday on his Instagram, however, Rourke he was “frustrated” and “confused” because he was unaware of the campaign that targeted a goal of $100,000.<\/p>\n “That\u2019s not me, okay?” he said. “I\u2019d rather, if I needed money, I wouldn\u2019t ask for no f—–g charity. I\u2019d rather stick a gun up my a– and pull the trigger.<\/p>\n “My life is very simple, I wouldn\u2019t go to outside sources like that.”<\/p>\n Rourke reflected on his career in the post and said he’s done a poor job of managing it. He added that the pandemic and writers’ strike were setbacks that led to financial problems on a rental property.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n