Oscar-nominated actor Mickey Rourke agreed to go away Celebrity Big Brother U.Okay. after producers warned him about inappropriate behaviour and offensive language on-set of the hit actuality sequence.
Rourke, 72, agreed to depart the present on April 12 following a battle with Chris Hughes, 32, a fellow houseguest and Love Island alum.
“You looking at me?” Rourke requested Hughes throughout a pirate-themed problem after a number of houseguests recommended there was a rat amongst the crew.
“Don’t eyeball me. Don’t f***ing eyeball me c***,” Rourke stated to Hughes as different houseguests separated the pair.
Following the disagreement between Rourke and Hughes, a spokesperson for Celebrity Big Brother U.Okay. stated the actor’s language was thought-about “threatening and aggressive” and famous that no bodily altercation came about.
“Mickey Rourke has agreed to leave the Celebrity Big Brother House this evening following a discussion with Big Brother regarding further use of inappropriate language and instances of unacceptable behaviour,” the spokesperson for Celebrity Big Brother U.Okay. advised the BBC.
During Sunday’s episode, the occasions main as much as Rourke’s departure had been proven, together with him utilizing “sexual language” in the direction of The Only Way is Essex star Ella Rae Wise, 24, who stated she felt uncomfortable.
“(It) just makes me feel on edge. I don’t like the jokes, like the sexual jokes being made towards me. I’m a young girl and I’m not a piece of meat,” Wise advised Big Brother within the Diary Room.
Big Brother then introduced to the home that Rourke can be leaving, simply seven days after getting into the home.
Rourke apologized when he was confronted about his behaviour within the Diary Room, saying, “I’m sorry. I can’t take it back, you know, I stepped over the line.”
“And I take responsibility for doing the wrong thing. Because I lost my temper, and I’ve been trying to work on it my whole life and I wish I would have had better self-control and I’m very sorry. I’m ashamed of myself for losing it for a few seconds there,” he stated.
“I blame myself. I know it was my bad, you know, I’ve got a short fuse. I know I upset a lot of people out there,” Rourke continued. “I’m sorry for that. I’m actually ashamed of myself for getting that hot. I went over the line, you know, I did wrong. I guess I could say I’m a work in progress.”
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Just days earlier than he eliminated himself from the home, Rourke obtained his first warning by the manufacturing after he directed a number of homophobic feedback towards fellow housemate JoJo Siwa, 21.
In a clip from the episode, Rourke may be heard asking Siwa whether or not she likes boys or women.
“Me? Girls. My partner is non-binary,” Siwa stated within the footage.
“If I stay longer than four days, you won’t be gay anymore,” Rourke replied to Siwa.
“I can guarantee, I’ll still be gay, and I’ll still be in a very happy relationship,” Siwa shot again.
Later within the episode, Rourke advised Hughes that he’s “going to vote the lesbian out real quick,” which Siwa overheard and stated to Rourke, “That’s homophobic, if that was your reasoning.”
Rourke then stated loudly, “I need a f**,” and gestured in the direction of Siwa and stated, “I’m not talking to you.”
Hughes jumped in and advised Rourke that he shouldn’t say that, to which Rourke retorted he meant he wanted a cigarette.
Once Rourke returned to the home, Big Brother stated over the audio system: “This is Big Brother, would Mickey come to the Diary Room?”
“Mickey, do you understand how this language could be offensive to your housemates or the viewing public?” Big Brother requested Rourke as soon as he was within the Diary Room.
“Big Brother thinks your language was offensive and unacceptable,” Big Brother advised Rourke. “As a result, Big Brother is giving you a formal warning.”
“Right, I understand that. I apologize. I don’t have dishonourable intentions. I’m just talking smack, you know?” Rourke stated.
In a press release to Variety, a spokesperson for ITV, which airs Celebrity Big Brother U.Okay., stated, “All housemates obtain respect and inclusion coaching and an in depth briefing from the Big Brother senior group to arrange them for residing in the home and to set out Big Brother’s expectation for applicable behaviour and language.
“Housemates are monitored 24 hours a day and instances of inappropriate behaviour are dealt with appropriately and timely.”
After Rourke started making headlines for his feedback on the present, actress Bella Thorne accused him of sexual misconduct on-set of a movie they labored on collectively. She didn’t specify the challenge, however the pair labored collectively on the horror movie Girl, launched in 2020.
“This f****ing dude. GROSS,” Throne wrote over an image of Rourke. “I had to work with this man — in a scene where I’m on my knees and with my hands zip tied around my back. He’s supposed to take a metal grinder to my kneecap cap and instead he used it on my genitals through my jeans. Hitting them over and over again. I had bruises on my pelvic bone.”
“Working with Mickey was one of the all-time worst experiences of my life working as an actress,” Thorne added.
In one other put up, Thorne continued to explain her expertise with Rourke, writing, “So many gross stories of things he made me go through on that movie, including in his last scene to speed up and rev his engine so he could cover me completely in dirt.”
“I guess he thought it was funny to humiliate me in front of the entire crew. Having to go in his trailer absolutely alone because he refused to speak to the director or producers — so I had to convince him to show up and complete his job, as he shouted crazy demands that he wanted from the producers. In fact I had to beg. Alone. In his trailer,” Throne wrote.
“Since the movie could not be finished without him. Everyone’s work would’ve just been lost and completely for nothing. I didn’t wanna do it. I was uncomfortable, but I did what I was asked to do and what was best for the movie,” she stated. “Mickey should’ve never put anybody in that movie in any of those positions that he did.”
In response to Thorne’s allegations, a consultant for Rourke advised The Hollywood Reporter, “We are aware of the deeply troubling statements made by Bella Thorne regarding her experience on-set with Mr. Rourke during the production of a past film. These allegations are extremely serious.”
“Mr. Rourke adamantly denies any intentional misconduct. He has not been contacted previously with any claims of this nature and was unaware of any discomfort expressed by Ms. Thorne at the time,” the rep continued. “Out of respect for all parties involved and in light of the gravity of the claims, Mr. Rourke will refrain from commenting further at this time.”
“He is prepared to cooperate fully with any appropriate inquiry. We extend our support to all professionals who deserve to feel safe and respected in their workplace,” Rourke’s rep added.
‘Celebrity Big Brother U.K.’ airs weeknights at 9 p.m. BST on ITV1 and ITVX.
