Hollywood star Mickey Rourke has told fans he is not behind an “outrageous” fundraising website set up to support him – and urged well-wishers to try to get their money back, as the total raised has reached almost $100,000.
oscar The named actor and former boxer shared a video statement on Instagram saying he was “really disappointed” and “confused” by the page titled “Help Mickey Rourke Stay in His Home”, which was set up on the crowdfunding platform GoFundMe over the weekend.
“Someone has set up some kind of foundation or fund for me to donate money to, like, charity, and that’s not me,” Rourke told his 488,000 followers. He said he didn’t know who was behind it.
“If I needed money, I wouldn’t ask for donations without any nonsense.”
The GoFundMe page said Rourke was facing a “very real and urgent situation: the threat of eviction from his home.”
The page organiser is listed as Lia-Joel Jones, an assistant to Rourke’s manager, Kimberly Hines, and its description says it was set up with her full permission “to help cover immediate housing-related expenses” and prevent eviction.
Rourke is “going through a very difficult time right now”
According to The Hollywood Reporter, which first reported the fundraiser, Jones told the outlet that Rourke is “going through a very difficult time right now” and that it was “incredibly touching how many people care about him and want to help.”
In his video, while sitting with his dog, Lucky, Rourke denied any involvement with Page and declared his intention to consult with his lawyer to fully understand the situation.
Mickey Rourke condemned the GoFundMe page in a video shared on social media. Photo: @mickey_rourke_/Instagram
The 73-year-old admitted that he has done a “really terrible job” at managing his career but said that after years of therapy, he has “worked very hard” and is “not as wild a man” as he was in his past.
The actor was best known for films including 9 1/2 Weeks, Rumble Fish, and The Pope of Greenwich Village in the 1980s, and he continued to act in the 1990s, while also pursuing his boxing career. In 2008, he starred in The Wrestler – a performance that earned him BAFTA and Oscar nominations for Best Actor.
In 2025, he appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in the UK but was kicked out of the house due to “use of inappropriate language” and “instances of unacceptable behaviour.”.
From the very beginning, she stirred up controversy in the house by making former Dance Moms star JoJo Siwa cry with her comments about her sexuality.
Rourke stated that the COVID pandemic.
In his video, Rourke stated that the COVID pandemic and the Hollywood boom in 2023 had “killed” his finances, and he was previously in a “bad situation” with his rent.
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However, he described the fundraising page as “very embarrassing” and told fans, “Don’t give any money, and if you’ve given money, get it back…”
“I would never ask strangers or fans or anyone for money. It’s not my style. You can ask anyone who knows me. It’s disrespectful, and it’s really embarrassing.”
He told fans he was “grateful for everything I have – I have a roof over my head, I have food to eat… everything’s fine,” adding, “Take your money back, please; I don’t need anyone’s money and I wouldn’t do it that way. I’m so proud.”
Sky News has contacted representatives for Hines and Rourke for comment.
