Mickey Rourke says GoFundMe set up to help him avoid eviction is not him
ABC7 Los Angeles••entertainment
Key Points:
- Actor Mickey Rourke denies requesting financial help via a GoFundMe campaign to avoid eviction, calling the fundraiser "embarrassing" and urging people not to donate or to get their money back if they already have.
- Rourke's manager, Kimberly Hines, revealed she created the GoFundMe page and said the 73-year-old actor did not fully understand its implications.
- The GoFundMe campaign, which has raised over $100,000, was paused by the platform; Rourke reportedly owes nearly $60,000 in back rent for his Los Angeles residence.
- Mickey Rourke rose to fame in the 1980s, took a break from acting to pursue boxing, and made a
