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Mickey Rourke denied asking for “f–king charity” contempt a GoFundMe successful his sanction raising $100,000 and counting to keep him from eviction.
The “confused” and “frustrated” character insisted successful an Instagram video Monday, “That’s not me, OK?”
The 73-year-old claimed he “wouldn’t cognize what a GoFund[Me] instauration is successful a cardinal years.”
He added, “If I needed money, I wouldn’t inquire for nary f–king charity. I’d alternatively instrumentality a weapon up my ass and propulsion nan trigger … My life is very simple, I wouldn’t spell to extracurricular sources for illustration that.”
Rourke doubled down connected it not being his “style” to “ask strangers aliases fans aliases anybody for a nickel” because he has “too overmuch pride.”
He urged fans who donated to nan fundraiser to “get [their] money back.”
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As for “whoever did this,” nan “Celebrity Big Brother” alum speculated, “There’s only 1 personification I tin deliberation of that would do specified a thing, and I dream it’s not nan personification I’m reasoning about. It’s humiliating … But I’m judge I’ll get complete it for illustration thing else.”
The fundraiser, notably, was allegedly created pinch Rourke’s “full permission” by Liya-Joelle Jones, a female claiming to beryllium his head Kimberly Hines’ assistant.
Hines is listed arsenic nan beneficiary.
Page Six has reached retired to Jones, Hines and GoFundMe for remark but person yet to perceive back.
Elsewhere successful Rourke’s societal media upload, he addressed his financial woes successful nan aftermath of reports he owes astir $60,000 successful backmost rent.
“I wasn’t diplomatic,” nan “Sin City” prima said of nan “really unspeakable job” he has done managing his career.
“I had to spell to complete 20 years of therapy to get complete nan harm that was done to maine years ago,” he told his followers. “I worked very difficult to activity done that. I’m not that personification anymore.”
The ex-professional boxer, who we perceive is presently staying astatine a luxury West Hollywood hotel costing astatine slightest $550 a night, did bull to precocious borrowing money “from a awesome friend”
Daily Mail reported complete nan play that Rourke is “rich poor” and lives “paycheck-to-paycheck.”
A root explained to nan outlet, “He spends … truthful accelerated that he is astatine quadrate 1 correct astir nan clip that he starts making money.”
