Mickey Rourke Exits Celebrity Big Brother After 'Unacceptable Behavior'
Mickey Rourke left 'Celebrity Big Brother' following a heated argument with Chris Hughes and backlash for comments toward JoJo Siwa
Mickey Rourke has exited Celebrity Big Brother UK days receiving a formal warning for his treatment of fellow housemate, JoJJo Siwa.
âMickey 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,â a Celebrity Big Brother spokesperson told Us Weekly on Saturday, April 12.
Rourke, 72, left the all-star reality show following a disagreement with Love Island UK star Chris Hughes over a task. The two housemates became heated over their disagreement but the confrontation reportedly did not turn physical.
Earlier in the week, the one-time Oscar nominee received a formal warning in Big Brotherâs âdiary roomâ for violating ârules regarding unacceptable language.â He offended Siwa after telling her if he stayed in the house âlonger than four days, you wonât be gay anymore.â
Mickey Rourke and Jojo Siwa on âCelebrity Big Brother UKâ ITV
âI can guarantee Iâll still be gay,â Siwa, 21, shot back, âAnd Iâll still be in a very happy relationship.â
Siwa then overheard Rourke telling Hughes that he was âgoing to vote the lesbian out real quick,â prompting the Dance Moms alum to respond, âThatâs homophobic, if that was your reasoning.â
In the âdiary room,â Rourke was told that his âlanguage was offensive and unacceptableâ and was warned he could be âremoved from the Big Brother houseâ if there was another incident.
Rourke eventually apologized to Siwa, telling her, âIâve got a habit of having a short fuse. And I donât mean nothing by it. I do mean it [sorry]. If I didnât, I wouldnât say it to you.â
Siwaâs partner, Kath Ebbs, later condemned Rourkeâs conduct as âbeyond disgustingâ while the reality starâs mother, Jessalyn Siwa, said she was disheartened by the ordeal.
Related: Kelly Rowland, Emma Watson and More Stars Who Stormed off Sets
Everyone has bad days, but for celebrities, their bad days sometimes happen while on set. Several stars have made headlines for storming off the sets of TV shows and movies over the years, including Kelly Rowland. The actress and singer reportedly left the Today set right before she was set to guest host an episode [âŚ]
âIâm really sad, though, that I sent my kid â and she is my kid [because] I am her mom and she is my kid â to a foreign country to do a TV show and she got treated like that right away, right out of the gate,â Jessalyn, 50, said on Friday, April 11 via Instagram.
In response to the controversy, the Iron Man 2 starâs spokesperson Kimberly Hines told Us Weekly that Rourke âspeaks from his heart and means well.â
Subscribe to newsletters
Please enter a valid email.
By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly
Deal of the Day
Put a Spring in Your Step With The Platform Sandals Users Say Are âExtremely Comfortableâ â Now 27% off! View Deal
âHe is old school, direct and honest. I have worked closely with him for nine years and he is 100 percent authentically himself. There will never be another Mickey Rourke. Period,â Hines said.
Related: âBig Brotherâ Players Whoâve Quit the Game or Been Expelled
Since Big Brother first aired in July 2000, a handful of contestants have left the game early for various reasons. Due to the showâs live feeds, Big Brother fans are often aware that a houseguest has left the game before an official announcement is made. Prior to Paloma Aguilarâs self-eviction from Big Brother 24 being confirmed [âŚ]
Prior to receiving a formal warning on the UK show, Rourke faced a backlash from viewers for grabbing cohost AJ Odudu during his entry into the Celebrity Big Brother house.
Rourke first found Hollywood fame with hits like Body Heat and Diner in the 1980s, before briefly quitting acting to pursue his passion for boxing in the early 1990s. He later returned to acting and received a Best Actor Oscar nomination in 2009 for his gripping performance as a down-on-his-luck grappler in The Wrestler.
Just For You