{"id":181720,"date":"2025-08-28T06:17:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T06:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/181720\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T06:17:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T06:17:16","slug":"mickey-rourke-looks-unrecognizable-following-celebrity-big-brother-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/181720\/","title":{"rendered":"Mickey Rourke looks unrecognizable following &#8216;Celebrity Big Brother&#8217; scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mickey Rourke was a shadow of his former self as he emerged from his Beverly Hills home in a rare public sighting. <\/p>\n<p>In photos obtained by Page Six, the \u201cCelebrity Big Brother UK\u201d alum, 72, stepped out of his house on Aug. 11 to speak with a pest control and termite tech.<\/p>\n<p>Rourke was seen wearing an unzipped gray hoodie with no shirt underneath. He also wore green leisure pants and sneakers.<\/p>\n<p>The former pro boxer \u2014 who has had multiple reconstructive surgeries due to injuries \u2014 appeared disheveled with unkempt gray hair. <\/p>\n<p>Mickey Rourke looked unrecognizable in Beverly Hills earlier in August. Jeff Rayner\/Coleman-Rayner<\/p>\n<p>He wore a partially unzipped hoodie during the rare sighting.  Jeff Rayner\/Coleman-Rayner<\/p>\n<p>The former athlete was a shadow of his former self.  Jeff Rayner\/Coleman-Rayner<\/p>\n<p>The actor carried a white bag and wore a silver necklace.  Jeff Rayner\/Coleman-Rayner<\/p>\n<p>The 80s icon, who memorably starred alongside Kim Basinger in the seductive 1986 romance \u201c9 1\/2 weeks,\u201d accessorized with a silver-toned necklace and carried a white paper bag during the hourlong conversation.<\/p>\n<p>The sighting comes four months after the actor was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/04\/13\/celebrity-news\/mickey-rourke-kicked-off-celebrity-big-brother-uk-days-after-homophobic-comments\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">kicked off \u201cCelebrity Big Brother UK\u201d<\/a> for \u201cthreatening and aggressive behavior\u201d \u2014 in addition to shocking <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/04\/09\/entertainment\/mickey-rourke-attacks-jojo-siwa-in-homophobic-cbbuk-outbursts\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201chomophobic\u201d remarks made toward fellow contestant JoJo Siwa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for ITV released a statement in April confirming the former athlete had \u201cagreed to leave\u201d the reality show following \u201cfurther use of inappropriate language and instances of unacceptable behavior\u201d in the house.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMickey was ready to leave the house and it ended up feeling like a mutual decision between him and ITV in the end,\u201d a source told the Sun at the time of Rourke\u2019s multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/video\/mickey-rourke-explains-his-dramatic-celebrity-big-brother-uk-exit-after-clashing-with-castmates\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">clashes with castmates<\/a>. \u201cIt was getting too much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cCelebrity Big Brother UK\u201d alum spoke with a pest control tech.  Jeff Rayner\/Coleman-Rayner<\/p>\n<p>The star appeared unkempt in photos obtained by Page Six.  Jeff Rayner\/Coleman-Rayner<\/p>\n<p>The rare sighting comes five months after the 80s icon was kicked off \u201cCelebrity Big Brother UK.\u201d  affinitypicture \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSin City\u201d actor faced backlash after a homophobic outburst toward castmate JoJo Siwa. \/for Big Brother \/ Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>Rourke initially came under fire for his behavior on the show days earlier, when he attacked the \u201cKarma\u201d hitmaker with a series of homophobic remarks. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you like girls or boys?\u201d the \u201cSin City\u201d actor asked in footage from the show. \u201cMe? Girls. My partner is non-binary,\u201d she responded, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/04\/30\/celebrity-news\/jojo-siwa-got-cussed-out-by-ex-at-celebrity-big-brother-uk-wrap-party-after-chris-hughes-pda\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">referencing former partner Kath Ebbs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rourke\u2019s reply insinuated he could change the \u201cDance Mom\u201d alum\u2019s sexual orientation. \u201cIf I stay longer than four days, you won\u2019t be gay anymore,\u201d he said, to which Siwa replied, \u201cI can guarantee I\u2019ll\u00a0still be gay\u00a0and I\u2019ll still be in a very happy relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rourke later sparred with castmate Chris Hughes \u2014 with whom Siwa is now <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/05\/22\/celebrity-news\/jojo-siwa-and-chris-hughes-confirm-romance-during-mexican-getaway\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in a romantic relationship <\/a>\u2014 after saying he would \u201cvote the lesbian out real quick.\u201d The remark was met with a swift rebuke from Siwa, who labeled the comment \u201chomophobic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I stay longer than four days, you won\u2019t be gay anymore,\u201d he told Siwa during the show.  \/for Big Brother \/ Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>Rourke was warned he\u2019d be \u201cremoved\u201d from the house if the behavior continued.  \/for Big Brother \/ Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>Co-star Chris Hughes later gave Rourke a \u201cside eye,\u201d after which the actor unloaded a barrage of insults. \/for Big Brother \/ Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStay one step ahead with all the exclusive tea on your favorite reality TV stars!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Virtual Reali-Tea with Danny and Evan, our must-read newsletter!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Hughes told the actor he \u201ccan\u2019t do that,\u201d to which Rourke said he needed \u201ca f\u2013g,\u201d adding to Siwa, \u201cI\u2019m not talking to you.\u201d Hughes told the star he couldn\u2019t use derogatory language in the house, but Rourke said he was \u201ctalking about a cigarette.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rourke was warned that he\u2019d be \u201cremoved\u201d from the cast if the behavior continued. Rourke apologized at the time, saying he didn\u2019t \u201chave dishonorable intentions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the situation escalated when Hughes gave Rourke a noticeable side-eye while the cast members were performing a task dressed as pirates \u2014 and Rourke unloaded on him with a barrage of offensive insults. <\/p>\n<p>A source told the Sun that the actor \u201cdidn\u2019t like Chris disrespecting him with the side eye and went for him with loads of smack talk\u201d that resulted in him being asked to leave the house.<\/p>\n<p>The actor ultimately left the show.  BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>The former pro boxer apologized amid his exit from the show.  GC Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI stepped over the line,\u201d he said. \/for Big Brother \/ Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn this occasion, it was offensive, threatening and aggressive,\u201d they added. \u201cHowever it didn\u2019t get physical and security nor producers did not need to intervene.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Rourke again apologized after his exit from the series. \u201cI stepped over the line,\u201d he said in a statement, adding that he\u2019s a \u201cwork in progress\u201d with an admittedly \u201cshort fuse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI take responsibility for doing the wrong thing. I lost my temper, and I\u2019ve been trying to work on it my whole life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mickey Rourke was a shadow of his former self as he emerged from his Beverly Hills home in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":181721,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[568,185,102451,172,5923,171,102452,53,177,10637,173,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-181720","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-actors","9":"tag-celebrities","10":"tag-celebrity-big-brother","11":"tag-celebrity-news","12":"tag-celebrity-sightings","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-mickey-rourke","15":"tag-movies","16":"tag-reality-stars","17":"tag-scandals","18":"tag-tv","19":"tag-united-states","20":"tag-unitedstates","21":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115104936534385883","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181720\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/181721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=181720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}