{"id":485322,"date":"2026-01-01T18:42:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T18:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/485322\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T18:42:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T18:42:18","slug":"mickey-rourke-faces-eviction-over-60000-unpaid-rent-in-la-bungalow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/485322\/","title":{"rendered":"Mickey Rourke faces eviction over $60,000 unpaid rent in LA bungalow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Mickey Rourke is facing eviction from a bungalow in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/los-angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles<\/a> after he failed to pay nearly $60,000 in rent, according to a lawsuit filed on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Rourke, whose real name is Philip Andre Rourke Jr, rented the property earlier this year, agreeing to pay $5,200 a month, which later went up to $7,000 a month, according to the complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court and obtained by Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/mickey-rourke-accused-homophobic-jojo-siwa-comments-hit-warning-reality-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MICKEY ROURKE ACCUSED OF \u2018HOMOPHOBIC\u2019 JOJO SIWA COMMENTS, HIT WITH WARNING BY REALITY SHOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mickey-rourke-wearing-cowboy-hat.jpg\" alt=\"Mickey Rourke wearing a cowboy hat\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Mickey Rourke is facing eviction from a bungalow in Los Angeles after he failed to pay nearly $60,000 in rent, according to a lawsuit filed on Monday. (Megan Cencula\/WWD\/Penske Media via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The three-bedroom home, built in 1926, is nearby the LA County Museum of Art and the Los Angeles Farmer\u2019s Market.<\/p>\n<p>Rourke received a notice from his landlord on Dec. 18 to pay rent \u2013 of which he owes $59,100 in back rent \u2014 or vacate the property.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mickey-rourke-2008.jpg\" alt=\"Mickey Rourke in 2008\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Rourke received a notice from his landlord on Dec. 18 to pay back rent \u2013 of which he owes $59,100 \u2014 or vacate the property. (\u00a0Okan Ozer\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The plaintiff, landlord Eric Goldie, is asking for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/events\/in-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">compensation for damages and attorney fees<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mickey-rourke-bungalow.jpg\" alt=\"Mickey Rourke's bungalow\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Mickey Rourke rented the bungalow earlier this year.\u00a0 (Google Maps)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/bella-thorne-accuses-mickey-rourke-taking-metal-grinder-her-genitals-instead-kneecap-while-filming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BELLA THORNE ACCUSES MICKEY ROURKE OF TAKING METAL GRINDER TO HER GENITALS INSTEAD OF KNEECAP WHILE FILMING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital has reached out to reps for Rourke for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Rourke rented the property around the same time he agreed to leave &#8220;Celebrity Big Brother UK&#8221; earlier this year following a warning from producers over conduct they deemed inappropriate on the show, which included remarks about fellow contestant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/jojo-siwa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JoJo Siwa<\/a>\u2019s sexuality.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rourke, a former professional boxer, is known for films like 1986\u2019s erotic romance &#8220;9 \u00bd Weeks,&#8221; 2005\u2019s &#8220;Sin City&#8221; and 2008\u2019s &#8220;The Wrestler,&#8221; for which he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/events\/oscars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nominated for an Oscar<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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