A crowdfunding page has been set up for actor and former boxer Mickey Rourke who organisers say is facing eviction over unpaid rent on his Los Angeles home.<\/p>\n
The actor, who was nominated for an Academy Award for the 2008 drama The Wrestler, approved a fundraiser launched by a friend and member of his management team.<\/p>\n
It is alleged he owes around $US60,000 ($89,000) in rent after being sued by his landlord.<\/p>\n
The Los Angeles Times<\/a> reports he was served a three-day notice by his landlord over his unpaid rent on December 18.<\/p>\n Organiser Liya-Joelle Jones said the fundraiser was created to “help cover immediate housing-related expenses and prevent that [eviction] from happening”.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Mickey Rourke is an icon \u2014 but his trajectory, as painful as it is, is also a deeply human one,” she wrote.<\/p>\n “It is the story of someone who gave everything to his work, took real risks, and paid real costs.<\/p>\n “Fame does not protect against hardship, and talent does not guarantee stability. What remains is a person who deserves dignity, housing, and the chance to regain his footing. “<\/p>\n Rourke is best known for his roles in The Wrestler, 9 and a half weeks and Barfly.<\/p>\n ‘Inappropriate comments’<\/p>\n Rourke made headlines last year when he was removed from Celebrity Big Brother UK, accused of making homophobic comments aimed at a fellow contestant on the show, Jojo Siwa, as well as “further inappropriate behaviour”.<\/p>\n