Mickey Rourke claims he has been forced to forego nearly $60,000 in rent on his former Los Angeles rental home because “living conditions” have become “unacceptable.”
Rourke told Page Six in a statement Wednesday that despite “efforts to fix” “serious problems have repeatedly been left unaddressed.”
He claimed there was an “ongoing rodent problem” on the property, which required multiple visits and was never fully resolved.
The “Sin City” star also claimed that “the bathrooms and plumbing frequently stopped working,” and that despite multiple requests for repairs, “problems continued and basic maintenance was never properly done.”
Rourke, 73, concluded his statement by saying, “Withholding rent was not a decision made lightly.”
“Despite multiple attempts to fix these issues, we could not continue to pay for a home in such poor condition.”
Eric T. Goldie, the owner of the Spanish-style bungalow in Los Angeles, did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Page Six on Wednesday.
Court documents obtained by Page Six on Tuesday showed that Rourke was evicted from the home after Goldie filed a complaint in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
The judgment was filed “in default” on Monday. This means that the “Iron Man 2” actor likely did not respond to the filing by the court’s deadline and likely did not appear in court to resolve the matter.
According to the complaint, the order is for “occupation only” of the residence, meaning Goldie is not seeking damages in the lawsuit.
Back in December, a court filing asked Rourke to order him to vacate the home within three days or pay Goldie $59,100 in back rent.
Ms Rourke, 73, was then seen leaving her home in January with a bag containing her dog and belongings.
Later, a U-Haul truck appeared in the driveway and friends could be seen removing items in black trash bags.
Page Six learned at the time that the “Celebrity Big Brother: UK” alum was staying at a luxury hotel in West Hollywood, where room rates start at $550 a night.
A fundraiser was started in Rourke’s name by Lia-Joel Jones in an attempt to raise $100,000 to keep Rourke in the home.
However, Rourke strongly denied any involvement with GoFundMe in an Instagram video.
The “frustrated” and “confused” actor insisted he wasn’t asking for “fucking charity” in the January upload, claiming he was “too proud” to do so.
Rourke also claimed in the video that “in a million years you wouldn’t know what the GoFund(Me) Foundation is.”
“I would put a gun up my butt and pull the trigger…My life is very simple. I would not access outside sources like that,” he declared in a Jan. 5 video.
His manager, Kimberly Hines, told TMZ in January that Rourke is holding out for a salary of at least $200,000 per day, despite a proliferation of job opportunities such as live appearances, autograph signings, independent films and photo shoots.
