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actor mickey rourke Facing eviction in Los Angeles after failing to pay nearly $60,000 in rent.
this Oscar-nominated actor and former professional boxerPhilip Andre Rourke Jr., 73, was given a three-day notice on Dec. 18 to pay rent or vacate the home, but he failed to comply, according to court documents filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court.
At the time of the notice, Rourke allegedly owed $59,100.
In March, Rourke signed a lease on the three-bedroom, 2.5-bath home for $5,200 a month; the fee later increased to $7,000 a month, court documents say.
The property’s owner, Eric Goldie, is seeking attorney’s fees and damages.
independent Representatives for Locke have been contacted for comment.
Locke came to prominence in the early 1980s as a brooding and charismatic character on screen, appearing in roles such as body heat (1981) and dinner (1982) Before becoming the leading man rumble fish (1983) and The Pope in Greenwich Village (1984).
he became a real star 9½ weeks (1986) and angel heart (1987; however, conflicts with directors, erratic behavior and a turn to professional boxing – which left him with physical changes – hampered his Hollywood rise in the ’90s.
“I lost everything. My house, my wife, my credibility, my career,” he told the times In a 2008 interview, “I just started in childhood with a lot of anger, which was really shame, not anger, and used that as armor and machismo to cover up my wounds. Unfortunately, I acted in a way that really scared people, even though it was really only me who was scared. But I was like this short-circuited person, and I didn’t know how to fix myself.”
He made a comeback in 2008, playing Randy “The Ram” Robinson, an aging wrestler in Darren Aronofsky’s film “The Ram.” wrestlerwhich earned him a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination for leading actor.
However, the role failed to spark a major career comeback, and earlier this year the New York-born actor appeared in Celebrity Big Brother UKhe revealed that he had to borrow $500,000 from the bank due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the actors’ strike.
Controversy surrounding the star immediately began After he “ogled” commercial bank hostAJ Oduduhe faced being hung up on After making homophobic comments arrive dance moms JoJo Siwa.
actor’s Six days of running around the house came to an abrupt end After engaging in “threatening and aggressive” behavior towards others love island Star Chris Hughes and using “inappropriate sexual language.” Tovey Stars Ella Mae Wise.
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According to reports, he Paid £500,000 for his three-week job Following his sacking, the fee was reportedly significantly reduced to £50,000 the sun. ITV did not respond independentComment was requested at the time.