Mickey Rourke’s brief stint on Celebrity Big Brother was packed with contentious incidents, culminating in his removal after a verbal altercation.
As one of the most recognized stars in this season’s Celebrity Big Brother, due to notable roles in films like The Wrestler and Sin City, actor Mickey Rourke’s presence was highly anticipated, but ultimately brief.
Despite being paid a substantial amount to join the British reality show, Rourke quickly became a source of tension both among fellow contestants and with viewers, owing to a series of inappropriate incidents.
These included homophobic remarks made toward JoJo Siwa, derogatory comments about comedian Donna Preston’s appearance, and troubling behavior towards host Aj Odudu prior to entering the house.
All these incidents, coupled with a recent clash with Love Island’s Chris Hughes, likely played a role in the decision to expel him from the show.
During Sunday night’s episode on April 13, tensions flared between Rourke and Hughes, with Rourke’s behavior being labeled as ‘threatening and aggressive,’ even though the conflict did not become physical.
For those who missed the live drama, a video snippet of the incident is circulating on social media, also available on the reality show’s official YouTube channel.
During the incident, Rourke became irate when Hughes seemingly ‘eyeballed’ him during a group task where they were dressed as pirates.
When Hughes explained it was meant as a joke, it failed to calm Rourke, leading to other participants having to separate them.
Throughout the altercation, Rourke continuously insulted Hughes until Big Brother summoned him to the diary room.
In the diary room, Rourke was reprimanded not only for this altercation but also for using ‘inappropriate sexual language’ towards another contestant, Ella Rae Wise from TOWIE.
Big Brother addressed him: “Mickey, Big Brother needs to speak to you about your behavior. Earlier today in a disagreement with Chris, your language and behavior were threatening and aggressive. Big Brother does not tolerate threatening language or behavior.
“In addition, you have used inappropriate sexual language to Ella.”
Mickey claimed he was ‘unaware’ of this, but accepted the feedback, stating, ‘but okay’.
Big Brother continued: “This language has caused offence to your fellow housemates and could cause offence to the viewing public. This is not the first time Big Brother has had to speak to you about your offensive and inappropriate language.
“Big Brother considers your language and behavior today to be seriously unacceptable and as a result Big Brother has no option but to ask you to leave the Big Brother house.
“Mickey, is there anything else you’d like to say?”
It was then that Rourke expressed his remorse, acknowledging he crossed a line, attributing his behavior to an inability to manage his ‘short fuse’.