US actor Mickey Rourke was utterly unrecognisable with a new bald look as he reportedly faces eviction from his LA home.
The Hollywood star, 73, stirred plenty of controversy during his short stint in Celebrity Big Brother last spring, where he was eventually chucked out after repeated warnings for unacceptable language.
The former boxer was spotted outside his home in Los Angeles picking up a food delivery, where his previous blonde and brown locks had been traded in for a buzzcut in a total transformation.
The screenstar, known for his leading roles in movies like 9½ Weeks, The Pope of Greenwich Village and Rumble Fish, is allegedly facing potential eviction for failing to pay up to $60,000 worth of unpaid rent.
Documents filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday reveal he received a three-day notice to pay rent or vacate the premises on December 18, which he didn’t comply with, according to the Daily Mail.
At the time of the eviction notice, Rourke reportedly owed $59,100 (£43.9k), according to the complaint from plaintiff and property owner Eric T. Goldie.
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Goldie is reportedly requesting compensation for attorney’s fees and damages. He is also asking for the ‘forfeiture’ of their rental agreement.
As the filing outlines, according to People, Rourke started leasing the property in March 2025 with the monthly rent starting at $5,200 (£3.8k) before increasing to $7,000 (£5.1k) a month.
The three-bedroom house is located in central Los Angeles’ Beverly Grove neighbourhood with a renowned history as the home of 20th-century influential crime novelist Raymond Chandler.
As for the Oscar nominee, his time on Celebrity Big Brother made his episodes the ninth-most complained-about show of the year, according to Ofcom.
He was slammed for his homophobic remarks towards JoJo Siwa and sexually inappropriate comments directed at Ella Rae Wise and threatening behaviour towards Chris Hughes.
Apologising for his ‘short fuse’, he said at the time: ‘I’m sorry for that. I’m actually ashamed of myself for getting that hot. I went over the line. I did wrong. I guess I could say I’m a work in progress. I just want to pack my bags and leave.’
Despite the various controversies, the actor has had several movies come out in 2025, with more in the pipeline.
Last year, he appeared in Devil’s Play, action thriller Jade and the Roaring Game. Over the summer, it was also announced he would be starring in the indie thriller Mascots.
Metro has reached out to Mickey Rourke’s representatives for comment.
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