Mickey Rourke claims he was forced to withhold nearly $60,000 in rent on his former Los Angeles rental home because the “living conditions” became “unacceptable.”
Rourke told Page Six in a statement Wednesday that there were “serious problems that repeatedly went unaddressed” despite his “efforts to have them fixed.”
He claimed there were “ongoing rodent issues” at the property that required multiple visits but were never fully resolved.
The “Sin City” star also alleged that the “bathroom and plumbing frequently did not work” and claimed that despite his repeated requests for repairs, “the problems continued and basic maintenance was never properly handled.”
Rourke, 73, concluded the statement by stating that “Withholding rent was not a decision [he] made lightly.”
“I simply could not continue paying for a house that was in such poor condition after so many attempts to have these issues corrected.”
Eric T. Goldie, the landlord of the Spanish style bungalow in Los Angeles, did not immediately return Page Six’s request for comment on Wednesday.
Court documents obtained by Page Six on Tuesday showed that Rourke was booted from the property after Goldie filed a complaint in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
The judgement was filed on Monday “by default” — meaning the “Iron Man 2” actor likely failed to respond to the filing before a court deadline or appear in court to address the matter.
Per the complaint, the order was for “possession only” of the residence, which means that Goldie was not seeking damages in the case.
Back in December, a court filing requested that Rourke be ordered to vacate the home in three days or pay Goldie $59,100 in back rent.
Rourke, 73, was subsequently spotted removing his dog and a bag of belongings from the house in January.
A U-Haul truck later appeared in the driveway, and friends were seen removing items in black trash bags, as well.
Page Six learned at the time that the “Celebrity Big Brother: UK” alum was lodging in a luxury hotel in West Hollywood, where room rates start at $550 per night.
A fundraiser was launched in Rourke’s name by Liya-Joelle Jones, which attempted to keep Rourke in the home by raising $100,000.
But Rourke emphatically denied involvement with the GoFundMe in an Instagram video.
The “frustrated” and “confused” actor insisted in the January upload that he didn’t ask for “f–king charity” and claimed he has “too much pride” to do so.
Rourke further claimed in the clip that he “wouldn’t know what a GoFund[Me] foundation is in a million years.”
“I’d rather stick a gun up my ass and pull the trigger … My life is very simple, I wouldn’t go to outside sources like that,” he declared in the Jan. 5 video.
His manger, Kimberly Hines, told TMZ in January that Rourke has been holding out for paychecks of at least $200,000 per day — despite a proliferation of job opportunities including live appearances, signings, indie films, and photo shoots.
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