Mickey Rourke surrenders firearm to authorities
Mickey Rourke has handed over a legally-registered shotgun to authorities because he doesn't want it anymore.
Mickey Rourke has surrendered a shotgun to authorities.
The Wrestler actor was reportedly visited by the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department after they responded to a call from one of his team members on Wednesday (07.01.26) and took possession of the legally-registered firearm for safekeeping, NBC Los Angeles reports.
The 73-year-old star is said to have told deputies he is leaving the area and no longer wanted the gun. If he doesn't retrieve it after a year, it will be destroyed by authorities.
The decision from Mickey came amid a row over unpaid rent which saw a member of his management team set up a GoFundMe campaign to help cover his bills after he faced eviction.
His manager, Kimberly Hines, told Deadline: "We’re trying to do the best that we can. My assistant started it to help Mickey as a nice gesture because he was being forced out of his home.
"It was not done with any mal intent. The money has not gone anywhere. If Mickey decides he does not want it, the money will be returned to his fans."
The fundraiser was set up by Hines' personal assistant Liya-Joelle Jones, who wrote on the page: "This fundraiser is being created with Mickey’s full permission to help cover immediate housing-related expenses and prevent that from happening."
The 73-year-old actor is said to owe $59,100 (£43,875) in rent on his Los Angeles home and Hines told Deadline the crowdfunder was set up after Rourke was served with an eviction notice and left with nowhere to go.
The Rumble Fish actor has since been moved to a hotel and the publication reports his management team and a producer pal have been footing the bill for his stay.
Kimberly added: "I would love nothing more than Mickey Rourke to go back to work and do what he does best."
After news of the GoFundMe campaign broke, Mickey took to Instagram to share a video in which he condemned the money-raising scheme - and even claimed his former landlords might have been behind it.
He said: "Something's come up that I'm really frustrated, confused [about] and I don't understand. Somebody set up some kind of foundation or fund for me to donate money like charity and that's not me. Okay.
"I'd rather, if I needed money, I wouldn't ask for no f****** charity. I'd rather stick a gun up my a** and pull the trigger.
"So whoever did this, I don't know ... why they did it. I don't understand it. I wouldn't know what a GoFundMe foundation is in a million years. My life is very simple, I don't go to outside sources like that and yeah it is embarrassing but I'm sure I'll get over it like everything else."
Mickey also claimed he stopped paying rent on his home amid a disagreement with his landlords over repairs which hadn't been carried out and he insisted the case will be fought out in court.
