Mickey Rourke Urges Fans To Demand Refunds In ‘Cruel’ $100K GoFundMe To Prevent His Firing: ‘Get Your Money’

A Hollywood legend Mickey Rourke has also slammed the “shameful” and cruel GoFundMe page set up to raise money to prevent his eviction—and urged anyone who contributed to the $100,000 goal to seek a refund.

Rourke, 73, was threatened with eviction in December after it was alleged he was nearly $60,000 behind in rent on his rental property.

The actor who has become a boxer was given a notice by his employer on the 18th of December informing him that he has three days to pay the rent or leave the place.

Rourke is accused by the landlord of failing to pay $59,100 in rent for the property, which is located in Beverly Grove in LA and was rented to the actor for $5,200 a month.

According to court documents filed by the property owner, Eric GoldRourke failed to comply with the notice, with photos taken on New Year’s Day showing the actor still living at home.

In response to Rourke’s financial problems, a GoFundMe was set up in his name by a woman named himIt’s Joelle Jonesa member of his management team.

Despite claims from Jones and Rourke’s longtime manager, Kimberly Hinesthat the fundraiser was created only with good intentions and with permission from the actor, since then he has denied having any knowledge of its existence, while blasting the GoFundMe page as “humiliating” and “disgraceful.”

Now, in a new Instagram post, Rourke has doubled down on his criticism of the fundraiser. He urged anyone involved to “find out [your] money,” acknowledging that there were approximately $90,000 in donations yet to be returned.

“I am sad and ashamed [the] a scam to raise money for me, which was a cruel shame, as I said, when he shared a picture of himself with a shirt hanging on the wall. “Over $100,000. [were] raised by strangers who are concerned about others.”

Rourke went on to reveal that he has asked for the help of his lawyer to ensure that the money is returned to all donors, he wrote that his legal assistant “does everything in his power to ensure that anyone who donated their hard earned money is fast. [refunded].

“In fact, there is still more than $90,000 that needs to be returned to the concerned companies that sent their money. We ask people to get [your] money. The person who pulled this c–p shouldn’t get one f—ing dollar.”

In another post, he vowed to take revenge on those responsible for the GoFundMe.

“There will be serious consequences [the] “The person who did this is terrible and anyone who knows me knows that the payback will be heavy,” he wrote.

Rourke reiterated that his only concern right now is the “health and well-being” of his friend, the actor. Eric Danewho was diagnosed with ALS in early 2025.

The latest post comes days after Rourke addressed GoFundMe for the first time in a video posted to his Instagram, where he expressed his dismay that the program had been launched.

“Something came up that … I’m really frustrated, confused and I don’t understand … Someone set up some kind of foundation or fund for me, to donate money, like a charity. And it’s not me, OK?” he said in the clip.

“If I needed money, I wouldn’t ask for f—ing help. I’d just hold the gun up and pull the trigger.”

Rourke urged fans not to donate to the rally, which surpassed its $100,000 goal before being cancelled.

“This thing is very humiliating … Don’t give money, and if you give money, give it back. It’s really humiliating. They say it’s up to $100,000,” he said. “I won’t take a nickel’s worth of charity from anybody.

“Whoever did this … I don’t know why they did it. I won’t know what the GoFund foundation is in a million years.”

However, Rourke’s manager, Hines, disputed his client’s claim that he was unaware of the fundraiser, while urging him to accept the money raised—or find another way to fix his finances.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Hines confirmed that his client had moved out of the house—and was living in a hotel in West Hollywood until he was moved to a permanent residence in Koreatown.

He said that the process of moving Rourke is not easy, he said that the locks are being changed in the place where he lived as they were trying to remove his belongings – which he suspects has become worse in recent months.

“They were changing the locks on his house on Tuesday,” he said in an interview on January 6. “We wanted to get him out of there. He arrived at the hotel. We got the dogs out. We fixed him up. We got what he needed for the next week. Then we arranged for the movers. Then we got everything, all his clothes packed. I rented a U-Haul.”

When Hines traveled to Europe, he said he sent an assistant to Rourke’s home to help with the move—saying they were accompanied by a cameraman who “captured everything,” including evidence of “black mold” and a lack of running water.

“So, we can’t even move the furniture outside. There was water damage. So, he can’t even move with most of his belongings because all the furniture has been destroyed,” he said.

“The house is completely destroyed. The refrigerator does not work, there is no water. It is uninhabitable. He cannot live there.”

Although Gold’s letter reports that Rourke signed a new lease in March, Hines said his client has lived in the home for “over 10 years.” However, it recently changed hands, when the new landlord raised the rent from $5,200 a month to $7,000.

He pointed out that Rourke had tried to express his concern about the state of this home before, before Gold “went to the media saying he was firing” the actor.

Despite insisting he’s “not going anywhere” and has no intention of giving up his role as Rourke’s manager, Hines admitted he’s confused about his decision to publicly criticize the GoFundMe page, while noting his client urgently needs to find a way to pay his day-to-day expenses ifthis is not the case you will receive the money collected.

He stated that he could only support her financially for so long, and asked Rourke himself to cover his expenses.

“Ask also how you will pay your expenses at the hotel,” he urged. “I called yesterday. They were already at $400. He was there for one day.”

She continued: “Maybe she should take this help, because unless she goes back to work, I can support her for so long. I’m not Getty. I’m a working woman.”

Hines explained that he is working with Rourke to try to help him live “within his means,” explaining what money he has and what he can realistically spend.

While he did not say when his client plans to pay the R59,100 in rent the landlord now owes, Hines pushed Rourke to accept the GoFundMe money, but noted that he would find a way to return all the donations to fans if he insisted on refusing.