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Oscar-nominated actor faces eviction for $60K in unpaid rent

Mickey Rourke owes $59,100 in rent for a Beverly Grove home and faces eviction after failing to pay despite a three-day notice, with legal fees also sought by the landlord.

  • On Monday, documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court show Mickey Rourke, Oscar-nominated actor, faces eviction after failing to pay $59,100 in unpaid rent and ignoring a three-day notice .
  • In March 2025, Rourke signed the lease, with monthly rent starting at $5,200 and later rising to $7,000, court filings say.
  • Listings and filings describe the Beverly Grove three-bedroom, 2.5-bath Spanish bungalow built in 1926, while Eric Gold, property owner and plaintiff, seeks attorney's fees, damages, and forfeiture of the rental agreement.
  • A representative for Rourke did not immediately respond to requests for comment and outlets have sought replies after his Jan. 1 sighting grabbing food and groceries.
  • Rourke's career mixes acclaimed performances and public controversies, earning acclaim for The Wrestler and appearing in recent 2025 films while being removed from Celebrity Big Brother.
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Actor Mickey Rourke was picked up on January 1 at the door of his home in Los Angeles, where he allegedly faces an eviction for lack of rent. Hairless and hard to recognize, 73-year-old film star El Lugador has been living on this property since March 2025 and is currently in the process of eviction, as revealed by The Post. Rourke, whose birth name is Philip Andre Rourke Jr., received on December 18 a three-day notice to pay the debt or evict t…

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The 73-year-old actor was captured on New Year's Eve outside his home

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TMZ broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Friday, January 2, 2026.
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