Mickey Rourke Turns to GoFundMe as Eviction Looms Over LA Home
Facing eviction from his Los Angeles home, Mickey Rourke has turned to GoFundMe as unpaid rent reportedly tops $60,000. The actor’s team launched the campaign, which has rapidly gone viral.
Mickey Rourke is dealing with something a lot less cinematic than a title fight: he has a GoFundMe to keep his Los Angeles home after getting an eviction notice. Yes, that Mickey Rourke. The campaign popped up over the weekend and took off fast, because the situation is pretty stark.
What kicked this off
Rourke, 73, has reportedly fallen behind on rent by roughly $59,100 — about $60,000 — for a house he leased in L.A. His landlord, identified as Eric Goldie, is also seeking legal fees and the 'forfeiture' of the rental agreement on top of the unpaid balance. There are some nitty-gritty lease details worth flagging:
- He leased the place in March 2025 at $5,200 per month.
- The landlord later raised the rent to $7,000 per month.
- About $59,100 in rent is allegedly overdue.
- The landlord also wants legal fees and 'forfeiture' of the lease.
The GoFundMe
In response, Rourke's representative, Liya-Joelle Jones, launched a GoFundMe on Sunday, January 4, 2026, saying it was done with the actor's full permission. The pitch is straightforward: help him cover immediate housing costs so he can avoid eviction and stabilize.
'Today, Mickey is facing a very real and urgent situation: the threat of eviction from his home.'
The page says the goal is to give him some breathing room so he can stay put and get back on his feet, and that any amount helps. At the time I’m writing this, the campaign has already raised more than $41,000. One odd note: the listed target is $100,0000 — which looks like a typo. It’s unclear if they meant $100,000 or $1,000,000, but the extra zero is doing a lot of work.
A quick refresher on Rourke
Rourke broke out in films like Body Heat, Diner, The Pope of Greenwich Village, and 9 1/2 Weeks, and he also starred in Sin City. He famously stepped away from acting to try professional boxing, which led to serious injuries and multiple reconstructive surgeries. He worked his way back with supporting roles before landing Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler in 2009, playing Randy 'The Ram' Robinson — the performance that earned him his first Oscar nomination. He has also shown up in Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Iron Man 2, and The Expendables.
So, yeah — an Oscar nominee turning to crowdfunding to cover rent is not the Hollywood plot anyone expects, but here we are.