Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke has been kicked out of the celebrity Big Brother home for “an unacceptable instance of behavior” and “inappropriate language.”
The 72-year-old BAFTA winner is understood to have used behavior and language that was considered threatening and offensive during a task directed at former Love Island contestant Housemate Chris Hughes. According to PA News Agency, no physical altercation occurred.
Rourke received a formal warning from Big Brother earlier in the week about “unacceptable language and behavior” directed at housemate JoJo Siwa. The 21-year-old US singer accused Rourke of homophobia after commenting on her sexuality, saying, “I’ll vote for lesbians right away.”
The Oscar-nominated actor also asked Wywa if she “likes girls and boys.” He said when she replied that she liked girls and that her partner was non-binary.
She replied: “I can guarantee that I am still gay, and I am still in a very happy relationship.”
Presenting BBC and ITV sports coverage, Hughes told Rourke, “You can’t say that,” after the former boxer said he needed “tobacco,” he gestured on the wrinkles, “I’m not talking to you.”
Hughes, 32, comforted the wrinkles in an episode Wednesday after the comments.
In the diary room, Rourke was given a formal warning, and Big Brother said:
Rourke then apologised to Siwa and said, “I want to apologize. I have the habit of having a short fuse, and I mean nothing by it.”
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A spokesman for the ITV Show said on Saturday: “Mickey Rourke agreed to leave the celebrity Big Brother House tonight following a discussion with Big Brother about further use of inappropriate language and cases of unacceptable behavior.”
Rourke was awarded major actors Buffta and Golden Globes for playing the retired roll of professional wrestler Randy “Rum” Robinson, who retired wrestler in 2008.
