The campaign "Help Mickey Rourke Stay in His Home" has raised over $96,000 since it was launc. 4. It was started after the actor was hit with a notice to pay $59,100 he allegedly owes in back rent or face eviction.

Mickey Rourke has denounced a GoFundMe set up to help him pay the money he owes on his Los Angeles home after being threatened with eviction.

Mickey Rourke confirmed he is not involved with the GoFundMe campaign that was launched under the premise of helping the actor to stay in his home.

In a video shared to his Instagram profile on Monday, Jan. 5, Rourke addressed the campaign and claimed he had no knowledge of it. He said he was "frustrated," "confused" and didn't understand why someone created a GoFundMe campaign on his behalf.

But the poll also shows Americans — including crowdfunding donors — have some doubts about whether people who crowdfund really need the money and use it responsibly. Most U.S. adults don’t have high confidence that crowdfunding sites charge reasonable service fees or that campaigns generally reach their goals.

Denise Richards is furious that her estranged husband, Aaron Phypers, used her daughter Eloise in his pleading GoFundMe campaign as he faces potential homelessness. During an appearance on Tori Spelling's podcast on Thursday,

The GoFundMe said it was started by the assistant of Rouke's manager with the actor's "full permission." The actor said Monday he was "frustrated" by the campaign.

After Rourke slammed a GoFundMe set up on his behalf, his manager tried to clear up the confusion, insisting it’s real and was done with good intentions to help him get a new place to live.

Mickey Rourke, the 73-year-old Oscar-nominated actor from films like The Wrestler and Sin City, received a three-day eviction notice on December 18, 2025, for his Los Angeles bungalow. The notice cited $59,

Despite her client claiming total ignorance, Kimberly Hines told THR that she and her assistant had the idea to reach out to the public for help, and says that Rourke gave the thumbs up, though she cops to the idea that he may not have realized what he was agreeing to. As she put it:

Mickey Rourke says he had no knowledge of a GoFundMe campaign that raised more than $100,000 in his name, calling the situation “humiliating” and urging fans to request refunds.