Mickey Rourke has officially lost his rented Los Angeles home.
Court documents obtained by Page Six on Tuesday show that Rourkeâs former residence on Drexel Ave. is now back under the control of its landlord, Eric T. Goldie.
The judgement was filed on Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court by default â meaning the âCelebrity Big Brother UKâ alum likely failed to appear in defense of himself or respond to the complaint before a court deadline.
According to the complaint, the order was for âpossessionâ of the residence â not for any damages. People was the first to report the news on Tuesday.
A rep for Rourke did not immediately return Page Sixâs request for comment.
In December, a court filing demanded Rourke vacate the home in three days or come up with $59,100 in back rent.
Rourke, 73, was later seen removing belongings from the house in January, with a U-Haul truck appearing in the driveway a day later. At the time, Page Six learned the âIron Man 2â actor was staying in an upscale West Hollywood, Calif., hotel, with rooms starting at $550 a night.
Meanwhile, a GoFundMe was launched in Rourkeâs name by Liya-Joelle Jones, attempting to raise $100,000 to keep him from the eviction.
The actor, however, vehemently denied involvement with the fundraiser. The âconfusedâ and âfrustratedâ actor insisted in an Instagram video in January that he didnât ask for âfâking charityâ and insisted, âThatâs not me, OK?â
While cradling a small dog, Rourke claimed he âwouldnât know what a GoFund[Me] foundation is in a million yearsâ and said he has âtoo much prideâ to ask for help.
âIf I needed money, I wouldnât ask for no fâking charity,â he said. âIâd rather stick a gun up my ass and pull the trigger ⊠My life is very simple, I wouldnât go to outside sources like that.â
His manager, Kimberly Hines, told TMZ in January that despite an influx of job opportunities, Rourke has been holding out for A-list paychecks, and wonât work for less than $200,000 per day.
âHeâs rich poor if that makes sense,â an insider told the Daily Mail of Rourkeâs finances in January, noting that he had âlived the life of a rock star with plenty of drug and alcohol abuse over the years.â
âHe has outlets to make substantial amounts of money by doing films and reality shows, but he spends it so fast that he is at square one right around the time that he starts making money,â they claimed.
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