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Mickey Rourke has reportedly surrendered his legally registered firearm to authorities
The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department told NBC4 Investigates that the actor wanted to hand in his shotgun for safekeeping
Rourke recently denied knowledge of a GoFundMe campaign launched to support him as he faces eviction from his Los Angeles home
Mickey Rourkehas surrendered a shotgun to authorities amid recent drama surrounding a GoFundMe created to raise funds as he faces eviction from his Los Angeles home.
According toNBC Los Angeles, the Oscar-nominated actor, 73, the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department said they responded to a call from one of Rourke's team members on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Deputies reportedly went where Rourke is staying, spoke with him about the legally registered firearm and took possession of it for safekeeping.
Rourke, whose real name is Philip Andre Rourke Jr., reportedly said he would soon be leaving the area and no longer wanted his firearm. If he does not later retrieve the gun after a year, it will be destroyed, per NBC Los Angeles.
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The news follows the announcement of a complaint filed on Dec. 29 claiming that the former boxerowes his landlord nearly $60,000in past-due rent on his L.A. home.
Liya-Joelle Jones, a woman who described herself as the assistant to Rourke's manager Kimberly Hines, thenlaunchedaGoFundMewith a stated fundraising goal of $100,000. The description for the fundraiser, titled "Help Mickey Rourke Stay in His Home," claimed that it was "created with Mickey's full permission to help cover immediate housing-related expenses and prevent eviction."
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ButThe Wrestlerstar thenclaimed he had no knowledgeof the GoFundMe campaign in a video shared to hisInstagramon Monday, Jan. 5. "That's not me, okay?" Rourke said of the "humiliating" campaign. "If I needed money, I wouldn't ask for no f----- charity."
Rourke added that while he did "borrow money from a great friend of mine," after suffering a financial setback, he insisted he would "never ask strangers or fans or anybody for a nickel. That's not my style."
HinesexplainedtoThe Hollywood Reporteron Jan. 6 that the fundraiser was created for the actor by his team and said that while they informed Rourke of it, he may not have fully understood at the time. She also said that Rourke's team had "moved him out of his house," claiming that the home contained "black mold," and had no running water.
Rourke has had a tumultuous year; he alsopursued legal actionagainstCelebrity Big Brother UKover an alleged pay dispute following hiscontroversial exitfrom the show in April 2025.
Among Rourke's upcoming screen projects, perIMDb, areA Walking Miracleand3 Days Rising. Yesterday,The Hollywood Reporterannounced he'll also appear in the upcoming spoofNational Lampoon's Hollywood Hustle.
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