Mickey Rourke entering the Celebrity Big Brother house last year

Mickey Rourke has claimed that he was not involved a recent GoFundMe page that was set up in his honour.

Over the weekend, a fundraising page by the Oscar-nominated actor and former Celebrity Big Brother housemate’s management team, encouraging fans to donate money to spare him from impending eviction and “help Mickey Rourke stay in his home”.

“Mickey Rourke is currently facing a very difficult and urgent situation: he is at risk of being evicted from his home,” the description read.

“Life doesn’t always move in a straight line, and despite everything Mickey has given through his work and his life, he is now dealing with a challenging financial moment that has put his housing at risk.”

At the time the page was launched, his manager Kimberly Hines, and her assistant said they’d set it up with his “full permission” with a target initially set at $100,000 (around........

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