Days after reviews surfaced that the “Wrestler” actor was being evicted from his Los Angeles-area house because of unpaid lease, an indie movie director has stepped as much as get the controversial star again in entrance of the digital camera.

On January 5, 2026, Mickey Rourke launched a press release on social media, condemning latest reviews and rejecting the GoFundMe created on his behalf to assist him get again on his toes.

Talking with TMZ, director Eric Spade Rivas stated he felt sorry for Rourke, who has reportedly been going by way of powerful occasions over the past month.

Rivas defined that he needed to be of service to Rourke, so he provided the Oscar nominee $1,000 to make a cameo within the “Scarface Resurrection” movie he is creating.

In response to the outlet, Rivas desires Rourke for just one scene, which might run about 2 minutes.

If Rourke takes the supply, it would not be the primary time that he and Rivas have labored collectively.

TMZ reported that Rourke really agreed to look in Rivas’ 2020 manufacturing “The Duke of New York” for $5,000 however reportedly backed out on the final minute.

Rivas is not holding on to the previous, although, stating that he desires to ink a cope with Rourke to make issues proper.

The director additionally defined that he wished he may write a bigger examine to Rourke. Nonetheless, with the movie already shot and within the closing levels of enhancing, and with a small finances, Rivas’ palms are tied.

The film is scheduled to debut in April 2026, so if Rourke desires the money, he’ll should decide pretty quickly.

Rourke’s potential payday comes days after reviews surfaced revealing the actor was dealing with eviction from his West Hollywood house after falling behind $59,100 in lease.

In response to The Blast, the house owner, Eric Goldie, initially served the paperwork on December 29, 2025, demanding that Rourke pay or vacate the property.

The authorized paperwork state that Rourke started renting the house in March 2025 for $5,200 monthly, which later elevated to $7,000 monthly.

Goldie is looking for the almost $60,000 in again lease and lawyer’s charges.

A GoFundMe crowdfunding marketing campaign was created for the actor days after reviews of his monetary struggles surfaced on-line.

“This fundraiser is being created with Mickey’s full permission to assist cowl fast housing-related bills and forestall that from occurring,” the marketing campaign’s description learn. “Mickey Rourke is an icon—however his trajectory, as painful as it’s, can also be a deeply human one. It’s the story of somebody who gave every part to his work, took actual dangers, and paid actual prices.”

The marketing campaign has raised almost $101,000 as of January 6, 2026. Nonetheless, in a scathing Instagram video, Rourke rejected the GoFundMe, calling it “embarrassing” and “humiliating.”

“That is not me, okay?” he stated within the video. “I would moderately, if I wanted cash, I would not ask for no f-cking charity. I would moderately stick a gun up my [butt] and pull the set off.”