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Topics: TV And Film, Celebrity, Celebrity Big Brother
Jen Thomas
Mickey Rourke has broken his silence around claims made by Bella Thorne that he injured her while onset together.
The actor has recently been kicked out of the Celebrity Big Brother house for 'threatening' behaviour towards other housemates and horrendous homophobic comments towards JoJo Siwa.
He also made inappropriate remarks to another female co-star.
Since exiting the house he has replied to allegations made by Thorne that he inflicted bruises on her pelvic bone on set.
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The star had accused Rourke of on-set misconduct and harassment she said that left her with bruised 'genitals', and Rourke has now denied the claims.
A representative for Rourke has spoken out, saying her client 'adamantly denies any intentional misconduct'.
They said he was unaware of any concerns during filming and that Rourke was in the dark of the reports.
Rourke and Thorne starred together in Girl in 2020, in which Mickey played the local sheriff with Bella as the lead character.
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She is accusing him of harassment on set and slammed his behaviour towards her.
The rep shared a statement with Variety, saying they are 'aware of the statements made by Bella Thorne regarding her experience on set with Mr. Rourke during the production of a past film'.
"These allegations are extremely serious. Mr. Rourke adamantly denies any intentional misconduct," they added.
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"He was not made aware of any such concerns during filming and had no prior knowledge of Ms. Thorne's discomfort until now."
The representative added: "Out of respect for all parties and given the gravity of the claims, Mr. Rourke will not be making further public comment at this time. He remains willing to cooperate with any appropriate inquiry through the proper channels."
"We affirm the right of every performer to feel safe and respected in their work environment."
Bella said that working with Mickey was 'one of the all-time worst experiences of my life'.
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She alleged Rourke 'bruised her genitals' when he repeatedly smashed a metal grinder into her crotch instead of her knees and made her 'uncomfortable' on set.
"This f****** dude. GROSS," she wrote, "I had to work with this man - In a scene where I'm on my knees with my hands zip-tied around my back."
She claimed: "He's supposed to take a metal grinder to my kneecap, and instead, he used it on my genitals [through] my jeans. Hitting them over and over again."
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Thorne said the experience left 'bruises on my pelvic bone' called it 'one of the all-time worst experiences of my life working as an actress'.
She also said he did things to 'humiliate' her on set, including revving his engine so he could completely cover her in dirt, and she slammed his disrespect towards everyone onset, saying she had to 'beg' him to finish shooting.
She recalled 'having to go in his trailer absolutely alone because he refused to speak to the director or producers - so I had to convince him to show up and complete his job, as he shouted crazy demands that he wanted from the producers'.
"In fact, I had to beg. Alone. In his trailer. Since the movie could not be finished without him. Everyone's work would've just been lost and completely for nothing," Thorne added.
A Celebrity Big Brother rep said of his exit: "Mickey Rourke has agreed to leave the Celebrity Big Brother House this evening following a discussion with Big Brother regarding further use of inappropriate language and instances of unacceptable behaviour."