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Mickey Rourke is exploring legal action against Celebrity Big Brother UK after his controversial exit. Rourke’s rep, Kimberly Hines , told TMZ on Tuesday, April 15, that the actor’s team is speaking with lawyers in the United Kingdom about a potential lawsuit against ITV, which is the company that produces the competition series. Hines alleged to the outlet that Rourke is being “unjustly” denied specific compensation.
She claimed that Celebrity Big Brother producers deliberately removed Rourke from the show over the weekend, which fell one day before the Oscar winner would have become contractually eligible to receive a higher paycheck. In addition to payment for appearing on the show, Hines also claimed that Rourke was contractually promised first-class accommodations for him and his team before arriving in London. According to TMZ, Hines alleged that Rourke was later informed that the network would only cover hotel rooms up to $300 per night.
Rourke has reportedly booked a hotel which cost him an estimated $50,000. Related: Mickey Rourke Is 'Ashamed' of Behavior Amid 'Celebrity Big Brother' Exit Hines told the outlet that the Celebrity Big Brother producers were aware of the risk of Rourke saying something controversial and they got what they wanted from him before “sending him out with barely a ride to the airport.” Us Weekly has reached out to Rourke and Celebrity Big Brother UK for comment.
Rourke was one of the 13 star-studded houseguests competing on the U.K. interaction of the reality series.
News broke on Saturday, April 12, that Rourke had been removed from the game . “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,” a spokesperson for the told Us at the time. Before his expulsion, Rourke received a formal warning following an encounter with fellow competitor JoJo Siwa .
He told the Dance Moms alum that if she stayed in the house “longer than four days, you won’t be gay anymore,” which offended her. Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly Check our latest news in Google News Check our latest news in Apple News Related: JoJo Siwa’s Mom Reacts to Mickey Rourke’s Homophobic ‘Big Brother’ Comments After the incident with Siwa, Rourke got into a disagreement with Love Island UK star Chris Hughes over a task.
The two housemates got heated, but the confrontation reportedly did not turn physical. After news broke of his departure, ITV dropped a promo of the “heated” moment. Rourke expressed his regrets over his behavior on the reality series and apologized in his exit episode which aired on Sunday, April 13.
“I stepped over the line. I take responsibility for doing the wrong thing,” he said. “I lost my temper, and I’ve been trying to work on it my whole life.
And I wish I would have had better self-control. I’m very sorry. I’m ashamed of myself for losing it for a few seconds there.
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