Last of the Hollywood Hellraisers: Mickey Rourke's Most INSANE Secrets Revealed After He Signs Up For 'Celebrity Big Brother' — Including Homeless Boxing Match Scandal, Steroid Use Regret And Ex Being Shot With His Gun
Mickey Rourke close pals fearing for his career after he joined the reality show.
April 3 2025, Published 7:01 p.m. ET
Mickey Rourke's most insane secrets have been revealed after he joined the Celebrity Big Brother cast.
RadarOnline.com can reveal the actor's biggest shockers, including a homeless boxing match scandal, steroid use regret and an ex being shot with his gun.
The movie star is back in the public eyes thanks to the reality show.
Over the years, Rourke has found himself in a handful of scandals and was once even blacklisted in Hollywood for being too difficult to work with.
Back in 2014, it was reported a homeless man helped Rourke stage a boxing win by taking a staged loss.
During the fight, which occurred in Moscow, Rourke, who was 62 years old at the time, knocked out Elliot Seymour, 29.
At the time, the Daily Mail reported that Seymour, who lived on the streets of Pasadena, California, agreed to take a fall for the actor in what was called "a fixed fight."
A source close to the Seymour family claimed: "The whole bouncing off the ropes, hands down, punches were not landing and they were intentionally hitting each other’s gloves."
The insider added: “All these headlines Mickey Rourke beat someone half his age… Yeah, he did, but you’re not telling them the real story."
After it only took minutes for Rourke to win the fight, speculation quickly started that it was all staged.
Fans were shocked over Mickey Rourke joining the reality TV show.
Back in 2024, Rourke finally admitted to taking steroids to prepare for his role as wrestler Randy 'The Ram' Robinson in the Oscar-nominated film, The Wrestler – after previously denying using any performance-enhancing drug.
Rourke wrote on Instagram: "Was just finishing up my nightly 2-hour training. I was thinking back to when I did a film called The Wrestler.
"I honestly regret putting on 70 pounds to look the part. I did not feel comfortable in my own skin, and it took almost 4 or 5 years to get back to 180.
"It was not a great, well-thought-out plan. I, of course, used steroids and ate enormous amounts of food 6 times a day."
"My only real accomplishment was long hours in (the) gym. I regret it, but I’ve made many dumb a-- decisions in my life. I cringe when I see photos of myself. I never said I was the sharpest pencil in the box.
"Oh well, I was thinking out loud and thought perhaps I could get this message out to some young dude who wants to get bigger and bigger."
He thought he would be a professional boxer before finding an acting career.
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Rourke has had many tumultuous romances over the years – especially with his ex-wife, supermodel Carre Otis.
In her book, Beauty Disrupted: A Memoir, Otis said she was shot in the chest after Rourke stashed a handgun in her bag without telling her.
Otis has said of the incident: "We were on a set in Santa Fe, Mickey was working, and there was a horrific accident. There was a gun, his gun, it was in a bag.
"I was hit with a .357 bullet. It was about two inches from my heart. It exited through my shoulder. I was really unbelievably lucky that it didn’t hit a bone."
Otis claimed he was violent during their romance, and she turned to heroin to cope with it all.
They eventually divorced in 1998.
