Actor Mickey Rourke turned down more than US$100,000 (RM406,250) in donations raised online after he was evicted from his home in Los Angeles for owing nearly US$60,000 in overdue rent.
Rourke, 73, said in a video posted to his Instagram account Monday that it was “humiliating” and “embarrassing” that the status of his finances and living arrangements had become Internet fodder. “I would never ask strangers or fans or anybody for a nickel,” he said.
