Mickey Rourke’s Manager Defends Eviction Gofundme as Legit: ‘we’re All Here to Help’

Mickey Rourke’s Manager Defends Eviction GoFundMe as Legitimate: ‘We’re All Here to Help’

JANUARY 6, 2026 – Kimberly Hines, Mickey Rourke’s longtime manager, is standing by the GoFundMe campaign set up for the actor following his eviction. The fundraiser has raised over $100,000, but on Monday, January 5, Rourke shared a video on Instagram insisting he was not involved with the effort and rejecting the donations.

“If I needed money, I wouldn’t ask for no fucking charity,” Rourke said. “I’d rather stick a gun up my ass and pull the trigger. So whoever did this, I don’t know if they did it — why they did it.

I don’t understand it.”

Hines has been trying to clarify the situation in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. She stated that Rourke knew who was behind the effort but emphasized his need for support. “I understand that he has to say that. We’re all here to help Mickey and get him back on his feet, get him back to work, get him back making movies and telling stories and creating characters and being the Mickey Rourke that we all have known and love,” Hines said.

Hines acknowledged that it was possible Rourke didn’t fully understand what a GoFundMe was when she presented the idea. “We said ‘Mickey, there’s some people that want to help you out.’ He’s like, ‘OK, great.’ I don’t think he understood, and now it’s taken on this media frenzy, and he flipped out,” Hines explained.

Despite Rourke’s disavowal, Hines insisted that there was nothing shady about the GoFundMe. “Nobody’s trying to grift Mickey,” she said, adding that the only issue right now is figuring out how to get the money to Rourke because he “doesn’t have a bank account.”

The situation with Rourke’s housing has been ongoing for some time.

Hines detailed that Rourke had been living in his old house for years but was recently faced with a significant rent increase from $5,200 to $7,000 by Eric Goldie. This led to the landlord suing Rourke at the end of last year for nearly $60,000 in unpaid rent.

However, Hines claims that the house was “uninhabitable,” with “black mold,” “no running water,” “water damage,” and a non-functioning refrigerator. This has contributed to Rourke’s financial struggles, which have been ongoing for years. “He’s given a lot of his money away to people, to friends.

He’s loaned people money,” Hines added.

Currently, Rourke is staying at a hotel in West Hollywood but will soon be moving to a more permanent apartment in Koreatown. Meanwhile, Hines has been “fronting the money for Mickey to get him out of this emergency situation,” but noted she can “only finance him for so long.”

“The good thing about this is that he got four movie offers since yesterday,” Hines said, indicating a potential path forward. “People are emailing him movie offers now, which is great because nobody’s been calling him for a long time.”

Rourke’s Financial Struggles and Generosity

While Rourke has faced financial difficulties, Hines highlighted his generosity over the years. “He bought his ex-girlfriend, who had cancer, an apartment. Didn’t buy himself an apartment. He’s given a lot of his money away to people, to friends,” she said.

Future Plans and Support

The GoFundMe campaign has raised over $100,000 but is currently in limbo as Rourke refuses the funds. Hines assured that if he doesn’t want it, donors will be reimbursed. “A GoFund is set up for him, and now he’s rejecting it? ‘OK, Mick, no problem.’ But nobody here has done anything wrong,” she said.

With Rourke facing eviction and financial troubles, the GoFundMe campaign aims to provide some relief while also supporting his return to work. “The purpose of this is to help Mickey get back on his feet and continue making movies and telling stories,” Hines concluded.