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Topics: Bella Thorne, Celebrity, Hollywood, Social Media, Mickey Rourke
Niamh Shackleton
Topics: Bella Thorne, Celebrity, Hollywood, Social Media, Mickey Rourke
Bella Thorne has branded Mickey Rourke as 'gross' following her experience of working with him.
Former Disney star Thorne and Rourke, who is currently starring in Celebrity Big Brother UK, worked on the 2020 movie Girl together.
He's caused a stir on CBB UK in light of remarks he made to fellow housemate JoJo Siwa.
The actor made homophobic slurs to the 21-year-old leading to him receiving a formal warning from producers. Rourke went on to apologize for what he said to Siwa.
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In the wake of the controversy, Thorne has taken to social media and made a series of allegations about her former co-star.
On her Instagram Story, Thorne shared an article about the incident between Rourke and Siwa in the CBB house and penned over it: "This f**king dude. GROSS. I had to work with this man – In a scene where I’m on my knees with my hands zip-tied around my back. He’s supposed to take a metal grinder to my kneecap, and instead he used it on my genitals thru my jeans. Hitting them over and over again."
Thorne continued to say that the ordeal left with her 'bruises on [her] pelvic bone' and branded working with Rourke as 'one of the all-time worst experiences of my life working as an actress'.
Thorne then took her claims to Twitter and penned: "So many gross stories of things made me go thru on that movie, including in his last scene to speed up and rev his engine so he could cover me completely in dirt.
"Idk I guess he thought it was funny to humiliate me in front of the entire crew."
A rep for Rourke has since addressed Thorne's remarks and stated that the 72-year-old denies any wrongdoing.
In a statement issued to Variety, a rep for the actor said: "These allegations are extremely serious. Mr. Rourke adamantly denies any intentional misconduct. He was not made aware of any such concerns during filming and had no prior knowledge of Ms. Thorne’s discomfort until now."
Rourke’s rep continued: "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."
UNILAD have approached Rourke's and Thorne's reps for additional comment.