Celebrity Big Brother’s Mickey Rourke has been kicked off the ITV show for “inappropriate language and unacceptable behaviour” less than week after he made his big debut. The Hollywood star’s time in the Celebrity Big Brother house has been marred by controversy since he entered the show on Monday – from grabbing host AJ Odudu during his entrance to receiving a formal warning over homophobic language used towards JoJo Siwa.
Now, Mickey has been removed from the show for “further use of inappropriate language and unacceptable behaviour” following a disagreement with fellow housemate Chris Hughes.
According to reports, Mickey began “smack talking” Chris during a task after disliking the fact that Chris was “disrespecting him with side eye”. A source told The Sun: “On this occasion it was offensive, threatening and aggressive. However it didn’t get physical and security nor producers did not need to intervene.”
They added that Mickey was called to the diary room and after discussing his ongoing behaviour in the house, he agreed to leave. The Mirror has reached out to ITV for comment.
Earlier in the week, Micky received a formal warning from Big Brother after using a homophobic slur during a conversation with JoJo Siwa. After asking about her sexuality, Mickey told her: “If I stay longer than four days, you won’t be gay anymore.” After JoJo replied by saying that she would still be gay and in a very happy relationship with her non-binary partner, Mickey told Chris Hughes that he’s going to “vote the lesbian out real quick”.
He then said: “”I need a fag,” before gesturing to JoJo and saying: “I’m not talking to you.” After being called to the diary room, Mickey was told by Big Brother that he used “unacceptable language and behaviour” and that repeated use of it could lead to him being removed from the Big Brother house.
Now, Mickey is at risk of having his rumoured £500,000 fee slashed by ITV after being forced to leave the show early. A source told The Sun: “Mickey won’t be receiving all his money from ITV. If a celebrity gets removed from the house, they don’t get the full fee.
“It’s as simple as that and they will be discussing that with him. Mickey was ready to leave the house and it ended up feeling like a mutual decision between him and ITV in the end. It was getting too much.”
Tonight’s episode of Celebrity Big Brother is set to air at a later time of 10pm – which some fans aren’t happy about.
Taking to social media, fans complained about the show being pushed back, with one writing: “CBB not very mommy friendly being on until 11pm #tired #10pm #bedtime #CBB.”
Sunday episodes of Celebrity Big Brother will air at 10pm each week to make room for ITV drama Grace, which will air at 9pm. This means fans will need to wait a little longer before watching Mickey Rourke’s exit play out on the show.
Mickey Rourke won’t be receiving his full £500K paycheck after being axed from Celebrity Big Brother, according to reports.
A source told The Sun that his fee is set to be slashed after he was kicked out of the house for unacceptable behaviour. “If a celebrity gets removed from the house, they don’t get the full fee. It’s as simple as that and they will be discussing that with him. Mickey was ready to leave the house and it ended up feeling like a mutual decision between him and ITV in the end. It was getting too much,” they said.
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