Mickey Rourke Update

Okay, so yesterday we told you about Mickey Rourke's propensity to duke it out. What we forgot to tell you is that the guy is a homophobe. When a reporter asked Rourke about a connection of actress Evan Rachel Wood, he exploded with the beautiful phrase: "Tell that faggot who...
By Chuck StrouseNovember 11, 2008
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Okay, so yesterday we told you about Mickey Rourke’s propensity to duke it out. What we forgot to tell you is that the guy is a homophobe. When a reporter asked Rourke about a connection of actress Evan Rachel Wood, he exploded with the beautiful phrase: “Tell that faggot who wrote all that shit in the paper that I’ll break his fucking legs.”

That is very nice. Is that something you plan to sing at your karaoke night, Mickey.

— Chuck Strouse

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Chuck Strouse is the former editor in chief of Miami New Times. He has shared two Pulitzer Prizes and won dozens of other awards. He is an honors graduate of Brown University and has worked at newspapers including the Miami Herald and Los Angeles Times.

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