Mickey Rourke Slams Bella Thorne’s Claim He ‘Bruised’ Her On Set

Mickey Rourke has denied Bella Thorne‘s startling allegations of on-set misconduct and harassment that allegedly left her with bruised “genitals.”

Via a rep, the actor acknowledged that he “adamantly denies any intentional misconduct,” including that he was left at the hours of darkness about any such considerations throughout filming.

Mickey Rourke got here underneath hearth from followers just lately attributable to a homophobic comment he made involving JoJo Siwa.

Rourke and Thorne starred within the 2020 revenge thriller “Woman,” the place he performed the native sheriff and Thorne, the lead character. The actress accused him of harassing her on set earlier than occurring to slam the best way he approached his work.

In a press release shared with Variety, a consultant for Rourke mentioned they’re “conscious of the statements made by Bella Thorne concerning her expertise on set with Mr. Rourke throughout the manufacturing of a previous movie.”

“These allegations are extraordinarily severe. Mr. Rourke adamantly denies any intentional misconduct,” the assertion continued. “He was not made conscious of any such considerations throughout filming and had no prior data of Ms. Thorne’s discomfort till now.”

Rourke’s rep famous, “Out of respect for all events and given the gravity of the claims, Mr. Rourke is not going to be making additional public remark right now. He stays keen to cooperate with any acceptable inquiry by way of the right channels.”

“We affirm the proper of each performer to really feel protected and revered of their work setting,” the rep added.

Rourke’s response comes after Thorne took to social media to slam the “Angel Coronary heart” actor following the uproar he sparked whereas showing on ITV’s “Movie star Massive Brother.”

In what she described as “one of many all-time worst experiences of my life,” the actress claimed Rourke “bruised her genitals” when he frequently smashed a steel grinder into her crotch as an alternative of her knees.

“This f-cking dude. GROSS,” she wrote, alongside a screenshot of an article on Rourke. “I needed to work with this man – In a scene The place I am on my knees with my palms zip-tied round my again.”

She continued, “He is imagined to take a steel grinder to my kneecap, and as an alternative, he used it on my genitals [through] my denims. Hitting them over and over.”

Thorne added that she “had bruises on my pelvic bone” and dealing with the veteran actor “was one of many all-time worst experiences of my life working as an actress.”

In one other social media put up, Thorne narrated how Rourke made her “uncomfortable” and “humiliated” her on the set of the movie.

“So many gross tales of issues he made me go [through] on that film, together with in his final scene to hurry up and rev his engine so he may cowl me utterly in dust,” she defined. “[I don’t know] I assume he thought it was humorous to humiliate me in entrance of all the crew.”

“Having to go in his trailer completely alone as a result of he refused to talk to the director or producers – so I needed to persuade him to point out up and full his job, as he shouted loopy calls for that he needed from the producers,” Thorne continued.

“In reality, I needed to beg. Alone. In his trailer. For the reason that film couldn’t be completed with out him. Everybody’s work would’ve simply been misplaced and utterly for nothing,” Thorne mentioned, noting that she was “uncomfortable.”

Nonetheless, the actress “did what [she] was requested to do and what was greatest for the film.”

“Mickey ought to’ve by no means put anyone in that film in any of these positions that he did,” Thorne added.

Thorne’s accusations come after Rourke sparked controversy with a homophobic remark in the direction of JoJo Siwa on the set of “Movie star Massive Brother.”

The “9 1/2 Weeks” actor referred to as Siwa a “f-g” and requested her if she “like women or boys?” to which she replied, “Me? Women. My companion is non-binary.”

He then claimed he would be capable to “make her straight,” saying, “If I keep longer than 4 days, you will not be homosexual anymore.”

Siwa replied, “I can assure I will nonetheless be homosexual, and I will nonetheless be in a really blissful relationship.”

Rourke continued, saying he was “going to vote the lesbian out actual fast” if everybody had the prospect to vote any person out.

Siwa overhead the feedback and made positive to register her displeasure with him, saying, “That is homophobic, if that was your reasoning,” as Chris Hughes defended her, telling Rourke he “cannot try this.”