Mickey Rourke was seemingly in good spirits to wrap up a trying week as he was pictured Thursday in Los Angeles.
The Oscar-nominated actor, 73, sported a shaggy auburn hairdo as he was pictured at the Mulberry Street Pizzeria.
The outing came days after a court issued a ruling in favor of his one-time landlord, canceling a lease for a home The Wrestler actor rented for most of last year.
The actor, whose film catalog includes Diner, Sin City and 9½ Weeks, donned a purple Western style top with blue jeans as he was seen chatting with a friend and posing for pictures with fans.
Rourke accessorized with dark sunglasses, a large leather belt and grey boots on the sunny weekday in Southern California.
Rourke's team on Wednesday provided the Daily Mail with a statement on behalf of the actor, saying the reason he 'stopped paying rent was because the living conditions in the house had become unacceptable.'
Mickey Rourke, 73, was seemingly in good spirits to wrap up a trying week as he was pictured Thursday in Los Angeles sporting a shaggy auburn hairdo
He added, 'For months there were serious problems that repeatedly went unaddressed despite my efforts to have them fixed.'
The Oscar-nominated actor donned a purple Western style top with blue jeans as he was seen chatting with a friend
The actor was seen chatting with a friend outside of the pizzeria
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Rourke accessorized with dark sunglasses, a large leather belt and grey boots on the sunny weekday in Southern California
The court granted Goldie immediate possession of the property and nixed the remaining lease agreement, effectively keeping Rourke out of the home moving forward.
Fans swung into action, donating about $100,000 to a GoFundMe set up by an assistant to Rourke's manager Kimberly Hines - but Rourke
Monday's judgment included a notation of possession only - indicating it had been centered on who resides at the physical property - as opposed to financial disputes linked to the rental agreement.
The Angel Heart actor on December 18 was presented with three-day notice to pay or leave, according to a legal complaint from Goldie.
Rourke's team on Wednesday provided the Daily Mail with a statement on behalf of the actor, explaining his side of the rental dispute, as he said many grievances went unaddressed
Rourke said that 'withholding rent was not a decision [he] made lightly'
The LA home Rourke was renting was pictured with an eviction notice on the door Thursday
Rourke, whose full name is Philip Rourke Jr., had resided in the three-bedroom Southern home since March 30, 2025 - at which time he inked a lease agreeing to pay monthly rent of $5,200.
Goldie said in the legal complaint, filed in Superior Court December 29, that the actor has 'failed to comply with the requirements of' the order he was given to settle up or move out.
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Goldie at the time also asked the court to force the actor to cover the legal costs he spent in trying to recoup the rent; and for Rourke to forfeit the remainder of the rental agreement.
Rourke pushed back after one of his business associates set up a GoFundMe which drummed up around $100,000, saying he was unaware of what she was doing.
'That was some lady who worked for me did that s***,' Rourke told photographers during an outing in Los Angeles in January.
