Thorne accuses Rourke of bruising her genitals with a metal grinder on set
Bella Thorne has accused fellow actor Mickey Rourke of on-set misconduct after singer JoJo Siwa’s “homophobic” slur claims.
On Friday, Thorne posted a story to her Instagram account, sharing her “all-time worst” experience working with Rourke on the horror film Girl in 2020.
“This f***ing dude. GROSS,” she wrote, before relaying how she and the Oscar nominee were sharing a scene in which she was kneeling with her hands zip-tied around her back.
“He’s supposed to take a metal grinder to my knee cap and instead he used it on my genitals thru (sic) my jeans,” she wrote.
“Hitting them over and over again. I had bruises on my pelvic bone — Working with Mickey was one of the all time worst experiences of my life working as an actress.”
Bella Thorne made the comments on her Instagram account on Friday.
The 27-year-old included a screenshot of a BBC article reporting that Celebrity Big Brother UK’s producers had warned Rourke over his “homophobic” remarks aimed at Siwa on the reality show.
In a separate post on X, Thorne wrote, “So many gross stories of things he made me go thru (sic) on that movie, including in his last scene to speed up and rev his engine so he could cover me completely in dirt”.
“I guess he thought it was funny to humiliate me in front of the entire crew,” she said.
The former Disney Channel star also said she had to go into Rourke’s trailer “completely alone” to convince him to continue with the movie since he was not speaking to the director or producers.
“In fact, I had to beg,” she said.
“Everyone’s work would’ve just been lost and completely for nothing. I didn’t wanna do it. I was uncomfortable, but I did what I was asked to do and what was best for the movie.”
Mickey Rourke denies any intentional misconduct against Bella Thorne. (Kevork Djansezian: Getty Images)
In a statement shared with Variety magazine, a representative for Rourke said they were “aware of the statements made by Bella Thorne regarding her experience on set with Mr Rourke during the production of a past film”.
“These allegations are extremely serious,” the statement goes on to say.
“Mr Rourke adamantly denies any intentional misconduct. He has not been contacted previously with any claims of this nature and was unaware of any discomfort expressed by Ms Thorne at the time.“
“Out of respect for all parties involved and in light of the gravity of the claims, Mr Rourke will refrain from commenting further at this time. He is prepared to cooperate fully with any appropriate inquiry.”
The statement added: “We extend our support to all professionals who deserve to feel safe and respected in their workplace.”
Thorne’s comments came after a week of headlines over Siwa’s accusation that Rourke is “homophobic” for saying he would “make her straight” on Big Brother.
Mickey Rourke apologised to JoJo Siwa after making comments she described as “homophobic”. (YouTube: Big Brother UK)
The 72-year-old also used the British slang word for cigarette when he said he needed “a fag,” before directing himself at Siwa and saying: “I’m not talking to you”.
Big Brother warned him his “language was offensive and unacceptable” and “further behaviour of this nature could lead to you being removed” from the show.
Rourke later apologised to Siwa, saying he did not “have dishonourable intentions”.
“I’m just talking smack,” he said. “I wasn’t taking it all so serious. I didn’t mean in it any bad intentions and if I did, sorry.”
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