"Hines said she certainly didn't expect the public response over the past 48 hours, which catapulted donations to more than $100,000, or the media frenzy it would stir. Whatever good intentions Hines and the assistant had, the attention clearly upset the actor and prompted him to go on Instagram Monday night to claim he had no knowledge of the humiliating and embarrassing campaign or who set it up, as People reported."
"Hines told The Hollywood Reporter: The GoFundMe was done for Mickey. That money's going to Mickey. It's not going to me. And if Mickey doesn't want this money now and decides, I don't want help, it's like it's charity,' the money will be returned."
"The GoFundMe page acknowledged that the actor's life never followed a safe or protected path. At the height of his success following star turns in such landmark '80s films as Diner, Body Heat, The Pope of Greenwich Village, 9 Weeks and Angel Heart Rourke stepped away from Hollywood in search of truth and authenticity, choosing risk ov"
Manager Kimberly Hines said she and an assistant launched a GoFundMe on Mickey Rourke's behalf while helping him move because he owed $59,000 in back rent and faced eviction. Hines said Rourke did not understand the campaign's implications and that she did not expect the public response, which pushed donations above $100,000. The attention upset Rourke, who posted on Instagram denying knowledge of the campaign and angrily rejecting charity, threatening legal action to return funds. Hines said the money will go to Rourke or be returned if he refuses it. The campaign described his turbulent life and career.
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